Actualité aéronautique

ATSG Secures New Five-Year Credit Facility

transmise le 2 mai 2011 par Business Wire

Air Transport Services Group, Inc. announced today that it has obtained a commitment for a new secured $325 million credit facility with a consortium of banks led by SunTrust, and provided an outlook for its anticipated results for the quarter ended March 31, 2011.

Textron Announces Jack Pelton Retires from Cessna

transmise le 2 mai 2011 par Business Wire

Textron Inc. today announced that Jack J. Pelton, chairman, president and CEO of its Cessna Aircraft unit, has retired from the company, and that a search for his successor is underway. Textron Chairman and CEO Scott C. Donnelly will run the business until a successor is named.

American Science and Engineering, Inc. Announces Notice of Q4 and Fiscal Year 2011 Results

transmise le 2 mai 2011 par Business Wire

American Science and Engineering, Inc. will announce its fourth quarter (ended March 31, 2011) and fiscal year 2011 results on Monday, May 9, 2011 after the market closes. A copy of the full press release will be issued via e-mail, fax and/or Business Wire.

Air Lease Corporation poursuit son expansion de cessions de bail d’avions en Asie

transmise le 2 mai 2011 par Business Wire

ALPA to Negotiate Contract that Shares in the Benefit of the Atlantic Southeast/ExpressJet Merger

transmise le 2 mai 2011 par Business Wire

As SkyWest, Inc. , readies its earnings statement for release on Wednesday, pilots—represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA)—are preparing to open negotiations with the management of Atlantic Southeast (ASA), a wholly owned subsidiary of SkyWest, to achieve a Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement (JCBA) that will define compensation and work rules for the 4,300 pilots of ASA and the former ExpressJet Airlines. Though the two airlines formalized their merger in late 2010, the operations remain separate while the two pilot groups continue to work under different contracts. The merged ASA is the largest independently owned regional airline in the United States and performs flying for Delta, Continental, and United.

Rolls-Royce Opens First New Manufacturing Facility in Virginia - Expanding Global Capacity and Capability

transmise le 2 mai 2011 par Business Wire

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has officially opened its first manufacturing facility at Crosspointe, the Group’s new advanced manufacturing and research campus in Prince George County, Virginia.

Astrodyne Corporation Acquires Jerome Industries

transmise le 2 mai 2011 par Business Wire

Astrodyne Corporation, a leading provider of power solutions, announced it has completed the acquisition of Jerome Industries (“Jerome”). Since 1964, Elizabeth, New Jersey-based Jerome has been a supplier of modified custom and standard power supplies as well as battery chargers and transformers for the medical, military and industrial markets. Jerome will continue to design and manufacture products at its New Jersey facility; however, these functions will be supported by Astrodyne operations worldwide.

AirTran Pilots Reflect on Past Achievements, Committed to the Success of Southwest Airlines

transmise le 2 mai 2011 par Business Wire

Linden Hillman, chairman of the AirTran unit of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), issued the following statement in recognition of today’s corporate closing between AirTran Airways and Southwest Airlines.

April Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®; PMI at 60.4%; New Orders, Production, Employment and Inventories Growing; Supplier Deliveries Slower

transmise le 2 mai 2011 par Business Wire

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in April for the 21st consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 23rd consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business^®.

Alion Awarded $4.6M Navy Contract to Develop PC-based Training System for Littoral Combat Ship-2

transmise le 2 mai 2011 par Business Wire

Alion Science and Technology, an employee-owned technology solutions company, was awarded a three-year, $4.6 million task order from the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) to design a high-fidelity serious game to train sailors for the Littoral Combat Ship-2 (LCS) Readiness Control Officer (RCO) position.