Actualité aéronautique

Machinists Pledge to Protect Union Members’ Voting Rights

transmise le 1 avril 2011 par Business Wire

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) will continue to lobby lawmakers to prevent any repeal of majority voting rights recently granted to airline and rail workers by the National Mediation Board.

Watts Water Technologies Announces Agreement to Acquire Danfoss Socla

transmise le 1 avril 2011 par Business Wire

Watts Water Technologies, Inc. announced today the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Danfoss Socla S.A.S (“Socla”), and the related water controls business of certain other entities controlled by Danfoss A/S, in a share and asset purchase transaction. The purchase agreement also provides Watts with an option to purchase the water controls business of Danfoss in China, which may be exercised prior to the closing date. The acquisition of Socla is expected to close by the end of April 2011. The consummation of the acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions.

Constant Aviation Rotable Exchange Increases Inventory

transmise le 1 avril 2011 par Business Wire

Constant Aviation, LLC, headquartered at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, announces they have increased their available parts inventory both rotable and expendable units from 10,000 line items to over 18,000 line items.

SpaceX: Something Big Is Coming

transmise le 1 avril 2011 par Business Wire

Elon Musk, CEO and Chief Technology Officer of Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), will hold a press conference on Tuesday, April 5^th at the National Press Club in Washington to discuss his company’s latest venture.

DDC-I and HighRely Host April 5 Webinar on DO-178C and Safety-Critical Software Reuse

transmise le 1 avril 2011 par Business Wire

DDC-I, a leading supplier of software and professional services for mission- and safety-critical applications, and HighRely, an avionics development and certification consulting company, today announced that they will host a free webinar on DO-178C safety-critical software development and reuse for safety-critical applications. The live interactive webinar, which will be given April 5 at 12:00 EDT, targets avionics systems/software engineers and engineering managers who wish to reuse software, adapt it to new target environments, and reduce long-term development time and cost. Register now for the complimentary webinar at: http://event.on24.com/r.htm?e=294467&s=1&k=E657B7E48035428B58F4DDF24AAEB420&partnerref=ddci.

AeroVironment Global Observer Experiences Mishap During Extended Duration Flight Testing

transmise le 1 avril 2011 par Business Wire

AeroVironment, Inc. today announced that the Global Observer unmanned air vehicle undergoing flight test envelope expansion at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB) in California experienced a mishap at 2:30 am Pacific Daylight Time today, approximately 18 hours into its ninth test flight. There are no reports of injury or damage to other property.

Sun Country Airlines Inaugural Flight to Reagan National

transmise le 1 avril 2011 par Business Wire

Today, Sun Country Airlines celebrated their inaugural flight to Washington Reagan National Airport that departed from Terminal 2 – Humphrey at 6:00am. This morning’s flight commenced the new service to Washington D.C. now flying six times a week through April 30, 2011 and daily beginning May 1, 2011. The round trip flights will originate in Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN with an intermediate stop at the Capital Region International Airport in Lansing, MI before continuing onto Washington, D.C.

British Airways Increases Flights to Tampa

transmise le 1 avril 2011 par PRNewswire

British Airways has opened up its Gatwick gateway with a growing route network that has firmly established it as the airport's leading long haul carrier.

Ameri-Kart™ Receives Marine Fuel Tank Certificate of Conformity from EPA

transmise le 1 avril 2011 par Business Wire

Ameri-Kart, a leading rotational molder of plastic fuel tanks and components for the marine industry, has received a Certificate of Conformity from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its new low permeation fuel tanks. Along with its newly-patented Enviro-Fill^® Overfill Prevention System (OPS) fueling technology, this makes Ameri-Kart unique in offering customers a “total system” for marine fuel tanks in new boat designs. Per industry regulations, all permanently installed marine fuel tanks for spark ignited engines must be 100 percent EPA compliant starting with the 2012 model year.

Christopher Roe Joins Allison & Partners as General Manager, San Diego

transmise le 1 avril 2011 par Business Wire

Allison & Partners, one of the nation’s fastest growing public relations and public affairs firms, today announced Christopher Roe joining as the General Manager of its San Diego office.