Actualité aéronautique

GE Healthcare’s Vivid q Cardiovascular Ultrasound System Selected for Use by NASA

transmise le 6 juillet 2011 par Business Wire

GE Healthcare today announced that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has selected GE Healthcare’s Vivid™ q Cardiovascular Ultrasound system for delivery to the International Space Station (ISS) on its final space shuttle flight. The Vivid q will be launched on the space shuttle Atlantis, scheduled to launch on July 8, 2011.

US Airways Reports Record June Load Factor

transmise le 6 juillet 2011 par Business Wire

US Airways Group, Inc. today announced June, quarter and year-to-date 2011 traffic results. Mainline revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month were 5.7 billion, up 2.5 percent versus June 2010. Mainline capacity was 6.6 billion available seat miles (ASMs), up 2.3 percent versus June 2010. Mainline passenger load factor was an all-time record 87.1 percent, up 0.2 points versus June 2010.

Industrial Nanotech, Inc. Announces Large Sale of Company’s Patented Energy Saving Protective Coating for Galp Energia Insulation and Corrosion Control Project

transmise le 6 juillet 2011 par Business Wire

Industrial Nanotech, Inc. , an emerging global leader in nanoscience energy saving solutions, announced today that they have received a 2,973 gallon order from Montaco, the industrial contractor awarded the bid to install the Company’s patented Nansulate® Translucent PT insulation and corrosion control coating on fuel oil tanks at the Porto refinery in Portugal, also known as Matosinhos refinery, owned by Galp Energia. This order represents a sale amount of over $225,800 and follows a prior order last year from another Porto refinery project where the coatings were specified for insulation and corrosion prevention of an oil pipeline.

CPI Aerostructures Announces New Orders from Spirit AeroSystems for the G650 Wing Leading Edges

transmise le 6 juillet 2011 par Business Wire

CPI Aerostructures, Inc. today announced that it has received purchase orders from Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. (“Spirit”) for wing leading edge assemblies for the Gulfstream G650 aircraft that extend CPI Aero’s backlog through July 2012. In March 2008, Spirit and CPI Aero entered into a long term agreement to provide Spirit with leading edges for the wing of the Gulfstream G650 business jet. Spirit designs and manufactures the G650 wing for Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation.

TripAdvisor Becomes First Meta-Search to Integrate Full Rail Networks With Flights Internationally

transmise le 6 juillet 2011 par PRNewswire

Cargo Security - The Weakest Link in Aviation Security?

transmise le 6 juillet 2011 par PRNewswire

Frontier Airlines Reports June 2011 Traffic

transmise le 5 juillet 2011 par Business Wire

Frontier Airlines, a subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings (NASDAQ: RJET), today reported preliminary traffic results for June 2011. Frontier’s traffic decreased 1%, to 1.2 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) while capacity was also down 1%, at 1.3 billion available seat miles (ASMs). Frontier Airlines served 1.4 million passengers in June, a 1% decrease from June 2010. June’s load factor was 90% and remained unchanged compared to the same month last year.

Republic Airways Reports June 2011 Traffic

transmise le 5 juillet 2011 par Business Wire

Republic Airways Holdings , today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for June 2011. The Company generated 1.9 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs), a 3% decrease from the same month last year, while capacity remained unchanged at 2.3 billion available seat miles (ASMs). Block hours were 81,827 in June 2011, a decrease of 2% from June 2010. Consolidated load factor was 84% versus 86% in June 2010. Nearly 2.9 million passengers were carried during the month, a 4% reduction from the same month last year.

Donaldson Company Announces Officer Changes

transmise le 5 juillet 2011 par Business Wire

Donaldson Company, Inc. , announced today, as part of its ongoing officer succession planning process, that Thomas R. VerHage, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will leave the Company on October 31^st. VerHage, 58, joined Donaldson in 2004 in his current role with responsibility for Donaldson’s global finance organization. During VerHage’s tenure, he led the implementation and ongoing compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation, improved the forecasting, annual planning and budgeting processes, and helped to ensure the effective integration of acquisitions including Western Filter, Aerospace Filtration Systems, Triboguard, and LMC West.

Fly to Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific Airways for US$100

transmise le 5 juillet 2011 par Business Wire

Chicagoans will soon have a new airline – Cathay Pacific – and a new lucky number – 100. Hong Kong’s home carrier, which begins service from Chicago to Hong Kong on Sept. 1, 2011, is offering 100 tickets for US$100 each in a special offer that begins this Thursday.