Actualité aéronautique

Pilot Freight Services Closes Out Largest Year in Company History

transmise le 24 janvier 2011 par Business Wire

Pilot Freight Services, a worldwide provider of transportation and logistics services, announced today it recorded record annual revenue and shipment volume for 2010. Revenue for the year was $423.5 million, a 31 percent increase over 2009, and the company shipped more than 583.4 million pounds of freight in 2010, a 29 percent year-over-year increase.

Pizzas 4 Patriots, DHL and Uno® Partner to Deliver a Slice of Home to U.S. Troops for Super Bowl Sunday

transmise le 24 janvier 2011 par Business Wire

Pizzas 4 Patriots, a non-profit organization, is teaming up with DHL, the world’s leading international logistics company and Uno Chicago Grill^®, the inventor of deep-dish pizza, to dish out 7,000 pizzas to U.S. Servicemen and Women on the largest pizza eating day of the year for Americans – Super Bowl Sunday.

PPG to Expand India Joint Venture to Accelerate Coatings Growth

transmise le 24 janvier 2011 par Business Wire

PPG Industries today announced plans to expand its 14-year relationship with Asian Paints Ltd. (APL), India’s largest coatings company, to accelerate growth of the companies’ non-decorative coatings businesses in India. As part of a new agreement, PPG and APL will restructure their existing non-decorative coatings businesses to expand their current 50-50 joint venture, Mumbai-based Asian PPG Industries (APPG), and to create a second 50-50 joint venture. This restructuring is subject to Indian regulatory approvals and is expected to be completed during 2011. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Myers Industries Announces Reporting Date for 2010 Fourth Quarter & Full-Year Results; Conference Call Scheduled

transmise le 24 janvier 2011 par Business Wire

Myers Industries, Inc. today announced that it intends to report financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2010 on Thursday, February 17, 2011, before the market opens. The Company will host an investor conference call the same day at 11 a.m. Eastern time, to review its performance. Participants will include John C. Orr, president and chief executive officer, David B. Knowles, executive vice president and chief operating officer, and Donald A. Merril, senior vice president and chief financial officer.

EMS Aviation Introduces Aspire™ Portable AirMail

transmise le 24 janvier 2011 par Business Wire

EMS Aviation, a division of mobile connectivity leader EMS Technologies, Inc., today introduced the Aspire^™ Portable AirMail System. The product, the latest addition to the Aspire family of user-friendly communications products, is a device which operators carry on their aircraft with them. It is easily connected to an existing Iridium^® antenna for near-instant access to e-mail through personal smartphones.

Global Aerospace Study Finds Fuel Costs Driving Airline Executives’ Decisions

transmise le 24 janvier 2011 par Business Wire

Airline executives continue to express concern about rising fuel costs, yet despite these concerns, many continue to take a wait-and-see approach towards new aircraft technology. These are just a few of the key findings from an exclusive global aerospace study released today by CIT Group Inc. , a global leader in transportation finance.

Viasystems Achieves AS9100 Aerospace Certification in Huiyang Printed Circuit Board Facility

transmise le 24 janvier 2011 par Business Wire

Viasystems Group, Inc. announced that its printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing facility in Huiyang, China, has achieved AS9100 certification, the standardized quality management accreditation for the aerospace industry. The Huiyang facility passed rigorous audits to demonstrate that its manufacturing processes meet the high standards of the aerospace industry.

Microchip Expands 32-bit PIC(R) Microcontroller Portfolio with Additional Memory Options for Cost-Effective Ethernet, CAN and USB Connectivity

transmise le 24 janvier 2011 par Business Wire

Microchip Technology Inc. , a leading provider of microcontroller, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced a new, six-member family of 32-bit PIC32MX5/6/7 microcontrollers that provides the same integrated Ethernet, CAN, USB and serial connectivity peripherals with new, more cost-effective memory options. Additionally, design enhancements have been made that provide lower power consumption of 0.5 mA/MHz active current, higher Flash memory endurance of 20k read/write cycles and better EEPROM emulation capability. And, by maintaining common pin outs, the PIC32 portfolio provides designers with a seamless migration path to achieve the correct balance of memory and cost for their high-performance applications.

World Fuel Services to Acquire Ascent Aviation Group

transmise le 24 janvier 2011 par Business Wire

World Fuel Services Corporation announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, World Fuel Services, Inc., has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ascent Aviation Group, Inc. ("Ascent") a leading distributor of aviation fuel and deicing fluids.

Heathrow Express Tickets Now Available on the iphone

transmise le 24 janvier 2011 par Business Wire

Heathrow Express, the fastest way to travel between central London and Heathrow Airport, has launched an iPhone app which is the first UK iPhone app to allow passengers to purchase and receive tickets direct to their phone.