Safran has inaugurated a new turbine blade facility in Poland, as part of the ramp-up of LEAP engine production.
IATA announced global passenger traffic results for 2017 showing that demand for the full year rose 7.6% compared to 2016, while capacity was up 6.3%, leading to a record factor of 81.4%.
L'ancien cosmonaute soviétique Viktor Gorbatko, sélectionné en même temps que Youri Gagarine, est mort ce 17 mai, à l'âge de 82 ans.