Actualité aéronautique

Air Cargo World Announces 2010 Air Cargo Excellence Survey Winners

transmise le 10 mars 2010 par PRNewswire

Air Cargo World, the global news authority on air logistics and freight transport, has unveiled the findings of its sixth annual Air Cargo Excellence (ACE) Survey, which measures carriers and airports on specific criteria and ranks them to identify above or below average performance. The findings were revealed today at the Air Cargo Excellence Awards in Vancouver, marking the first time the winners have been honored in a public ceremony.

Chiffres du trafic de Fraport - Février 2010 : La grève des pilotes et les intempéries impactent la croissance du trafic de passagers et les mouvements aériens - l'essor du fret aérien se poursuit à Francfort

transmise le 10 mars 2010 par PRNewswire

L'essor du fret aérien (en tonnes) pour l'aéroport de Francfort (FRA) se poursuit tout au long du mois de février 2010. Enregistrant 163 469 tonnes métriques au cours du mois sous revue, FRA a atteint une croissance de 30,1 % en glissement annuel. Sa capacité de fret aérien a sensiblement augmenté par rapport au mois de janvier 2010, ce qui a presque compensé l'importante baisse du tonnage en février 2009.

Fraport Traffic Figures - February 2010: Pilot Strike and Weather Impact Growth in Passenger Traffic and Aircraft Movements - Surge in Airfreight Continues at Frankfurt

transmise le 10 mars 2010 par PRNewswire

The surge in airfreight tonnage at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) continued throughout February 2010. With 163,469 metric tons in the reporting month, FRA achieved year-on-year growth of 30.1 percent and handled noticeably more airfreight than in January 2010. Thus, even the significant slump in tonnage in February 2009 was nearly offset.

L'ancien chef de la direction de Continental se joint au conseil d'administration de Row 44

transmise le 10 mars 2010 par PRNewswire

Row 44, Inc., le plus grand fournisseur de solutions satellitaire Wi-Fi en vol, a annoncé aujourd'hui que Larry Kellner, ancien président et chef de la direction de Continental Airlines, s'était joint au conseil d'administration de la société.

Former Continental CEO Joins Row 44's Board of Directors

transmise le 9 mars 2010 par PRNewswire

Row 44, Inc., the leading provider of satellite-based in-flight Wi-Fi, announced today that Larry Kellner, former Chairman and CEO of Continental Airlines, has joined the company's Board of Directors.

Northrop Grumman Expands Composites Manufacturing Training for Major Turkish F-35 Supplier

transmise le 9 mars 2010 par PRNewswire

Northrop Grumman Corporation is adding momentum to Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc.'s (TAI) readiness to build complete center fuselages for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft by teaching its engineers how to build the complex composite structures used in the jet.

Hong Kong Aviation Company Appoints Mathis Shinnick Chief Executive Officer

transmise le 8 mars 2010 par PRNewswire

Hong Kong Aviation Company ("HKAC"), a leading investor in global aviation finance, announced today that Mathis Shinnick has been appointed Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Shinnick will be based in Hong Kong and comes to HKAC from HSH-Nordbank AG where he held the position of Global Head of Transportation since 2004. Mr. Shinnick is expected to begin his appointment May 1, 2010.

Hellenic Imperial Airways Appointment of Passenger General Sales Agencies (GSA) & Cargo General Sales & Service Agent (GSAA)

transmise le 8 mars 2010 par PRNewswire

Hellenic Imperial Airways was incorporated in May 2006, based in Athens, Greece and is now expanding its activities as well as its fleet and will be fully operating scheduled flights to many new destinations, both domestic (Mainland & Greek Islands) and international, as of the end of May 2010.

Afghan 'Top Gun' Aircrews Take to the Sky in Wiltshire

transmise le 8 mars 2010 par PRNewswire

27 Afghan Aircrew are being trained in Wiltshire as part of a two year programme run by the UK Joint Helicopter Command (JHC), supported throughout by QinetiQ. Training of the Afghan Pilots and flight engineers began in February 2008 at Boscombe Down under PROJECT CURIUM.

Cérémonie d'inauguration des travaux du projet Interlink ; valeur finale de 4 milliards HKD ; DHL Supply Chain et Yusen en seront les principaux clients

transmise le 4 mars 2010 par PRNewswire

Le groupe Goodman ("Goodman" ou "Groupe") a tenu aujourd'hui la cérémonie d'inauguration des travaux de Interlink, le développement de cette plate-forme logistique dans le district portuaire de Tsing Yi de Hong Kong revêt une importance stratégique capitale. Évalué à plus de 4 milliards HKD (environ 380 millions EUR), Interlink est l'un des plus grands projets de développement industriels actuellement en cours dans le monde, en plus d'être l'un des premiers projets d'entrepôt majeurs à Hong Kong depuis près d'une décennie.