Actualité aéronautique

Latrobe Specialty Steel Company Names B. Christopher DiSantis as President and CEO

transmise le 17 janvier 2011 par Business Wire

Latrobe Specialty Steel Company, a leading global manufacturer and distributor of high performance specialty metals, announces the appointment of B. Christopher DiSantis as President and Chief Executive Officer. With a background in metals and materials sciences plus extensive experience in aerospace and defense, DiSantis brings to Latrobe an outstanding track record of manufacturing leadership.

Five Top Minds in Manufacturing Technology from Primes, Government, NASA to Keynote Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing Conference in Anaheim in April

transmise le 17 janvier 2011 par Business Wire

Five of the best minds in aerospace, defense and space manufacturing technology, each responsible for driving productivity in the enterprise, will keynote AeroDef Manufacturing 2011, a technical conference and exposition, April 5-7 at the Anaheim Convention Center.

US Airways Pilots to Protest Slow Pace of Contract Talks in Charlotte

transmise le 17 janvier 2011 par Business Wire

US Airline Pilots Association (USAPA):

Rockwell Collins Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

transmise le 17 janvier 2011 par Business Wire

The Board of Directors of Rockwell Collins has declared a quarterly dividend of 24 cents per share on its common stock, payable March 7, 2011, to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 14, 2011.

Representatives from the Metropolitan Airports Commission Will Host a Grand Opening of the New Orange Ramp Skyway

transmise le 17 janvier 2011 par Business Wire

Representatives from the Metropolitan Airports Commission will host a grand opening of the new Orange Ramp Skyway connecting light rail transit and the MSP Value Parking facility to Terminal 2-Humphrey at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

Acument Global Technologies Appoints Patrick Paige President and Chief Executive Officer

transmise le 17 janvier 2011 par Business Wire

Acument Global Technologies, Inc. (Acument), one of the world’s leading providers of mechanical fastening systems, today announced the appointment of Patrick Paige as its President and Chief Executive Officer, effective February 1, 2011. He replaces Rick Dauch, who had served as President and CEO of Acument since June 2008 and will leave the company later this month to pursue other professional opportunities.

Rolls-Royce to Power Ten Littoral Combat Ships for the US Navy

transmise le 17 janvier 2011 par Business Wire

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, will supply gas turbines and waterjets for ten of the US Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) – the Group’s largest ever marine naval surface ship contract.

Proplanner Seeks Value Added Resellers

transmise le 17 janvier 2011 par Business Wire

Bob John has been named as VP of World Wide Sales at Proplanner. He joins the Proplanner team with a diverse background in information technology, and value added reseller (VAR) management. Bob has an Industrial Engineering degree from Iowa State University and a Masters degree in Systems Management from USC. He spent three years in the Navy and over 25 years in various roles at IBM, including sales rep, director and vice president. Bob also spent several years at two large IT value added resellers, including most recently at Insight Enterprises, where he served as the Vice President of Corporate Sales.

LaBarge Receives $1.3 Million Contract from Kaman for S-70i BLACK HAWK Helicopter Program

transmise le 17 janvier 2011 par Business Wire

LaBarge, Inc. , a provider of electronics manufacturing services (EMS), has been awarded a contract valued at $1.3 million from Kaman Aerospace Corporation to provide cockpit wiring harnesses for the S-70i™ BLACK HAWK military helicopter, the international variant of the BLACK HAWK helicopter. Kaman is a subcontractor to Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. , on the BLACK HAWK helicopter program.

Air China offre 11,5 % plus de places à l'occasion du Nouvel An chinois

transmise le 14 janvier 2011 par PRNewswire

Air China supplémente le nombre de places de 11,5 % par rapport à l'année dernière à l'occasion du Nouvel An chinois, permettant ainsi à des dizaines de milliers de personnes de rejoindre leurs familles pour les fêtes les plus importantes de l'année. L'unique transporteur national a prévu 7,2 millions de sièges sur 40 000 vols pour la période la plus chargée de l'année qui devrait commencer le 19 janvier. De plus, certains passagers pourront se procurer des billets pour la période du Festival de printemps en bénéficiant de réductions de jusqu'à 80 %.