Actualité aéronautique

ILS and Satmex Announce the ILS Proton Launch of the Satmex 8 Satellite in 2012

transmise le 29 décembre 2010 par Business Wire

International Launch Services (ILS) and Satellites Mexicanos S.A. de C.V. (Satmex) announce the launch of the Satmex 8 satellite on an ILS Proton. The satellite is under construction by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L). ILS and Khrunichev are implementing a mission integration schedule to support a third quarter 2012 ILS Proton launch of Satmex 8 into geostationary transfer orbit from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

NERA Economic Consulting Mourns the Passing of Noted Economist Dr. Alfred Kahn

transmise le 28 décembre 2010 par Business Wire

Cornell University Professor, former advisor to President Carter, “father of airline deregulation,” and longtime Special Consultant to NERA Economic Consulting, Dr. Alfred E. Kahn passed away on 27 December 2010. He was 93.

AeroVironment Receives $46.2 Million Order for Raven Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Digital Retrofit Kits

transmise le 28 décembre 2010 par Business Wire

AeroVironment, Inc. announced today that it received an order valued at $46,226,984 under an existing contract with the U.S. Army. The order comprises 123 new digital Raven^® small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and initial spares packages as well as 186 digital retrofit kits for the U.S. Marine Corps. The order also includes 339 digital retrofit kits for the U.S. Army. The Raven system and retrofit order represents the remainder of the funds appropriated for RQ-11B Raven system procurement in the 2010 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, which was signed into law in December 2009.

Reval CEO Joins New York Area Board of Directors for National Music Education Nonprofit, Little Kids Rock

transmise le 28 décembre 2010 par Business Wire

Little Kids Rock (LKR), a leading nonprofit provider of free musical instruments and teacher trainings to U.S. public schools, today announced the appointment of Reval CEO and Co-founder Jiro Okochi to the New York Area Board of Directors to spearhead fundraising efforts for LKR’s New York metro area program. The move comes amidst unprecedented public school budget cuts that have eliminated music programs in New York and nationwide.

Park Electrochemcal Corp. Makes Statement Regarding Third Quarter Earnings News Release Recently Mailed to Registered Stockholders

transmise le 27 décembre 2010 par Business Wire

Park Electrochemical Corp. said today that it has learned that the earnings news release recently mailed by its transfer agent to its registered stockholders inadvertently was the third quarter earnings news release from the Company’s previous fiscal year rather than the earnings news release for its 2011 fiscal year third quarter ended November 28, 2010. The Company’s third quarter earnings news release for the current fiscal year was correct when issued on December 22, 2010 and disseminated by the media, and there are no revisions to that release.

ILS Proton Successfully Launches the KA-SAT Satellite for Eutelsat

transmise le 27 décembre 2010 par Business Wire

International Launch Services (ILS), a world leader in providing launch services to the commercial space industry, successfully carried the KA-SAT satellite to orbit for Eutelsat Communications of France on an ILS Proton. The ILS Proton vehicle lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 3:51 a.m. local time (4:51 p.m. EST, 10:51 p.m. in Paris on December 26). After a 9 hour 12 minute mission, the Breeze M successfully released the KA-SAT satellite into geostationary transfer orbit.

Orbit International Corp. Announces $800,000 Order for Displays for CVN 78 Super Carrier

transmise le 27 décembre 2010 par Business Wire

Orbit International Corp. , an electronics manufacturer and software solution provider, today announced that it received an order for approximately $800,000 for displays from a leading defense contractor for the Machine Control System for the U.S. Navy’s CVN 78 class of super aircraft carriers. This order combined with approximately $1,300,000 of aggregate orders received earlier this year brings total awards for this program to approximately $2.1 million in 2010. Production is underway at the Company’s Orbit Instrument Division facility in Hauppauge, NY. Deliveries commenced during this current quarter and are expected to continue through the second quarter of 2012.

Al Bateen Executive Airport and gategroup Sign Letter of Intent to Establish Onsite Executive Catering Unit

transmise le 27 décembre 2010 par PRNewswire

Al Bateen Executive Airport, Abu Dhabi Airports Company's (ADAC) dedicated business aviation airport in the Middle East, signed a letter of intent at MEBA 2010 in Dubai with Switzerland-based gategroup to provide high quality catering and aircraft provisioning services to business aircraft using Al Bateen Executive Airport.

L'aéroport d'affaires Al Bateen et gategroup signent une lettre d'intention afin d'établir un service de traiteur pour gens d'affaires sur place

transmise le 27 décembre 2010 par PRNewswire

L'aéroport d'affaires Al Bateen, l'aéroport de l'Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) destiné aux vols d'affaires au Moyen-Orient, a signé une lettre d'intention avec gategroup, établi en Suisse, lors de la tenue du salon MEBA 2010 à Dubaï, visant la fourniture de services de traiteur et d'approvisionnement aux aéronefs qui desservent l'aéroport d'affaires Al Bateen.

Stena Line Announces Christmas Ferries Bringing Festive Cheer

transmise le 24 décembre 2010 par PRNewswire

Stena Line has revealed it has carried an additional 5,000 passengers on its Belfast to Stranraer route in the last few days of December as thousands of people face despair and disappointment with continued flight cancellations in the run-up to the festive season. The company is reminding people that its sailings are continuing to run as scheduled with availability between now and Christmas.