Actualité aéronautique

UK Commemorates Battle of Britain Commander

transmise le 4 novembre 2009 par PRNewswire

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. Completes Offering of Common Stock

transmise le 3 novembre 2009 par Business Wire

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. , a leading provider of global air cargo assets and outsourced aircraft operating services, today announced the completion of its offering of AAWW common shares to the public. The offering, which was priced at $25.75 per share on October 28, 2009, covered an aggregate of 4,600,000 common shares, including 600,000 shares purchased by the underwriters to cover over-allotments. The aggregate net proceeds from the offering, after underwriting discounts and estimated expenses, were approximately $112.5 million. The Company expects to use the proceeds for general corporate purposes, including the financing of capital expenditures or funding of potential acquisitions or other business transactions.

Pacer International Announces New Arrangements with Union Pacific and Reports Third-Quarter 2009 Results

transmise le 3 novembre 2009 par Business Wire

Pacer International, Inc. , the asset-light North American freight transportation and logistics services provider, today announced that it has entered into new arrangements with Union Pacific Railroad (UP) that will further accelerate Pacer’s transformation into a fully-integrated, door-to-door intermodal service provider. In addition, Pacer reported today its financial results for the three- and nine-month periods ending September 30, 2009.

Republic Airways Reports October 2009 Traffic

transmise le 3 novembre 2009 par Business Wire

Republic Airways Holdings , today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for October 2009. The Company generated 1.765 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs), a 121.8% increase from the same month last year, while available seat miles (ASMs) increased 104.4%. Block hours were 85,351 in October 2009, a 46.9% increase from October 2008. Load factor was 79.3% versus 73.0% in October 2008. A total of 2,797,581 passengers were carried during the month, a 78.1% increase from the same month last year.

InJet Adds New, Award-Winning Jet to its Northeast Services

transmise le 3 novembre 2009 par Business Wire

InJet members and charter clients can now choose the best of the best when it comes to private jet travel. Through its management company ACP Jet Charters, Inc., InJet has added the new 2009 Hawker 900XP to its fleet.

Cavotec Airport Market Unit Reports Series of Ground Support Orders in Qatar and USA

transmise le 3 novembre 2009 par Business Wire

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FedEx Corp. Names Logue New President for FedEx Freight

transmise le 3 novembre 2009 par Business Wire

FedEx Corp. today announced the appointment of William J. Logue as president of FedEx Freight Corp., a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. and leading provider of regional and long-haul less-than-truckload (LTL) services in North America.

Moller International Develops Damage Resistant Fan Blades

transmise le 3 novembre 2009 par Business Wire

Moller International is pleased to announce that it has successfully developed and tested a damage resistant, carbon fiber blade technology that increases durability for the ducted fans used in its Skycar® and Neuera™ VTOL aircraft product lines. This improvement reduces blade rotating inertia, allowing the fans to respond quicker to roll and pitch commands from the artificial stability system, resulting in a more stable aircraft during hover and transition.

Atlas Air Fuels Savings and Compliance with Ariba

transmise le 3 novembre 2009 par Business Wire

Ariba, Inc. , the leading spend management solutions provider, today announced that it has signed a new agreement with Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. , a leading provider of global air cargo assets and services. Under the terms of the agreement, Atlas Air will leverage Ariba’s SaaS offerings to drive savings across its operations and ensure that they make their way to the bottom line.

Chainalytics’ Survey Forecasts a Tightening Transportation Capacity Market

transmise le 3 novembre 2009 par Business Wire

Chainalytics LLC, a supply chain services firm specializing in applying analytics to enhance fact-based supply chain decisions, announced today its upcoming complementary webinar, “Best Practices in Transportation Procurement.” Chainalytics, i2 Technologies, and Nestle USA will share best practices, proven techniques and lessons learned to help companies generate real results from transportation bids. In addition, Chainalytics will share its forecast for a tightening transportation capacity market developed through recent analysis with its Model-Based Benchmarking Consortium. The webinar is scheduled for Thursday, November 5^th at 11:00 AM EST and will be hosted by The Journal of Commerce and sponsored by Chainalytics and i2.