Actualité aéronautique

US Airways Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Sabre

transmise le 21 avril 2011 par Business Wire

US Airways today filed a federal civil antitrust lawsuit in the Southern District of New York against Sabre Holdings Corp. to halt anticompetitive and anticonsumer practices, as well as recover monetary damages.

Latrobe Specialty Steel Announces Price Increase

transmise le 21 avril 2011 par Business Wire

Latrobe Specialty Steel announced it would increase prices by 3 to 10 percent on high speed and tool steels grades, air melt stainless steels, remelted alloys and nickel based superalloys sold through Latrobe’s Distribution and Manufacturing business units. The price increase will be effective immediately on all new inquiries and with all new orders received beginning May 1, 2011. Raw material surcharges will remain in effect.

Nintendo and JetBlue Issue a Boarding Call for Fun

transmise le 21 avril 2011 par Business Wire

Nintendo of America and JetBlue are teaming up to give air travelers some hands-on time with the new Nintendo 3DS^™ system, which lets users enjoy video games and other entertainment in 3D without the need for special glasses. Passengers who visit JetBlue’s award-winning Terminal 5 in New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport between April 22 and May 30 will have access to an interactive Nintendo 3DS grandstand where they can play games, enjoy 3D photos and videos, and participate in daily prize giveaways. Reflecting the two companies’ shared commitment to delighting consumers, Nintendo and JetBlue aim to deliver a new dimension of entertainment for travelers of all kinds.

Philips Lumileds Introduces LUXEON A, Its Latest Illumination Grade LED

transmise le 21 avril 2011 par Business Wire

LUXEON A introduced this week is the latest illumination grade LED from Philips Lumileds that reduces the engineering effort required for new solutions and delivers Freedom From Binning. LUXEON A shares the LUXEON Rebel ES platform and footprint and incorporates a 2 square millimeter thin film flip chip and Lumiramic phosphor technology to deliver the highest quality of light at 2700K and 3000K with very high efficacy and light output.

ALPA Hails NTSB Support for Standardized Pilot Rest Regulations

transmise le 21 avril 2011 par Business Wire

Capt. Lee Moak, president of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), issued the following response to the release of National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah A. P. Hersman’s public position opposing the exemption of cargo pilots from science-based flight crew scheduling requirements:

Air China Cargo lance officiellement sa première route de Dalian à l'Europe

transmise le 21 avril 2011 par PRNewswire

Le 15 avril dernier, à 10 h 20, un avion de fret B747-400 d'Air China Cargo à décollé de l'aéroport international de Dalian Zhoushuizi à destination de Francfort en Allemagne, via l'aéroport international de Pudong à Shanghai. Ce vol marque le lancement officiel des services fret d'Air China Cargo de Dalian à Francfort. Air China Cargo est la première ligne à Dalian à offrir des vols cargos sur l'Europe. Grâce au réseau d'Air China Cargo, tout cargo peut être effectivement transporté de Dalian vers l'Amérique du Nord, le Japon, l'Asie-Pacifique et d'autres destinations. Des représentants d'Air China et du gouvernement de la région de Dalian ont tenu une petite cérémonie avant le décollage en commémoration du premier vol pour cette route.

Best Western Checks in With Virgin Atlantic

transmise le 21 avril 2011 par PRNewswire

Best Western has today launched a global partnership deal with Virgin Atlantic led by the hotel group's British office, based in York, which will see companies and their customers gain mutual benefits.

Philly Fed Firms See Slower Pace of Growth in Business Activity

transmise le 21 avril 2011 par Business Wire

Results from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s Business Outlook Survey suggest that regional manufacturing activity continued to grow in April but at a slower pace than in March. Nearly all of the survey’s broadest indicators remained positive but fell from their readings in the previous month. Increases in input prices continue to be widespread, and a significant percentage of firms reported increases in prices for their own manufactured goods. The survey’s indicators of future activity fell notably this month; however, most firms expect continued growth over the next six months.

Onset Announces Energy Monitoring Training Course

transmise le 21 avril 2011 par Business Wire

Onset , the world’s leading supplier of data loggers, today announced a new online professional training course on Data Loggers for Performance Monitoring.

Rep. Allen West Visits Cyclone Power Technologies to Explore Cost-Saving Military Engine Opportunities

transmise le 21 avril 2011 par Business Wire

Cyclone Power Technologies Inc. , developer of the award-winning Cyclone Engine, announced that it spent the morning introducing its patented, external combustion engines to Rep. Allen West (FL-22). Cyclone demonstrated the engines’ eco-friendly, multi-fuel technologies, and discussed the viable cost saving opportunities they present for both military and civilian power requirements.