Actualité aéronautique

Republic Airways Reports March 2012 Traffic

transmise le 9 avril 2012 par Business Wire

Republic Airways Holdings , today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for March 2012. The Company generated 1.8 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs), which was in line with the same month last year, on a decrease in capacity of 2% at 2.2 billion available seat miles (ASMs). Block hours were 79,910 in March 2012, a decrease of 5% from March 2011. Consolidated load factor was 80% in March of 2012 versus 78% in the same month last year. Republic Airways carried 2.6 million passengers during the month, which was 2% lower than the prior year.

Park Electrochemical Corp. Announces Election of Stephen E. Gilhuley as Executive Vice President – Administration

transmise le 9 avril 2012 par Business Wire

Park Electrochemical Corp. (NYSE-PKE) announced the election of Stephen E. Gilhuley as Executive Vice President – Administration, as well as Secretary, of the Company. Mr. Gilhuley has been employed by the Company since 1994. He has served as Executive Vice President since October 2006, Senior Vice President from March 2001 to October 2006 and Secretary since July 1996. He also was General Counsel from April 1994 to November 2011, when he was succeeded by Stephen M. Banker, who is currently the Company’s General Counsel. Mr. Gilhuley will continue to report to Brian Shore, Park’s President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Gilhuley was General Counsel, Secretary and Vice President of Allen Telecom, Inc. (formerly The Allen Group, Inc.), where he was employed for fifteen years, after having been an associate lawyer with the law firm of Shearman & Sterling in New York City. Mr. Gilhuley received a B.A. degree from Yale University and a J.D. degree from Vanderbilt University School of Law.

American Science and Engineering, Inc. Receives Order for 36 Gemini Parcel X-ray Inspection Systems to Safeguard a High-Threat Commercial Facility in India

transmise le 9 avril 2012 par Business Wire

American Science and Engineering, Inc. , a leading worldwide supplier of innovative X-ray detection solutions, announced today that it has received an order for 36 Gemini^™parcel and baggage X-ray inspection systems to protect a high-threat commercial facility in India. The Gemini 6040 and Gemini 100100 systems will inspect parcels, baggage, and delivery goods at various checkpoints in the facility. The Gemini system combines two complementary technologies in one comprehensive system for enhanced detection of explosive threats.

AIS Expands Its Line of Military Displays and Computers

transmise le 9 avril 2012 par Business Wire

American Industrial Systems Inc. (AIS), an ISO 9001:2008 certified supplier and manufacturer of COTS-based (Commercial Off-the-Shelf) ruggedized displays and computers, announced today an expanded offering of military- and marine-grade solutions to be offered by Avnet Embedded, a division of Avnet Electronics Marketing, a business region of Avnet, Inc. These COTS-embedded computers and customized rugged display solutions reduce program risk, allow technology insertion with affordable readiness, and ultimately help platforms successfully reach deployment sooner, with a lower total ownership cost. To find out more, visit http://www.em.avnet.com/AISmilitarycomputersanddisplays.

Webcast of Alexander & Baldwin’s Analyst Day Live at 8 a.m. EST and 9:30 a.m. EST, Wednesday, April 11, 2012

transmise le 7 avril 2012 par Business Wire

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. will host two live webcasts of its 2012 Analyst Day with financial analysts on Wednesday, April 11, 2012.

LAN Informs Chilean Supreme Court Resolution

transmise le 5 avril 2012 par Business Wire

Lan Airlines S.A. (“LAN” or the “Company”) announces that the Chilean Supreme Court confirmed today the approval granted on September 21, 2011, by the Chilean Antitrust Authority (Tribunal de Defensa de la Libre Competencia (TDLC)) to the merger transaction between LAN and TAM, including the mitigation measures imposed on this transaction. The Supreme Court also rejected LAN’s appeal of three of the 14 mitigation measures, which the Company considered to be illegal and unconstitutional.

Cathay Pacific Airways Takes the Meaning of “Check-In” to a Whole New Level

transmise le 5 avril 2012 par Business Wire

Cathay Pacific launched a Foursquare campaign to reward passengers for visiting the airline’s First and Business Class lounge at the San Francisco International Airport prior to boarding their flight to Hong Kong.

The Society of Concurrent Product Development Announces 11th Annual SCPD Conference – Concurrent Innovation: Best Practices for R&D Productivity – June 26–27, 2012

transmise le 5 avril 2012 par Business Wire

The Society of Concurrent Product Development (SCPD) announced its Annual Conference will be held June 26–27 in the St. Paul area. SCPD is a nonprofit organization dedicated to disseminating the latest knowledge on concurrent product development (CPD). Our technology base is particularly valuable to companies wishing to learn from the trials, tribulations and ultimate resolutions of companies that have successfully implemented CPD methods (also known as Concurrent Engineering). We promote the integration of Strategy, People, Process, Tools and Technology while introducing innovations to the marketplace as the most effective means of reducing time-to-market, quality issues, redesigns and cost over-runs.

ON Semiconductor to Jointly Develop Next Generation Star Tracker CMOS Image Sensor with the European Space Agency

transmise le 5 avril 2012 par Business Wire

ON Semiconductor , a premier supplier of high performance silicon solutions for energy efficient electronics today announced that the European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded it a joint development contract for the next generation star tracker CMOS Image Sensor (CIS), referred to as HAS3.

GT Exhaust Releases A201-8100 Silencer for Production, Expanding A201 Product Line and Establishes Leadership in Sound Attenuation Capability

transmise le 5 avril 2012 par Business Wire

GT Exhaust of Lincoln, Nebraska announces the expansion of the A201 product line with the release of the A201-8100 Super Extreme Grade silencer. This rugged silencer has the greatest sound attenuation capability in its class, with validated sound attenuation of 45-60 dB(A). The A201-8100 sets the sound attenuation standard for internal combustion engines where ambient sound is very low and optimum sound attenuation is mandatory.