Actualité aéronautique

American Science and Engineering, Inc. Receives $11.5 Million Service and Maintenance Renewal Order from the U.S. Government for ZBVs

transmise le 20 août 2009 par Business Wire

American Science and Engineering, Inc. , a leading worldwide supplier of innovative X-ray detection solutions, announced today the receipt of a $11.5 million service and maintenance renewal order from the U.S. government for Z Backscatter Vans^™ (ZBV) and the ZBV Military Trailers^™ (ZBV Mil Trailer) — a rugged version of the Company’s patented ZBV cargo and vehicle screening system. The ZBVs and ZBV Mil Trailers are deployed to support counterterrorist missions.

Sabre’s Enhanced Virtually There Travel Itinerary Service Features Faster Access to Trip Data and New Mobile Phone Capabilities

transmise le 20 août 2009 par Business Wire

Sabre Travel Network(R) today announced the complete deployment of its enhanced Virtually There(R) itinerary product. Used by 30,000 travel agencies and millions of business and leisure travelers worldwide, the enhanced service is available in 17 languages for both web and mobile devices.

GetThere Delivers Hotel, Mobile and a Dozen Other Enhancements for Online Business Travel Programs

transmise le 20 août 2009 par Business Wire

GetThere(R), the world’s leading online business travel procurement solution, formally rolled out its latest collection of enhancements for business travel programs. Unveiled at July’s GetThere Summit in front of a record number of corporate travel managers and travel management company resellers, the latest bundle of enhancements meets a number of needs for today’s complex travel programs.

Inc. Magazine Unveils 28th Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies—the Inc. 500

transmise le 20 août 2009 par Business Wire

Reveal Imaging Technologies, Inc., a developer of industry-leading threat detection solutions, announced today that Inc. magazine ranked the company #284 on its 28th annual Inc. 500, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America’s independent-minded entrepreneurs. Companies such as Microsoft, Zappos, Intuit, GoDaddy, Under Armour, Jamba Juice, American Apparel, Oracle, and hundreds of other powerhouses gained early exposure as members of the Inc. 500.

Fitch Rates $49MM Cleveland, Ohio, Airport Revs Series 2009D 'AA-/F1'

transmise le 19 août 2009 par Business Wire

Fitch Ratings has assigned a rating of 'AA-/F1' to the $49,025,000 City of Cleveland, Ohio (City), airport system revenue bonds, series 2009D. The 'AA-' long-term component of the rating is based jointly on the rating that Fitch has assigned to the City's airport system revenue bonds (currently rated 'A' by Fitch) and the irrevocable direct-pay letter of credit (LOC) provided by KBC Bank N.V. (currently rated 'A/F1' by Fitch). (For information about the basis for the long-term component of the rating, see the criteria report entitled 'Dual-Party Pay Criteria for Long-Term Ratings on LOC-Supported U.S. Public Finance Bonds' dated June 11, 2009 available on Fitch's web site at www.fitchratings.com.) The 'F1' short-term component of the rating is based solely on the LOC.

Hypertronics Connectors Provide Signal Integrity for Northrop Grumman's Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft System

transmise le 19 août 2009 par PRNewswire

Hypertronics Corporation (), a Smiths Interconnect business and world-leading provider of high performance interconnect solutions for the most demanding applications; today announced that their KA electrical connectors were selected for use on Northrop Grumman Corporation's Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS). Used in the braking and master flight control computer systems, the KA connectors were selected due to their reliability and robustness under harsh environments, shock and vibration.

Battlefield Unmanned Aircraft Systems to See $1.1 Billion in Acquisition Spending Through 2019 According to New Research from G2 Solutions

transmise le 19 août 2009 par Business Wire

A new research note from G2 Solutions “Battlefield UAS: Market Analysis and Outlook” is available.

Park Electrochemical Corp. Announces Major Expansion of Its Newton, Kansas Facility to Produce Composite Aircraft Parts and Assemblies

transmise le 19 août 2009 par Business Wire

Park Electrochemical Corp. announced plans for the major expansion of its recently completed and commissioned Park Aircraft Technologies Corp. (“PATC”) advanced composite materials development and manufacturing facility located at the Newton, Kansas Airport. The recently completed PATC facility, which was designed to develop and produce advanced composite materials for the aircraft and space vehicle industries, contains approximately 52,000 square feet of manufacturing, laboratory and office space and cost approximately $15 million to construct and fully equip. The Company plans to expand its recently completed PATC facility in order to manufacture composite parts and assemblies for the aircraft and space vehicle industries. This expansion, which includes approximately 42,000 square feet of manufacturing, office and storage space, is expected to cost approximately $5 million and to be complete and operational by September of 2010.

CORRECTING and REPLACING El Al Israel Airlines: Results for the second Quarter of 2009

transmise le 19 août 2009 par Business Wire

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SuperJet International: M.o.U with Aeroplex for MRO Services on SSJ100 fleet

transmise le 19 août 2009 par Business Wire

SuperJet International announced the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Budapest, Hungary, based Aeroplex for MRO services to support Sukhoi SuperJet 100 aircraft.