Stephen McCullough
Coverage of Stephen McCullough in the Nexus archive.
- Don’t expect supersonic flight any time soon — our new private jet is close enough, says Bombardier CEO
Bombardier's Global 8000 is the fastest civil aircraft since Concorde, flying at Mach 0.95. CEO Éric Martel and chief engineer Stephen McCullough cited high certification costs and engineering challenges as reasons for not pursuing supersonic speeds. The jet's LA-to-London flight time of 8 hours and 46 minutes is faster than typical commercial flights.
- Lessons from Virginia’s redistricting wars: Supreme Court nullification and options for November
More than 1.6 million Virginians voted to amend the Virginia Constitution to redraw congressional districts ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, but the Virginia Supreme Court nullified the referendum on May 8, and the U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene on May 15. The decision maintains current district maps, with Virginia's Supreme Court, selected by the legislature, being perceived as increasingly political, as three of the four justices who struck down the referendum were chosen under Republican legislative control.