Actualité aéronautique

Can Airline Loyalty Programs Generate Income for Struggling Airlines?

transmise le 24 juillet 2009 par Business Wire

As airlines face new challenges seemingly every day now, the temptation exists for them to bolster their financials by selling off portions of the operations and reaping the benefits. One interesting asset that has garnered attention in recent years is the airline frequent flyer program.

SPEEA Engineers at Spirit Deliver a Resounding Rejection to Company’s Contract Offer

transmise le 24 juillet 2009 par Business Wire

A contract offer by Spirit AeroSystems to engineers that had no guaranteed wage increases, could require four hours of unpaid overtime before receiving overtime pay and doubled medical premiums was rejected by 91 percent of the voting members in the Wichita Engineering Unit (WEU) of the Society of Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), IFPTE Local 2001.

Republic Airways Announces Conference Call to Discuss Second Quarter 2009 Results

transmise le 23 juillet 2009 par Business Wire

Republic Airways Holdings Inc. announced today it will hold a conference call to discuss financial results for the second quarter of 2009. The conference call will be held Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 10 a.m. EDT.

American Science and Engineering, Inc. Announces Notice of First Quarter Fiscal 2010 Results

transmise le 23 juillet 2009 par Business Wire

American Science and Engineering, Inc. (AS&E^®) will announce its first quarter (endedJune 30, 2009) fiscal year 2010 results on Thursday, August 6, 2009 after the market closes. A copy of the full press release will be issued via e-mail, fax and/or Business Wire.

Airport Authority Reaches Agreement with Florida DEP; Continues Making Environmental Improvements

transmise le 23 juillet 2009 par Business Wire

The Panama City – Bay County International Airport and Industrial District (Airport Authority) today reached agreement with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) on a series of steps to address temporary stormwater management issues that occurred during construction at the new Panama City – Bay County International Airport construction site in northwestern Bay County.

Chinese Scientist Fanyi Zeng to Present at World Stem Cell Summit on iPS Cells Producing Viable Mice

transmise le 23 juillet 2009 par Business Wire

Fanyi Zeng, PhD., MD., of the Institute of Medical Genetics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, a principal investigator in a new paper published in the scientific journal Nature this week, will present her work at the upcoming 2009 World Stem Cell Summit. Dr. Zeng will participate on the science panel “Human Embryonic Stem Cells versus Induced Pluripotent Cells.”

Solis Energy Joins Tropos Solution Partner Network to Provide Alternative Power Solutions for Wireless Network Deployments

transmise le 23 juillet 2009 par Business Wire

Solis Energy, a global provider of alternative outdoor power sources, has joined Tropos’ Troposphere Solution Partner Network program. Tropos is the market leader in wireless IP broadband networks and with its Troposphere Solution Partners, helps customers in building complete solutions for Smart City and Smart Grid networks. With Solis, Tropos networks can be designed around the limitations of an existing power infrastructure.

Teradata Revenue Management Tool Stops Revenue Leaks and Determines True Customer Profitability

transmise le 23 juillet 2009 par Business Wire

“In an economic downturn, it’s critically important that transportation companies focus on stopping the revenue leaks. Pricing and customer value are very difficult areas to manage and are therefore the two primary areas from where profit escapes, often undetected,” said Shaun Connolly, global program director for the transportation industry, Teradata Corporation .

UALPAPAE: NLRB Sides with Staff Union Against Union Employer

transmise le 23 juillet 2009 par Business Wire

UALPAPAE Unit 1, the unionized employees of the world’s largest pilots union, the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), scored another hit this week when, for the second time this month, the National Labor Relations Board’s general counsel supported their assertion that ALPA management has engaged in unfair labor practices.

AeroMexico Expands San Francisco Service with Five Weekly, Non-Stop Flights to Hermosillo, Mexico

transmise le 23 juillet 2009 par Business Wire

AeroMexico has added five weekly, non-stop flights between San Francisco and Hermosillo, Mexico, the airline’s first expansion of service in San Francisco since the market was added to its North American operations in February 2009. Flights depart San Francisco International Airport at 1:45 p.m. PDT and arrive in Hermosillo at 4:00 p.m. PDT every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Return flights depart Hermosillo at 10:30 a.m., arriving in San Francisco at 12:45 p.m. on the same days. Convenient, connecting flights are available daily in Hermosillo to five other destinations throughout Mexico – Los Mochis, Culiacan, Ciudad Obregon, Chihuahua and Monterrey. The airline also offers daily non-stop flights between San Francisco and Mexico City.