Actualité aéronautique

Allied Pilots Association on Potential Contract Rejection: “Will Not Foster Long-Term Success”

transmise le 27 mars 2012 par Business Wire

The Allied Pilots Association (APA), certified collective bargaining agent for the 10,000 pilots of American Airlines, issued the following statement today in response to the filing of an 1113(c) motion with the bankruptcy court by airline management:

SCRA-Led Composites Industry Consortium Recognizes Excellence in Manufacturing Technology

transmise le 27 mars 2012 par Business Wire

The Composites Consortium (TCC), a composites industry leadership group, today announced the winners of the group’s achievement awards. The awards, given annually at the TCC’s spring meeting, recognize excellence in advanced manufacturing technology for composite materials. TCC provides industry participation within the Composites Manufacturing Technology Center (CMTC) of Excellence, an SCRA Applied R&D-led Department of Defense (DoD) initiative. The Center is one of nine United States Navy Manufacturing Technology Centers of Excellence currently operational within the United States. The Centers of Excellence support the US Navy’s Office of Naval Research and are internationally-recognized for their work in improving both weapons systems and troop safety for US forces, as well as processes, cost effectiveness and efficiencies for the DoD.

SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd. Increases and Extends Container Warehouse Credit Facility

transmise le 27 mars 2012 par Business Wire

SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd. announced today that its indirect wholly owned subsidiary, CLI Funding IV LLC, has amended and restated its container warehouse credit facility. The amended and restated agreement increases the size of the credit facility from $200 to $300 million and extends the term to March 2014.

Starr Companies Launches Starr Aviation iPhone App

transmise le 27 mars 2012 par Business Wire

Starr Companies announced that Starr Aviation, a division of Starr Indemnity & Liability Company, has launched its own Starr Aviation iPhone App available at no cost to the general public.

Kaman Corp. Appoints Gregory T. Troy Senior VP – Human Resources

transmise le 27 mars 2012 par Business Wire

Kaman Corporation today announced that Gregory T. Troy, has been appointed to the position of Senior Vice – Human Resources, reporting to Neal J. Keating, Chairman, President and CEO.

OpenMP is Being Improved for Accelerators, Multicore and Embedded Systems

transmise le 27 mars 2012 par Business Wire

OpenMP, the de-facto standard for parallel programming on shared memory systems, continues to extend its reach beyond pure HPC to include embedded systems, multicore and real time systems. A new version is being developed that will include support for accelerators, error handling, thread affinity, tasking extensions and Fortran 2003. The OpenMP consortium welcomes feedback from all interested parties and will use this feedback to improve the next version of OpenMP.

PPG Publishes Data Sheet for New SUNGATE 600 Glass and R-5 IGU

transmise le 27 mars 2012 par Business Wire

PPG Industries has published a flyer with performance data for new SUNGATE(R) 600 glass. The document also details a new insulating glass unit (IGU) technology by PPG that can help window makers achieve R-5 insulating performance with dual-pane window construction.

DynCorp International Awarded Contract Valued at up to $95 Million to Provide Personnel Support Services in Egypt

transmise le 27 mars 2012 par Business Wire

DynCorp International (DI) today announced that it has been awarded a contract with the U.S. Air Force to provide support services for Department of Defense and contractor personnel in Egypt.

ILFC Prepays $750 Million Secured Term Loan

transmise le 27 mars 2012 par Business Wire

International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), a wholly owned subsidiary of American International Group, Inc. , announced today that on March 23, 2012, ILFC prepaid in full all amounts outstanding under its $750 million secured term loan. The loan was secured by 45 aircraft and related equipment and leases, bore interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 4.75% with a LIBOR floor of 2.00%, and was scheduled to mature on March 17, 2015.

IQMS Releases Its Innovative Shop Floor Device: RTStation

transmise le 27 mars 2012 par Business Wire

IQMS, a manufacturing ERP software developer with an ongoing, proactive commitment to its product and relationships, is pleased to present its most advanced product in shop floor control, the RTStation. Designed for effortless data input and operator feedback, the RTStation is a rugged, stationary shop floor device that increases operational efficiency and improves traceability in real time. Delivering superior shop floor to ERP software communication, the RTStation is the only ERP and MES solution from a single provider.