Actualité aéronautique

Southwest Airlines Utilizes ITA Software to Support Airline’s Website Redesign and to Provide Opportunities for Future Southwest.com Enhancements

transmise le 8 octobre 2009 par Business Wire

Southwest Airlines and ITA Software, Inc., the leader in developing innovative solutions for the travel industry, today announced advanced capabilities that support Southwest’s website enhancements and allows the airline to further extend the capabilities of southwest.com moving forward. Southwest selected ITA’s QPX™ system to support its recent website updates, making it even easier for customers to take advantage of the airline’s industry-leading low fares.

Enigma to Speak and Demonstrate Products at Oracle OpenWorld Conference

transmise le 8 octobre 2009 par Business Wire

Enigma Inc., the leader in aftermarket service and support technology, will be presenting several sessions and demonstrating its products at Oracle OpenWorld, the annual conference for Oracle® customers and partners, from October 11-15, in San Francisco, Calif.

Pilot Freight Services Ranked #1 Freight Forwarder in Quest for Quality Awards

transmise le 8 octobre 2009 par Business Wire

Pilot Freight Services, a worldwide provider of transportation and logistics services, announced that the company has been ranked number one overall in the Freight Forwarder category of the 2009 Quest for Quality™ Awards from Logistics Management, the distinguished magazine for supply chain professionals. The awards recognize overall service excellence in freight forwarding reader-based ratings in five areas: on-time performance, value, information technology, customer service, and equipment and operations.

Omnivex Highlights Innovative Airport Digital Signage Solutions at ACI Conference

transmise le 8 octobre 2009 par Business Wire

As the airport industry expands the use of digital signage, Omnivex Corporation is helping airports rethink the role of these screens to improve wayfinding, advertising, and operational efficiency. Omnivex software is used by airports around the world to aid facility navigation, improve Customs and Immigration procedures, display targeted messages in multiple languages and inform and entertain passengers. Omnivex Corporation, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and provider of enterprise-level software for digital signage networks, will demonstrate its award-winning software at the Airports Council International conference in Austin, TX, October 11 - 14.

Moller International Skycar Could Let Army Do More in Afghanistan with Fewer Soldiers

transmise le 8 octobre 2009 par Business Wire

Moller International is pleased to announce today that its Skycar technology has gained ground within the military for its use in high-tech, demanding battlefield applications like those in Afghanistan. “Afghanistan is not Iraq,” stated Lieutenant Colonel James Thomas, 304th SB, 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command. “The MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) vehicle that turned the tide of battle in Iraq will have much less impact in Afghanistan,” he continued in a recently issued white paper entitled Winning an Asymmetric War with Skycars. This report, directed to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), spelled out the numerous advantages the Skycar® aircraft could offer the military in its effort to win the war in Afghanistan.

Dévoilement du système de piles à combustible multi-fonction d'Intelligent Energy pour Airbus, à Hambourg

transmise le 8 octobre 2009 par Business Wire

À la suite de l'inauguration récente du Centre d'essai Aerotec sur les piles à combustible à Hambourg, Intelligent Energy, l'entreprise de systèmes d'énergie propre, a annoncé aujourd'hui qu'elle fournira désormais au grand constructeur aéronautique Airbus un groupe auxiliaire de puissance (APU) à piles à combustible multi-fonction pour l'alimentation électrique de bord et les autres charges sur les futurs avions commerciaux de la compagnie.

Intelligent Energy’s Multi-Functional Fuel Cell System Unveiled at Airbus, Hamburg

transmise le 8 octobre 2009 par Business Wire

Following the recent opening of the Aerotec Fuel Cell Test Centre in Hamburg, clean power systems company, Intelligent Energy, announced today that it has provided leading aircraft manufacturer Airbus with a multi-functional fuel cell auxiliary power unit (APU) aimed at on-board power and other loads in future commercial airliners.

New Baines Simmons Academy Raises the Bar in Aviation Safety Training

transmise le 8 octobre 2009 par Business Wire

A new training facility specialising aviation safety and airworthiness training will be opened this November by Baines Simmons. The Aviation Safety Academy, which will be based at Fairoaks Airport, will be the UK’s first dedicated training centre where aviation experts can immerse themselves in professional aviation learning.

Airport Authority Selects New Airport Name: Northwest Florida-Panama City International Airport

transmise le 7 octobre 2009 par Business Wire

The Panama City – Bay County International Airport and Industrial District (Airport Authority) today voted to name the new international airport now under construction at West Bay the Northwest Florida – Panama City International Airport. The new airport is scheduled to open in May 2010.

Fitch Affirms Mueller Local Govt. Corp., TX Contract Revs at 'AA'

transmise le 7 octobre 2009 par Business Wire

During the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms its 'AA' rating on the Mueller Local Government Corporation, Texas' (the corporation) contract revenue bonds, series 2006, of which $11.6 million are outstanding.