Actualité aéronautique

Southwest Airlines Donates $300,000 in Travel to Help Make-A-Wish Foundation® Grant Wishes

transmise le 28 janvier 2011 par Business Wire

Southwest Airlines has contributed $300,000 in travel to the Make-A-Wish Foundation thanks to Southwest customers who participated in a Facebook Places promotion. The donation will assist the Make-A-Wish Foundation in granting the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions – nearly 70 percent of its wishes include travel to the children’s wish destination.

Pilot Leaders from Seven US Airways Express Airlines Finalize Alliance, Elect Officers

transmise le 28 janvier 2011 par Business Wire

With the cascade of issues affecting regional airlines, leaders from the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) US Airways Express carriers today took significant steps toward finalizing an alliance to address matters of primary interest to the careers of “express level” pilots within the US Airways brand.

Breeze-Eastern Corporation Teleconference Announcement

transmise le 28 janvier 2011 par Business Wire

Breeze-Eastern Corporation will announce its Fiscal 2011 Third Quarter financial results for the period ended December 31, , 2010 on February 3, 2011.

Fitch Downgrades Boeing to 'A/F1' from 'A+/F1'; Outlook Stable

transmise le 28 janvier 2011 par Business Wire

Fitch Ratings has downgraded the Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) for the Boeing Company (BA) and Boeing Capital Corporation (BCC) to 'A' from 'A+'. Fitch's ratings actions for both BA and BCC are summarized as follows:

GA Telesis Acquires Additional Composite MRO Facility and Re-brands it as GA Telesis Composite Repair Group

transmise le 28 janvier 2011 par Business Wire

GA Telesis, LLC ("GAT"), today announced conclusion of the acquisition of assets and certain liabilities of Ultimate Aircraft Composites, LLC, a Fort Lauderdale, Florida based component MRO (“UAC or the Company”).

Orbit International Corp. Receives Order for the E-2 Hawkeye Aircraft Valued in Excess of $600,000

transmise le 28 janvier 2011 par Business Wire

Orbit International Corp. , an electronics manufacturer and software solution provider, today announced that its Orbit Instrument Division received an order in excess of $600,000 for data entry panels for the mission control in the E-2 Hawkeye, the all weather carrier-capable Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft, designed to give long-range warning of incoming aerial threats. Deliveries under this contract are expected to commence in the second quarter of 2011 and continue through the fourth quarter of 2011.

Flight Search Site Skyscanner Reports Rapid Growth in Key Overseas Markets

transmise le 28 janvier 2011 par Business Wire

Leading flight search site Skyscanner today announced 70% year on year growth in revenue for the last quarter of 2010.

MEMSCAP : Revenue Growth: 29% for the Fourth Quarter and 41% for Fiscal Year 2010

transmise le 28 janvier 2011 par Business Wire

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Textainer Group Holdings Limited Announces Date for Release of Fourth Quarter 2010 Results and Full Year Results and Quarterly Call

transmise le 28 janvier 2011 par Business Wire

Textainer Group Holdings Limited (“Textainer”), the world’s largest lessor of intermodal containers based on fleet size, today reported that it will announce results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2010 at 9:00 am EST on February 10, 2011.

Don’t Let High Fuel Prices Burn Through Your Wallet

transmise le 27 janvier 2011 par Business Wire

With fuel prices 16 percent higher than they were last year, CSI Fuel & Ground Services is looking to save companies thousands of dollars on their annual expenses.