Actualité aéronautique

Fitch Affirms DFW Rental Car Bonds at 'BBB+'; Revises Outlook to Stable

transmise le 7 octobre 2009 par Business Wire

Fitch Ratings affirms Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Facilities Improvement Corporation's (FIC) approximately $124.3 million of outstanding series 1998 and 1999 rental car facility bonds. The bonds were issued to finance construction of a consolidated car rental facility located on the southern end of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). The Rating Outlook is revised to Stable from Positive.

Row 44 devoile son portail de divertissement et de productivite a bord

transmise le 7 octobre 2009 par PRNewswire

Row 44, Inc., un fournisseur satellitaire de technologie Wi-Fi a bord destinee aux avions commerciaux, a annonce aujourd'hui un service de jardin clos qui permet aux compagnies aeriennes d'offrir rapidement du divertissement generateur de recettes additionnelles, des choix de shopping et de productivite au public voyageur. Ce nouveau service, appele Skytown Center, est le premier de plusieurs produits a miser pleinement sur l'investissement d'une compagnie aerienne en ce qui concerne la connectivite a bord. Les partenaires de deploiement incluent SkyMall, qui dirigera les partenaires de services de detail et leurs operations ; le detaillant multicanal HSN, qui offrira sa programmation video en direct en ligne ; et des experts en voyage et en mobilite comme JiWire, BeDynamic et Pinger. Le premier vol est prevu pour le 1er novembre, a temps pour la periode de shopping des Fetes.

Republic Airways Names Sean Menke Executive VP, Chief Marketing Officer

transmise le 7 octobre 2009 par Business Wire

Republic Airways Holdings today announced that Sean Menke will assume the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Republic Airways Holdings. Menke’s responsibilities will include all aspects of strategy, planning, sales, marketing, distribution and customer experience for both the Frontier and Midwest branded businesses. With this appointment, Menke joins Chief Financial Officer Hal Cooper and Chief Operating Officer Wayne Heller on the Republic Airways Holdings executive management team. Menke had served as Frontier’s President and CEO since September 2007, and, prior to that, as Air Canada’s Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer from June 2005 until his return to Frontier.

Goodrich Short Wave Infrared Cameras On Board Historic LCROSS Lunar Crash Mission

transmise le 7 octobre 2009 par Business Wire

Goodrich Corporation’s ISR Systems employees in Princeton, N.J. will be eating MoonPies and watching television this Friday morning as they view images resulting from a NASA rocket crashing into the dark side of the moon. The employees design and build the innovative short wave infrared cameras that will image and analyze the cloud of post-crash debris; images could prove the presence of water on the moon, a key to future space exploration and understanding of the solar system.

Research and Markets: Contemporary Issues Shaping China's Civil Aviation Policy - Balancing International with Domestic Priorities

transmise le 7 octobre 2009 par Business Wire

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Contemporary Issues Shaping China's Civil Aviation Policy: Balancing International with Domestic Priorities" report to their offering.

Sustainability to Fuel Sales for Chicago-area Antifreeze Maker

transmise le 7 octobre 2009 par Business Wire

No doubt the economy is forcing business owners to re-think everything. For most when times are tough going green isn’t as important as earning green. One Chicago-area business owner, though, has determined how to make greener antifreeze products through an improved, environmentally more-friendly operation.

LowFares.com™ Survey Reveals Unexpected Jump in Holiday Flight Plans; 59% of Respondents Consider Flying This Season Versus 41% in 2008

transmise le 7 octobre 2009 par Business Wire

LowFares.com^TM, the travel comparison search site for cheap flights, hotels, car rentals and vacation packages, reported today that a recent survey of more than 4,000 travelers showed that more than 59% plan to fly this holiday season, compared to 41% who flew last year. Twenty-eight percent said that they plan to stay local, a dramatic reduction compared to the 40% who planned no travel a year ago.

American CareSource Holdings Takes to the Skies with AirCARE1 Signing

transmise le 7 octobre 2009 par Business Wire

American CareSource Holdings, Inc. , the nation’s leading ancillary health care system, today announced the expansion of its transportation services category with the signing of AirCARE1 International, a worldwide ambulance service specializing in the airborne intensive care transportation.

GATR Technologies Awarded Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract with US Navy SPAWAR

transmise le 7 octobre 2009 par Business Wire

GATR Technologies® announced today that it has been awarded a contract, and its first two task orders, from the Department of the Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic to supply satellite terminals to the Department of Defense and other agencies as an evolutionary technology insertion to reduce the tactical footprint of large-aperture, deployed satellite communications systems. The term of the contract is 1 year with four 1 year options with a total ceiling value of $26M.

Poll Shows Stinky Fellow Passengers and Boisterous Kids Push Travelers Buttons When on the Road

transmise le 7 octobre 2009 par Business Wire

Travelocity’s 2009 Rudeness Poll reveals the opinions of nearly 1,600 North American travelers on an array of bad travel behavior, highlighting poor hygiene, oversized carry-on luggage and arguing families as among top travel peeves for U.S. respondents. From boarding the plane to dining out while on vacation, it seems rude behavior occurs at every stage of the trip.