Actualité aéronautique

Research and Markets: 2011 Report on the Aerospace & Defense Industry in Japan

transmise le 14 mars 2011 par Business Wire

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Aerospace & Defense in Japan" report to their offering.

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings CFO to Speak at J.P. Morgan Aviation, Transportation and Defense Conference

transmise le 14 mars 2011 par Business Wire

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. , a leading global provider of air cargo assets and outsourced aircraft operating services and solutions, said today that Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Spencer Schwartz will speak on behalf of AAWW at the J.P. Morgan Aviation, Transportation and Defense Conference on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at 3:35 p.m. Eastern Time.

Werner Enterprises Diversity Affiliate Appointed Chairman of the President's Export Council Subcommittee on Export Administration

transmise le 14 mars 2011 par Business Wire

Werner Enterprises affiliate Raul Pedraza, founder and chief executive officer of Magno International, was recently named chairman of the President’s Export Council Subcommittee on Export Administration (PECSEA). PECSEA is a subcommittee of the President’s Export Council, which is recognized as the principal national advisory committee on global trade. PECSEA’s role will be to advise the U.S. Department of Commerce on export control reform as it impacts dual-use items, as well as with issues pertaining to the implementation of the provisions of the Export Administration Act and the Export Administration Regulations.

Win an iPad and Game for a Cause in the Third Annual AirPlus March Madness Tournament

transmise le 14 mars 2011 par Business Wire

AirPlus International, Inc., a global provider of corporate travel payment solutions, launches its third annual March Madness online NCAA basketball tournament for charity. As in the past year, 100% of the funds raised will be donated to the Care&Share organization and further, AirPlus will donate $1,000 to the cause when the fundraising goal of $2,500 is met. The player who correctly picks the most bracket winners in the online tournament will receive a new 32GB WiFi Apple iPad, courtesy of AirPlus.

Kaman Awarded $23.8 Million Joint Programmable Fuze Order Raising Last Twelve Months Order Total to $150 Million

transmise le 14 mars 2011 par Business Wire

Kaman Corporation announced today that its Aerospace segment has been awarded a contract modification in the amount of $23.8 million for the procurement of Joint Programmable Fuzes (JPF). The award is the first under Option 8 of Kaman’s JPF contract with the U.S. Air Force. Delivery of these fuzes is anticipated to occur in 2012 and 2013.

Deployment of Floodwall at St. Paul Downtown Airport Underway

transmise le 14 mars 2011 par Business Wire

With spring flooding of the Mississippi River at St. Paul all but certain, work crews from the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) today began deploying temporary sections of floodwall at St. Paul Downtown Airport.

AIAA To Host First Biennial Congressional Aerospace Policy Retreat

transmise le 14 mars 2011 par Business Wire

On Friday, March 18, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will host its first biennial Congressional Aerospace Policy Retreat. This inaugural event will brief Members of Congress, congressional staffers, and the media, on a wide variety of aerospace topics, including the role of the U.S. space program in the “post-shuttle” era.

Skanska to Expand Oslo Gardermoen Airport for NOK 690 M, or SEK 780 M

transmise le 14 mars 2011 par Business Wire

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SpaceX and SES Announce Satellite Launch Agreement

transmise le 14 mars 2011 par Business Wire

As the Satellite 2011 conference kicked off in Washington, D.C., Space Exploration Technologies today announced an agreement to launch an SES satellite using the Falcon 9 rocket.

CPI Aero Announces Release of C-5 Top Order Valued at $7.9 Million

transmise le 14 mars 2011 par Business Wire

CPI Aerostructures, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Air Force has released a new order under CPI Aero’s C-5 TOP contract for a variety of spoilers and wing tips valued at approximately $7.9 million. Orders under this program, including this $7.9 million order, have totaled $44.9 million since the inception of the contract.