Actualité aéronautique

Kaman Declares Quarterly Dividend and Announces 14% Dividend Increase

transmise le 9 août 2011 par Business Wire

The Board of Directors of Kaman Corporation has approved a 14% increase in the company’s regular quarterly dividend to 16 cents per share. The dividend is payable October 24, 2011 to shareholders of record on October 10, 2011.

Enhanced Airline Pilot Security Screening Takes Off at Chicago O’Hare

transmise le 9 août 2011 par Business Wire

The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) and the Air Transport Association of America (ATA) today began operating the first test site for the Known Crewmember program at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Known Crewmember, a new enhanced security-screening program for airline crew members, positively verifies a pilot’s identity and employment status, strengthening aviation security and shortening screening lines for passengers.

GE Enables Real-Time Control, Simple Interoperability and High Performance for Control Systems with Distributed I/O Needs

transmise le 9 août 2011 par Business Wire

GE Intelligent Platforms has launched PACSystems® with integrated real-time PROFINET, a global open protocol over standard Ethernet. This new product combines open standards into a solution that creates significant value in reliability, connectivity and performance. PACSystems with PROFINET provides flexible deployment that minimizes hardware and configuration issues, improves application uptime with minimal cost and satisfies user demand for high performance, distributed systems.

Astronics Announces Filing of Universal Shelf Registration Statement

transmise le 9 août 2011 par Business Wire

Astronics Corporation , a leader in advanced, high-performance lighting, electrical power and automated test systems for the global aerospace and defense industries, announced today that it has filed a universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The offering of securities covered by the shelf registration statement is designed to provide the Company with greater financial flexibility to take advantage of financing opportunities, acquisitions and other business opportunities when and if such opportunities arise, subject to market conditions and the capital requirements of the Company.

PointHub Launches Powerful Personal Travel Rewards Shopping and Management Website with Proprietary Cash vs. Points® Recommendation Engine

transmise le 9 août 2011 par Business Wire

PointHub , a loyalty program shopping and management destination, launched today with its breakthrough Cash vs. Points® Recommendation Engine that recommends qualified, real-time, side-by-side comparisons between purchase price and rewards points for airlines and hotels. The safe and easy-to-use PointHub site empowers business and leisure travelers to make better use of their incentive programs, reducing the $16 billion lost annually in unused frequent flyer miles and rewards points.

US Airways Pilots Alarmed At FAA's Continued Delay in Issuing New Flight and Duty Time Rules

transmise le 9 août 2011 par Business Wire

The US Airline Pilots Association (USAPA), representing the pilots at US Airways, is calling on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue new Flight Time/Duty Time Regulations without further delay. The latest deadline for publication -- August 1st -- has passed, and the process for receiving input was concluded last year. While the aviation industry waits on the FAA, it is USAPA's opinion that safety is being compromised.

British Airways Reveals its top August 2011 Holiday Destinations

transmise le 9 août 2011 par PRNewswire

Aerosonic Announces New Order from Defense Logistics Agency

transmise le 9 août 2011 par Business Wire

Aerosonic Corporation , a leading supplier of precision flight products for commercial, business and military aircraft, today announced that it has received a new contract award from Defense Logistics Agency in support of the US Army Aviation Command. The contract is to supply AAU/32A Encoding Altimeters used on the UH60 Blackhawk and OH58 Helicopter Fleet. The order includes options for two years beyond the initial delivery order. Deliveries will begin immediately on the initial delivery requirement valued at $1.1 million followed by options over the next two years for a total potential value of $4.6 million.

LAN Airlines Monthly Statistics Report for July 2011

transmise le 9 août 2011 par Business Wire

LAN Airlines S.A. and its subsidiaries, (“LAN” or “the Company”) (NYSE: LFL / IPSA: LAN), one of the leading airlines in Latin America, today reported its preliminary monthly traffic statistics and punctuality indicators for July 2011.

First Nation Tribe Deploys Solar-Powered Airfield Lights to Illuminate Remote Community’s Runway

transmise le 9 août 2011 par Business Wire

The Northern Canadian Tsay Keh Dene First Nation is outfitting a remote airfield with solar LED lighting systems provided by Carmanah Technologies . The new airfield lights will help supply and medevac aircraft navigate their way to and from the remote village located on the northern end of the Williston Reservoir, British Columbia. The solar-powered airfield project was one of two projects funded by the Canadian Government’s Innovative Clean Energy Fund. The new completely solar-powered airfield is the first of its kind in British Columbia.