Actualité aéronautique

Argon ST Awarded $45 Million Joint Precision Air Drop System Ultra Light Weight (JPADS-ULW) Contract

transmise le 5 avril 2011 par Business Wire

Argon ST, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, and teammate Atair Aerospace, Inc (Atair) announced today that they have received a $45,000,000 not-to-exceed ceiling firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the procurement, testing, delivery, training, and logistical support of the Joint Precision Air Drop System Ultra Light Weight (JPADS-ULW) from the Marine Corps System Command located in Quantico, VA. The procurement is for the acquisition of a JPADS-ULW, an aircraft deployed steerable canopy system that is capable of delivering cargo loads of 250 pounds to 699 pounds rigged weight, safely and effectively from 24,500 feet mean sea level through hardware, software altitude control, glide management of system descent and landing. The Onyx UL is designed to help resupply small units spread across the battlefield. As the prime contractor, Argon ST will provide program management, contracts, logistics services, and manufacturing support from its offices in Smithfield, Pa. Atair will be responsible for engineering, design, and training.

NMI at 57.3%; March Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®; Business Activity Index at 59.7%; New Orders Index at 64.1%; Employment Index at 53.7%

transmise le 5 avril 2011 par Business Wire

Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector grew in March for the 16th consecutive month, say the nation’s purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business^®.

iRobot Develops 110 FirstLook, a Small, Light, Throwable Robot

transmise le 5 avril 2011 par Business Wire

iRobot Corp. , a leader in delivering robotic technology-based solutions, has unveiled pre-production prototypes of the iRobot® 110 FirstLook™ unmanned ground vehicle (UGV).

U.S. Army Selects AAI’s Man-Portable Aircraft Survivability Trainer

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PPG Aerospace Chromate-Free Primer First to Be Qualified by Boeing

transmise le 5 avril 2011 par Business Wire

PPG Industries’ aerospace business has qualified a chromate-free exterior decorative primer with Boeing, enabling airlines, subcontractors and third-party painters to specify a complete “green” PPG Aerospace coatings system for new or repainted Boeing aircraft. DESOPRIME(TM) CF/CA 7502 epoxy primer is the only chromate-free primer on Boeing’s qualified product list for its BMS 10-72 (Revision Y) Exterior Decorative Paint specification.

Fugro Awarded NOAA Coastal Geospatial Services Contract

transmise le 5 avril 2011 par Business Wire

Fugro announced today that it has signed a 5-year contract with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Coastal Services Center (CSC) for geospatial services to support coastal resources management in all US continental, Caribbean and Pacific territories.

Dan Cornell Joins Morgan Keegan’s Security & Defense Investment Banking Group

transmise le 5 avril 2011 par Business Wire

Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. announced today that Dan Cornell has joined the firm’s Security & Defense Investment Banking group as a managing director. In addition to enhancing Morgan Keegan’s already significant presence in the defense sector, Cornell, formerly with Jefferies & Co., will be instrumental in initiating the firm’s coverage of the aerospace and government services sectors.

Interface Inc. Expands Miniature Load Cell Family

transmise le 5 avril 2011 par Business Wire

Interface Inc. announces their new WMCP Overload Protected Stainless Steel Miniature Load Cell. The WMCP miniature load cell model adds overload protection to the popular WMC family features of environmentally sealed, welded stainless steel housings, proprietary temperature-compensated strain gages and small load cell sizes for convenient mounting and machine integration.

Mobissimo Publishes Airfare Alerts on Facebook

transmise le 5 avril 2011 par Business Wire

Travel search engine Mobissimo has launched a travel dashboard on Facebook that allows anyone with a Facebook page to create personalized fare indexes with fare alerts that track airfare price changes.

Ryanair Selects airRM as Its Revenue Management System

transmise le 5 avril 2011 par Business Wire

Revenue Management Systems, Inc. (“RMS Inc.”) is pleased to announce that it has been selected to provide Ryanair with state-of-the-art revenue management, inventory control, and reporting tools. Ryanair has chosen airRM, the innovative revenue management software developed by RMS Inc., to help it identify sales opportunities and maximize passenger revenues. The airRM software allows airlines to closely control pricing and analyze performance through a robust suite of features.