Actualité aéronautique

PPG Directors Announce Quarterly Dividend Increase to 57 Cents Per Share

transmise le 21 avril 2011 par Business Wire

The board of directors of PPG Industries today approved a two cents-per-share increase in the company’s dividend, declaring a regular quarterly dividend of 57 cents per share, payable June 10 to shareholders of record May 10.

AeroVironment Receives $11.5 Million Order for Digital Puma Systems and Training Services

transmise le 21 avril 2011 par Business Wire

AeroVironment, Inc. today announced that it received a firm-fixed-price contract delivery order valued at $11,500,000 for new digital Puma™ All Environment (AE) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), initial spares packages and training services on April 11, 2011. The items were procured under the existing United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) All Environment Capable Variant (AECV) indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract. Deliveries are scheduled to be completed over the next several months.

Spiceworks and Eaton Power Up Small Business IT with Industry’s First Free UPS Monitoring and Management Software

transmise le 21 avril 2011 par Business Wire

Spiceworks™, the largest social business network for IT, teaming with Eaton Corporation, a leading diversified power management company, today released the industry’s first free power management software features that allow its 1.4 million small-to-medium business users to remotely monitor and manage uninterruptible power systems (UPSs) for free through Spiceworks. The new UPS features are available in the latest beta release of Spiceworks version 5.1, which is available at: www.spiceworks.com.

XOJET Announces Addition of New SVP, Marketing & Business Development

transmise le 21 avril 2011 par Business Wire

XOJET Inc., the leader in private aviation, today announced that Stephen Lambright has joined the company as Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, leading the company’s marketing strategy and execution, and both product and business development efforts.

PPG Reports Record First Quarter Earnings Per Share

transmise le 21 avril 2011 par Business Wire

PPG Industries today reported sales for the first quarter 2011 of $3.5 billion, an increase of 13 percent versus the prior year’s first quarter. The company posted double-digit percentage sales increases in each major region, and all reporting segments achieved higher sales volumes and pricing. Reported net income for the quarter increased to $228 million, or $1.40 per diluted share. First quarter 2010 sales were $3.1 billion, and reported net income was $30 million, or 18 cents per diluted share.

FedEx and NFWF Deliver Urban Conservation Projects

transmise le 21 avril 2011 par Business Wire

FedEx Corp. and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) deliver money and muscle for urban conservation projects in 12 major cities. This is the second year of their unique collaboration to address pressing urban environmental challenges across the U.S. Through NFWF, grants have been awarded to local nonprofits that will maximize FedEx philanthropic and volunteer resources. The selected projects will improve air and water quality and enhance community spaces in Philadelphia, New York City, San Francisco, Boston, Memphis, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago, Washington D.C. and Seattle.

CACI Awarded Prime Position on $2.5 Billion Multiple-Award Contract to Provide Resource Support Services for U.S. Army

transmise le 21 avril 2011 par Business Wire

CACI International Inc (NYSE: CACI) announced today that it has been selected as one of 13 prime contractors to provide mobilization and deployment planning support on the U.S. Army Forces Command’s (FORSCOM) Operations, Planning, Training and Resource Support Services II (OPTARSS II) contract. A follow-on to the original OPTARSS contract, OPTARSS II represents continuing work for CACI and is for one base year and four option years. It is an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract with a ceiling value of $2.5 billion.

Kansas City Southern Reports First Quarter Revenue Growth of 12% on a 7% Increase in Volumes; Earnings per Share $0.58

transmise le 21 avril 2011 par Business Wire

Kansas City Southern reported first quarter 2011 revenues of $489 million, a 12% increase compared to the corresponding 2010 period. Overall, carload volumes were 7% higher than in first quarter 2010.

OSI Systems Receives $4.5 Million in Orders for Electronic Sub-Assemblies

transmise le 21 avril 2011 par Business Wire

OSI Systems, Inc. , a vertically-integrated provider of specialized electronic products for critical applications in the Security and Healthcare industries, today announced that OSI Electronics, a business within its Optoelectronic and Manufacturing division, has received orders valued at approximately $4.5 million to supply electronic sub-assemblies to two major OEM’s. One of the OEM’s is a leading provider of earthquake monitoring solutions and the other is a leader in the digital imaging industry.

Rockwell Collins’ second quarter sales increase 7%

transmise le 21 avril 2011 par Business Wire

Rockwell Collins, Inc. today reported a sales increase of $81 million, or 7%, to $1.223 billion for its second quarter ended March 31, 2011 compared to sales of $1.142 billion for the same period a year ago. Total segment operating earnings increased 11% to $242 million, or 19.8% of sales, for the second quarter of 2011 compared to $219 million, or 19.2% of sales, for the second quarter of 2010.