Actualité aéronautique

Sun Country Offers 50% off Fall Travel

transmise le 30 juillet 2009 par Business Wire

Sun Country is pleased to offer 50% off for the fall travel season as a thank you to customers flying on the Hometown Airline. When consumers purchase a ticket between now and August 7, 2009 they will receive 50% off their next fall getaway. This is a great deal for consumers wanting a last minute summer getaway, who are also planning a fall vacation.

Rolls-Royce Applauds US House Vote Favoring Competition on JSF Engine Program

transmise le 30 juillet 2009 par Business Wire

Rolls-Royce applauds the vote of the US House of Representatives today to continue support for the competitive engine program for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). The House voted 400 to 30 to include $560 million in FY2010 funding to develop and produce the GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team’s F136 engine.

U.S. House Affirms Competition for Joint Strike Fighter Propulsion

transmise le 30 juillet 2009 par Business Wire

The U.S. House of Representatives is leading the charge for defense acquisition reform by voting 400 to 30 on Wednesday for a defense spending bill for fiscal year 2010 that includes $560 million in funding for the GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Team’s F136 engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).

Vought Concludes Sale of South Carolina Operations

transmise le 30 juillet 2009 par Business Wire

Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. today announced that it completed the sale of the business and operations conducted at its South Carolina facility to a subsidiary of The Boeing Company. The Vought facility, located in North Charleston, performs fabrication, and assembly of structures and systems installation of 787 aft-fuselage sections.

Frontier Confirms That Southwest Airlines Developing a Bid for the Airline

transmise le 30 juillet 2009 par Business Wire

Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. today announced that Southwest Airlines Co. has submitted an initial non-binding proposal to acquire Frontier under the auction procedures established in Frontier’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases and approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court.

USAPA Champions Introduction of House Bill on Aviation Safety

transmise le 30 juillet 2009 par Business Wire

The House Subcommittee on Aviation, chaired by Congressman Jerry F. Costello, introduced a bill yesterday afternoon, the Airline Safety and Pilot Training Improvement Act of 2009, to improve safety and training practices for the airline industry. The legislation was drafted following recommendations made at several meetings, including a roundtable discussion with the leadership of the nation’s nearly 90,000 frontline union pilots that took place on July 15.

Fantastic Summer Savings up for Grabs on London-West Midland Services

transmise le 30 juillet 2009 par PRNewswire

Virgin Trains is slashing the cost of travel between London and the West Midlands by almost a third. From 3 August, passengers can travel for a lot less between London Euston/Watford Junction/Milton Keynes Central and Coventry/Birmingham International/Birmingham New Street; and between London and Rugby.

L’Agence des frontières et de l’immigration du Royaume-Uni annonce une utilisation réussie de la technologie visant à détecter la contrebande

transmise le 30 juillet 2009 par Business Wire

L’Agence des frontières et de l’immigration du Royaume-Uni (United Kingdom Border Agency, UKBA) a pris la décision progressiste d’incorporer une nouvelle technologie qui l’aidera dans ses opérations visant à éliminer la contrebande du pays. Au moyen d’un système de détection d’objet à ondes millimétriques passives (PMMW), elle a amélioré sa capacité à cibler les marchandises illicites et de contrebande. Pour améliorer son dépistage des drogues de catégorie A, d’argent liquide dissimulé et d’autres articles, elle a adopté une approche fondée sur le déploiement d’une combinaison d’unités fixes et mobiles à travers le R.-U.

United Kingdom Border Agency Announces Successful Utilization of Technology to Detect Contraband

transmise le 30 juillet 2009 par Business Wire

The United Kingdom Border Agency (UKBA) has made the forward thinking decision to incorporate additional technology to help them with their efforts to keep contraband out of the country. Using a passive millimeter wave (PMMW) object detection system they have strengthened their ability to target illicit and smuggled goods. To toughen their screening for Class A drugs, concealed cash, and other items, they have adopted an approach which involves the deployment of a mix of fixed and mobile units across the UK.

Pilot Freight Services Announces Discount on Shipping to Canada

transmise le 30 juillet 2009 par Business Wire

Pilot Freight Services, a worldwide provider of transportation and logistics services, announced today that it is offering a discount on all shipping to Canada in the month of August. Qualifying customers using Pilot’s Transborder Canadian Service, which reaches more than 10,000 cities, towns and hamlets in Canada, will receive a rebate on Pilot’s base door-to-door transportation charges. Pilot ships to Canada through a partnership alliance with Concord Transportation, a Canadian transportation and logistics company.