Actualité aéronautique

Garmin® GMA™ 350 Audio Panel Makes Flying Easy with Voice Recognition and 3D Sound

transmise le 6 mars 2011 par Business Wire

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. , the global leader in satellite navigation, announced today the GMA 350 and GMA 350H audio panels. Designed for fixed wing and rotorcraft, respectively, the GMA 350 and 350H have industry-first features like voice recognition, 3D spatial audio processing, advanced auto squelch, and ambient noise based volume adjustment so that pilots’ workload is decreased while increasing their situational awareness.

World Fuel Services Corporation Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend

transmise le 4 mars 2011 par Business Wire

World Fuel Services Corporation announced today that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0375 per share payable on April 8, 2011 to shareholders of record on March 18, 2011.

US Airways Pilots Issue Statement of Support for Wisconsin Workers' Right to Union Representation

transmise le 4 mars 2011 par Business Wire

The US Airline Pilots Association (USAPA), representing the pilots of US Airways, supports the state, local and municipal employees of Wisconsin in their fight to maintain their collective bargaining rights. Below is a statement provided by Captain Mike Cleary, president of USAPA:

Space Shuttle Announcement Expected April 12

transmise le 4 mars 2011 par Business Wire

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden revealed at a House committee hearing this week that a decision regarding placement for the retiring space shuttle orbiters will be announced Tuesday, April 12. The Museum of Flight in Seattle is one of 27 institutions that are vying for one of the retiring orbiters and its new 15,500-sq.-ft. space gallery – potentially the home of an orbiter – will be completed in July 2011.

Air Partner Organises Humanitarian Flights for the UK's Department for International Development (DFID)

transmise le 4 mars 2011 par PRNewswire

International aviation provider Air Partner plc has been working closely with the British Government this week as it hopes to repatriate up to 6,000 displaced Egyptians who have flooded into Tunisia as a result of the political uprising in Libya.

Donaldson Company to Build New Manufacturing Facility in Aguascalientes, Mexico

transmise le 4 mars 2011 par Business Wire

Donaldson Company, Inc. , announced today that construction will begin on another manufacturing facility in Aguascalientes, Mexico. This new 140,000 square foot facility will manufacture air filters for the Company’s growing markets in the Americas. Donaldson’s existing plant in Aguascalientes, which currently manufactures both air and liquid filters, will specialize in liquid filters upon the completion of this new air filter plant.

Myers Industries Increases Quarterly Dividend

transmise le 4 mars 2011 par Business Wire

The Board of Directors of Myers Industries, Inc. today declared an increased quarterly dividend of $0.07 per share payable April 4, 2011, to shareholders of record as of March 7, 2011. The board believes that it is important to continue to increase a return to shareholders through the Company’s dividend, and the 8 percent increase reflects the board’s confidence in the Company’s outlook.

Astronaut Garrett Reisman Joins SpaceX

transmise le 4 mars 2011 par Business Wire

Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) is proud to announce that NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman is joining the company as a senior engineer working on astronaut safety and mission assurance.

New European Satellite Navigation Service Increases Aviation Safety

transmise le 4 mars 2011 par PRNewswire

On 2 March, the European Commission launched the EGNOS "Safety-of-Life" service for aviation. The EGNOS system enables precision approaches and renders air navigation safer as well as helps reducing delays, diversions and cancellations of flights. In addition the free-to-use technology allows airports to increase their overall capacity and cut operating costs. EGNOS also enables the planning of shorter, more fuel efficient routes which will reduce the CO2 emissions of the industry. EGNOS is a satellite-based augmentation system which improves the accuracy of GPS signals across Europe and is the precursor of Galileo, the global satellite navigation system being developed by the European Union.

Research and Markets: Unmanned Aircraft Market Shares, Strategies and Forecasts, Worldwide 2011 to 2017

transmise le 4 mars 2011 par Business Wire

Research and Markets has announced the addition of WinterGreen Research, Inc.'s new report "Unmanned Aircraft Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2011 to 2017" to their offering.