Actualité aéronautique

ATI Announces Long-Term Agreement With Goodrich Corporation

transmise le 5 décembre 2011 par Business Wire

Allegheny Technologies Incorporated announced that it has signed a long-term sourcing agreement with the Goodrich Corporation for the supply of aerospace forgings used for landing gear components. The agreement covers aerospace structural forgings sold to Goodrich’s Landing Gear facilities located in the US, Canada, and Poland by ATI Ladish’s ZKM Forging operation for the period 2012 through 2015. ATI Ladish is an operating unit of Allegheny Technologies. This agreement includes forgings for commercial, regional, and business aircraft.

Helicopter Services Leader RLC Makes Strategic Executive Appointments

transmise le 5 décembre 2011 par Business Wire

RLC, the largest privately-held helicopter operator in the Gulf of Mexico, today announced key appointments in finance and business development. Joan McCarthy has been named CFO, bringing the company extensive expertise in management and accounting including more than 15 years of experience in the offshore oil and gas service industry. Travis Latiolais, RLC’s newly-named Vice President of Business Development, is a highly regarded sales, marketing and operations leader with a 15-year track record of excellence in the offshore helicopter industry.

Autonomous Deployment Demonstration Program Completes Flight Testing

transmise le 5 décembre 2011 par Business Wire

The Naval Research Laboratory Vehicle Research Section has successfully completed flight tests for the Autonomous Deployment Demonstration (ADD) program. The final demonstration took place Sept. 1 at the Yuma Proving Grounds, Yuma, Ariz., and consisted of a series of eight balloon-drops at altitudes of up to 57,000 ft, delivering sensor-emplacement Close-In Covert Autonomous Disposable Aircraft (CICADA) vehicles within 15 feet of their intended landing locations.

US Airways Reports Record November Load Factor

transmise le 5 décembre 2011 par Business Wire

US Airways Group, Inc. today announced November and year-to-date 2011 traffic results. Mainline revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month were 4.7 billion, up 3.4 percent versus November 2010. Mainline capacity was 5.6 billion available seat miles (ASMs), down 0.6 percent versus November 2010. Mainline passenger load factor was a record 83.8 percent for the month of November, up 3.2 points versus November 2010.

Air China to Add Beijing-London Gatwick Rotations Next Year

transmise le 5 décembre 2011 par PRNewswire

Robocop Technology Revolutionizes the way Security Agents and Police Officers Interface With Computers in the Field

transmise le 5 décembre 2011 par PRNewswire

Une révolution chez les agents de sécurité et les forces de police: une technologie inspirée de Robocop leur permet d'interagir directement depuis le terrain avec leurs ordinateurs

transmise le 5 décembre 2011 par PRNewswire

Carbon War Room & Elsevier to Unlock Renewable Fuel Market for Airlines & Investors

transmise le 4 décembre 2011 par Business Wire

The Carbon War Room, an independent non-profit that harnesses the power of entrepreneurs to unlock gigaton solutions to climate change, and Elsevier, the world’s leading scientific publisher, unveiled today RenewableJetFuels.org, the world’s first online market information service analyzing the leading companies set to produce commercial scale renewable fuel for aviation.

Chinese Pandas Touch Down in Scotland on the “FedEx Panda Express”

transmise le 4 décembre 2011 par Business Wire

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. and the world's largest express transportation company, has today announced the safe arrival of two giant pandas, Tian Tian (aka Sweetie), an eight year-old female panda, and Yang Guang (aka Sunshine), an eight year-old male panda from Chengdu’s Bifengxia Panda Base to Edinburgh International Airport in Scotland.