Actualité aéronautique

Willis Lease Declares Preferred Dividend of $0.075 Per Share

transmise le 24 janvier 2012 par Business Wire

Willis Lease Finance Corporation , a leading lessor of commercial jet engines, today announced that its board of directors has declared the regular monthly cash dividend for its 9% Series A, Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock of $0.075 per share. The preferred dividend will be paid on February 15 to shareholders of record as of February 3, 2012.

NRL’s SoloHI Instrument Selected for Flight on Solar Orbiter Mission

transmise le 24 janvier 2012 par Business Wire

The Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL’s) Solar Orbiter Heliospheric Imager (SoloHI), part of the Solar Orbiter mission, is headed for space. The European Space Agency (ESA) has chosen the Solar Orbiter mission as the first mission in its Cosmic Vision Program, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has approved SoloHI to proceed to the next phase in the flight instrument development – to develop the preliminary design and to finish the technology development. The Solar Orbiter spacecraft will study the sun from a closer distance than any mission has ever done. Launch is planned for 2017 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., aboard an expendable launch vehicle.

Macquarie Infrastructure Company Update

transmise le 24 janvier 2012 par Business Wire

Macquarie Infrastructure Company announced that it expects a decision in the arbitration involving itself and the co-shareholder of International-Matex Tank Terminals (“IMTT”) after February. MIC initiated the arbitration in April of 2011 as a means of resolving differences with its co-shareholder principally over distributions paid from IMTT to MIC.

BAE Systems Launches High-Definition Scientific CMOS Image Sensor

transmise le 24 janvier 2012 par Business Wire

BAE Systems Imaging Solutions has introduced its first high-definition scientific complementary metal oxide semiconductor (sCMOS) image sensor, the Fairchild Imaging CIS1021. As a high definition camera component designed for collecting images through a microscope or other imaging system, the sensor chip can aid scientists researching single molecules in the laboratory to stars in the far reaches of space by simultaneously providing high sensitivity, dynamic range and speed all at high-definition television (HDTV) resolution.

Telos Corporation Tapped to Administer Air Force Information Network

transmise le 24 janvier 2012 par Business Wire

Telos^® Corporation has assumed responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the Air Force Information Network (AFIN), supporting the 561^st Network Operations Squadron (561 NOS) of the 24^th Air Force.

OneDesk Releases Public API

transmise le 24 janvier 2012 par Business Wire

OneDesk Inc. is pleased to announce the release of a new public Application Program Interface (API), expanding the power and reach of its all-in-one blended application for product managers, innovators, engineers, marketers and customer support professionals. OneDesk’s cloud-based co-creation & management suite combines Product, Project and Requirements Management, Roadmapping, Issue and Defect Tracking, Social Media Monitoring & Engagement, Customer Feedback Collection & Control, Idea/Innovation Vetting & Scoring and Customer Service/Help Desk Management. With the ability to integrate with enterprise applications such as Salesforce, SAP, Oracle, and NetSuite (to name but a few), OneDesk further expands the solution’s unique collaborative power and flexibility.

MISUMI USA to Highlight a Wide Range of Configurable Components at 2012 Automation Technology Expo West

transmise le 24 janvier 2012 par Business Wire

MISUMI USA, Inc., a subsidiary of MISUMI Corporation, part of MISUMI Group, Inc. (TOKYO: 9962), will highlight its mechanical components for motion control, assembly and factory automation applications at this year’s Automation Technology Expo West, Booth #4121. ATX West 2012 is scheduled for February 14-16 at California’s Anaheim Convention Center.

Stratasys Conference Call to Discuss Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results

transmise le 24 janvier 2012 par Business Wire

Stratasys, Inc. , announced today that it will release financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2011 and hold a conference call with investors on Tuesday, February 7, 2012. The Company plans to hold the conference call to discuss its fourth quarter and full year financial results on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 8:30 a.m. (ET).

UPS to Release 4th Quarter Results on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012

transmise le 24 janvier 2012 par Business Wire

UPS will announce its fourth quarter results on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, at approximately 7:45 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.

Insurance Experts Look Into Their Crystal Ball: WillisWire Bloggers Reveal Their Top Emerging Risks for 2012

transmise le 24 janvier 2012 par Business Wire

The recent chronicle of game-changing risks that companies face operating in today’s volatile world are well-documented, from the Eurozone crisis and the Arab Spring, to natural catastrophes like the Japanese earthquake and Thai floods. Beyond these headline-grabbing events however, new risks are emerging that could blindside business executives, warns global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings in its new website of intellectual capital, WillisWire.