Actualité aéronautique

Telephonics’ Electronic Systems Division Has Received Official Approval to Proceed in Supplying the Mobile Surveillance Capability Systems to the US Customs and Border Protection along the U.S./Mexican Border

transmise le 5 mai 2011 par Business Wire

Telephonics Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Griffon Corporation , announced today that it had received approval from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to proceed with supplying the Mobile Surveillance Capability (MSC) systems for use on the southern border of the United States. The previously awarded contract which includes MSC systems and Integrated Logistic Support (ILS), is a firm fixed price contract valued at $12.8 million in the base year and, at the option of CBP, up to four additional years with an estimated incremental value in excess of $45M. The MSC systems leverage Telephonics’ previously deployed and proven surveillance technology which has effectively detected, identified and tracked items of interest along the U.S./Mexican Border.

British Airways Increases Flights to Rio de Janeiro

transmise le 5 mai 2011 par PRNewswire

British Airways is increasing its services to Brazil by doubling its weekly frequency to Rio de Janeiro from three to six flights.

Textainer Group Holdings Limited Reports First Quarter 2011 Results and Declares Quarterly Dividend

transmise le 5 mai 2011 par Business Wire

Textainer Group Holdings Limited (“Textainer”, the “Company”, “we” and “our”), the world’s largest lessor of intermodal containers based on fleet size, today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.

GE Deploys First Public-Use RNP Flight Path in Alaska

transmise le 5 mai 2011 par Business Wire

GE Aviation’s PBN Services today deployed the first public-use Required Navigation Performance (RNP) procedure in Alaska at Deadhorse. The optimized instrument approach procedures will increase schedule reliability into Deadhorse while reducing fuel burn, CO2 emissions and flight time. GE’s timely deployment of beneficial RNP procedures underscores the value of third-party navigation procedure designers to the U.S. airspace modernization effort.

UPS Shareowners Elect Board, Reappoint Deloitte & Touche

transmise le 5 mai 2011 par Business Wire

Shareowners of UPS today elected a Board of Directors for a one-year term and ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company’s independent registered public accountants.

Kaydon Corporation Announces Second Quarter Dividend

transmise le 5 mai 2011 par Business Wire

Kaydon Corporation today announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $.19 per common share. The dividend is payable on July 5, 2011 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 14, 2011.

Volt Supports National Minority Supplier Development Council

transmise le 5 mai 2011 par Business Wire

Volt Information Sciences, a longtime advocate and supporter of diversity initiatives across all its business units, is proud to support and participate in the National Minority Supplier Development Council’s Annual Business Leadership Awards Dinner in New York. Starting as a small business over 60 years ago, and supporting many small and minority businesses as customers and suppliers throughout its history, Volt realizes the value these businesses provide to our country and our economy.

Photo Stencil Poster "Stencil Design for Broadband Printing (Very Small and Normal Components on the same PCB)" Chosen Best of the Technical Conference at IPC APEX EXPO 2011

transmise le 5 mai 2011 par Business Wire

Photo Stencil, a leading full-service provider of high-performance stencils and tooling, announced that the poster presented by Dr. William Coleman, titled Stencil Design for Broadband Printing (Very Small and Normal Components on the same PCB), was chosen by the Technical Program Committee of IPC as "Best Poster of the Technical Conference" for the 2011 IPC APEX Expo, held April 12–14, 2011 in Las Vegas, NV. IPC–Association Connecting Electronics Industries^® celebrates the best of electronic interconnection research being conducted by both industry leaders and academia.

CIRCOR Reports 39% Revenue Growth for First Quarter of 2011

transmise le 5 mai 2011 par Business Wire

CIRCOR International, Inc. , a leading provider of valves and other highly engineered products for the industrial, aerospace and energy markets, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended April 3, 2011.

PPG to Purchase European Coatings Company Dyrup

transmise le 5 mai 2011 par Business Wire

PPG Industries today announced the signing of a share purchase agreement to acquire Dyrup A/S, a European coatings company based in Copenhagen, Denmark, from its owner, Monberg & Thorsen, a public holding company. The total transaction value, including assumed debt, is around €135 million ($200 million). The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of this year, subject to regulatory approvals, customary closing conditions and consultation with appropriate employee representative bodies.