Do you want to access to this and other private contents?
Log in if you are a subscriber or click here to request service

The original billionaire Bertrand Piccard throws a new challenge

Geneva, Switzerland - He wants to go around the world on board of a solar energy aircraft

The billionaire who, after many attempts, succeeded in 1999 to go around the world in a balloon without making any intermediate stop, winning over the English billionaire Richard Branson (owner of the Virgin Group), who tried to do the same, throws a new challenge. Bertrand Piccard announced in a press release in Losanna that in 2007 he will try to set a new record going around the world on board of...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 55744
Rome, Italy, 11/28/2003 17:37
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

Similar

AirlinesUnited invests in start-up: collaboration includes purchase up to 200 airplanes

The company is creating an aircraft design that has the potential to deliver jet fuel efficiency

United today announced an investment in Blended Wing Body (BWB) aircraft start-up JetZero. The company is creating an aircraft design that has the potential to deliver jet fuel efficiency and a greatly... more

Civil aviationEmbraer develops its supply chain in Morocco

The initiative follows a MoU signed to explore projects

A high-level delegation from Embraer concluded an official visit to Morocco to assess the country’s aerospace supply chain. The initiative follows a recent Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between t... more

IndustryThales: collaboration with tyre manufacturer

To drive revenue growth with simulation software

Thales, the reference global technology and security provider, has today announced it is working in partnership with tyre manufacturer Michelin to protect its Intellectual Property and deploy its software... more