Actualité aéronautique

PPG to lease property at Natrium site to Gastar for Marcellus Shale drilling

transmise le 28 février 2011 par Business Wire

PPG Industries today announced that it has reached an agreement to lease property for development of Marcellus Shale natural gas resources at the company’s Natrium, W.Va., chemicals site.

AAI Shadow® UAS Successfully Demonstrates Sense and Avoidance System

transmise le 28 février 2011 par Business Wire

AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, announced today that it has successfully completed an unmanned flight demonstration of a Small Sense and Avoid System (SSAASy) on a Shadow 200 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). AAI’s Shadow system has established a reputation as a mature, capable system during more than 600,000 flight hours, the majority of which have taken place in Iraq and Afghanistan.

U.S. Government Upholds $24 Million Award to OSI Systems for Eagle® Mobile High Energy Cargo and Vehicle Inspection Systems

transmise le 28 février 2011 par Business Wire

OSI Systems, Inc. , a vertically-integrated provider of specialized electronics and services, today announced that the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) has upheld the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) total award for multiple Eagle Mobile High-Energy X-Ray systems to OSI’s Security Division, Rapiscan Systems. The order was announced in October 2010 but not included in the Company’s reported backlog, pending the resolution of a protest against the award that was filed by the losing bidders with the U.S. government. The Company recently received official notice which clears the way for it to begin fulfilling its contract with its U.S. government customer.

Skyscanner: Palmarès des meilleurs repas en avion : les européens aiment les saveurs orientales

transmise le 28 février 2011 par Business Wire

Braxton Signs Orbital Analysis Software Contract with Boeing

transmise le 28 février 2011 par Business Wire

Braxton Technologies, LLC today announced a one and a half-year contract with Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems to supply Orbital Analysis Software for Boeing 702MP, 702HP and geomobile satellites. This system will augment Boeing’s extensive suite of orbital analysis software tools for transfer orbit and station keeping operations. This contract creates six jobs in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Pleasanton, California.

Midwest Machinists Cheer Protests’ Diversity

transmise le 26 février 2011 par Business Wire

From across the country, local members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) are speaking out in support of the coalition of union members on the front lines in Wisconsin and Ohio.

Allied Pilots Association Voices Strong Support for Preserving Public-Sector Collective Bargaining Rights

transmise le 25 février 2011 par Business Wire

The Allied Pilots Association (APA), certified collective bargaining agent for the 11,000 pilots of American Airlines , expressed strong support for preserving the collective bargaining rights of public-sector workers. State legislatures in Wisconsin and other states are debating whether to strip public employees of their right to collectively bargain as part of efforts to reduce budget shortfalls.

Airport Group Launches Series to Highlight Negative Impact of Private Developers in Airport Concessions

transmise le 25 février 2011 par Business Wire

The Airport Group, the national airport policy and development arm of UNITE HERE, has released the first in a series of analyses about the use of private developers in the airport concessions industry and its negative impact on the airport community. The series, titled AIRMALLed: Failures of the Airport Concessions Private Developer Model, will be the basis for an ongoing industry-wide dialogue about this model.

IAM Flight Attendants at Continental Ratify Industry Leading Agreement

transmise le 25 février 2011 par Business Wire

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today announced that Flight Attendants at Continental Airlines have voted to ratify a new interim collective bargaining agreement that will raise their top base pay to $52.53 per hour while providing a no-furlough guarantee for the duration of the accord.

/C O R R E C T I O N -- Mina Corp/

transmise le 25 février 2011 par PRNewswire

In the news release, "Mina Corp: Draft Law's Disguised Tax Violates UK-Kyrgyzstan Agreement" issued on 25 Feb 2011 16:04 GMT, by Mina Corp over PR Newswire, we would like to advise that the headline should have read "Mina Corp: Draft Law's Disguised Tax Violates US-Kyrgyzstan Agreement" rather than "Mina Corp: Draft Law's Disguised Tax Violates UK-Kyrgyzstan Agreement", as incorrectly transmitted by PR Newswire. Complete, corrected release follows: