Actualité aéronautique

Intertek Continues to Expand Its Services to Exporters in South Africa

transmise le 19 avril 2012 par Business Wire

Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries around the world, has been working with exporters in South Africa for more than 16 years and continues to be committed to offering an increasingly wider range of services, as well as the high standard of customer experience our clients have come to expect. Intertek has a highly experienced and knowledgeable team based in Johannesburg, who are dedicated to helping exporters make the most of global export opportunities.

Qantas Group Places $2.0 Billion Order for LEAP-1A Engines to Power A320neo Aircraft

transmise le 19 avril 2012 par Business Wire

The Qantas Group today announced that it has selected CFM International’s advanced LEAP-1A engine to power 78 Airbus A320neo aircraft currently on order. The engine order is valued at $2.0 billion U.S. at list price, including spare engines.

Nortech Systems Division Updates Quality Certification

transmise le 19 avril 2012 par Business Wire

The Aerospace Systems division of Nortech Systems, Inc. recently updated its international quality certification to AS9100:2009 (Rev C). This latest revision to the AS9100 quality management standard for aviation, space and defense organizations includes many enhanced requirements, from product design, project management and risk management through product realization, traceability and on-time delivery.

Earth Day Activities Highlight MSP Airport’s Organics Waste Recycling and Electric Vehicles

transmise le 19 avril 2012 par Business Wire

Starting today, in recognition of Earth Day, people traveling through Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) will have the opportunity to learn about how food and other organic waste generated at the airport becomes compost material and how the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) is integrating electric vehicles into its everyday work activities.

Resolutions approved by the 2012 Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting of SAS AB (publ)

transmise le 19 avril 2012 par Business Wire

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FAA Selects Rockwell Collins’ Head-up Guidance Systems with Synthetic and Enhanced Vision to Support NextGen Efforts

transmise le 19 avril 2012 par Business Wire

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected Rockwell Collins’ Head-up Guidance Systems (HGS™) with synthetic and enhanced vision to support its NextGen implementation and applied research efforts.

PPG Directors Approve Quarterly Dividend Increase to 59 Cents Per Share

transmise le 19 avril 2012 par Business Wire

The board of directors of PPG Industries today approved a 2 cent per-share increase in the company’s dividend, declaring a regular quarterly dividend of 59 cents per share, payable June 12 to shareholders of record May 10.

NXP and ON Semiconductor to Offer New KNX Evaluation Board for Power Efficient Design of Twisted Pair Building Automation Networks

transmise le 19 avril 2012 par Business Wire

ON Semiconductor , a premier supplier of high performance, energy efficient silicon solutions, and NXP Semiconductors N.V. have introduced an evaluation board and complete reference design for power efficient Twisted Pair (TP) networks. The evaluation board, which will be available in May, is undergoing the final phases of formal KNX certification.

Philly Fed Firms Continue to See Expansion

transmise le 19 avril 2012 par Business Wire

Manufacturing firms responding to the April Business Outlook Survey indicated that regional manufacturing activity expanded modestly this month. The survey’s broad indicators for general activity, new orders, and shipments all remained positive but fell slightly from their readings last month. The indicator for current employment, however, showed a notable improvement. Price pressures were only slightly more widespread this month. The survey’s broad indicators of future activity remained at relatively high readings, and firms were more optimistic about their plans for hiring over the next six months.

Frontier Airlines Announces Winner of New Animal Search

transmise le 19 avril 2012 par Business Wire

It’s been said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and it appears that Polly the Parrot may have used that exact tactic to win over the voting public. Frontier Airlines today announced that the wise-cracking parrot named Polly has been chosen as Frontier’s newest animal. Polly survived two rounds of public votes to take the coveted spot on a Frontier tail.