Actualité aéronautique

Kaman Announces Settlement of FMU-143 Litigation

transmise le 21 décembre 2011 par Business Wire

Kaman Corporation announced today that its subsidiary Kaman Precision Products, Inc., located in Orlando, FL (“KPPI”), and the U.S. Government (“USG”) have entered into an agreement to settle lawsuits related to KPPI’s prior FMU-143 fuze program. As previously reported by the Company, the litigation has involved contract termination and monetary legal actions by both parties and a civil False Claims Act action brought by the Department of Justice.

Exelis to Provide Sensors for Climate Measurement

transmise le 21 décembre 2011 par Business Wire

ITT Exelis has received an additional $3.2 million award to produce satellite-based sensors that help measure precipitation around the world.

Fitch Updates Recovery Analysis for U.S. Airlines

transmise le 21 décembre 2011 par Business Wire

Fitch Ratings has published updated recovery analysis worksheets for U.S. airlines, including:

Frontier Airlines Provides Travelers With Flexibility in Advance of Winter Storm

transmise le 21 décembre 2011 par Business Wire

Due to the expected impact of a winter storm in Denver, Frontier Airlines has enacted guidelines for travel to, from or through Denver or Colorado Springs, Colo. This policy applies to customers scheduled to travel Dec. 21 or 22, 2011, who purchased tickets on or before Dec. 20, 2011.

ALPA Welcomes Release of Pilot Fatigue Rule

transmise le 21 décembre 2011 par Business Wire

Capt. Lee Moak, president of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), issued the following statement after the release of the Federal Aviation Administration’s final regulations regarding airline pilot flight- and duty-time limitations and minimum rest requirements.

Call for Papers Open, Registration Approaching for 38th IEEE PV Specialists Conference

transmise le 21 décembre 2011 par Business Wire

Registration opens Monday, December 26 for the 38^th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), the solar industry’s most respected global gathering of PV scientists and engineers, to be held June 3-8, 2012 in Austin, Texas.

Praxair Announces Conference Call Details on Fourth-Quarter 2011 Earnings

transmise le 21 décembre 2011 par Business Wire

Praxair, Inc. announces the following details for its fourth-quarter earnings release and teleconference call, which will be open to the public and to the media in listen-only mode.

goHow Airport Now Available on Android

transmise le 21 décembre 2011 par Business Wire

Partners SapientNitro, part of Sapient , and aviation consulting firm ICF SH&E, , today announced the expansion of goHow™ onto the Android™ platform. goHow Airport has been serving passengers on iPhone and Blackberry since April 2010. Currently more than 250,000 users rely on goHow to help them navigate airports worldwide.

Cyclone Power Technologies Signs Agreement to Acquire Military Licensee, Advent Power Systems, and Become Prime Contractor with U.S. Army / DOD

transmise le 21 décembre 2011 par Business Wire

Cyclone Power Technologies Inc. , developer of the all-fuel, clean-tech Cyclone Engine, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets and business of Advent Power Systems, Inc., Cyclone’s exclusive military licensee since 2006. Advent is currently a prime contractor with the U.S. Army / Tank Command (TACOM) in a Phase I project utilizing Cyclone’s engine technology to build a prototype 10kW auxiliary power unit for use in U.S. combat vehicles.

Should the European Aviation Safety Agency Hold its Head in Shame?

transmise le 21 décembre 2011 par PRNewswire