Actualité aéronautique

Sentient Jet Cards Returns as Sponsor for Elite Tavistock Cup Golf Tournament

transmise le 12 mars 2012 par Business Wire

Sentient Jet, one of the leading private aviation companies in the U.S. and the Official Private Jet Partner of the PGA TOUR, announced today it will sponsor the 2012 Tavistock Cup, a team golf event featuring professional golfers from around the world. As part of the sponsorship, Sentient Jet Cards will host a luxury-viewing gallery on the 18^th Hole and award exceptional prizes to Tavistock Cup competitors.

KRG Capital Partners Completes Sale of Tronair Holdings, Inc.

transmise le 12 mars 2012 par Business Wire

KRG Capital Partners (KRG), a Denver-based buyout firm, completed the sale of Tronair Holdings, Inc. (Tronair). Tronair is a leading manufacturer of ground support equipment (GSE) for business, commercial and military aircraft. KRG acquired Tronair in February of 2008, and the sale represents KRG’s second full exit for its $1.96 billion Fund IV. KRG’s limited partner investors will achieve a compelling return from the four-year investment.

CPI Aerostructures and Sovereign Bank Amend Credit Agreement to Provide for an Additional Term Loan

transmise le 12 mars 2012 par Business Wire

CPI Aerostructures, Inc. announced today that it has entered into an eighth amendment to its credit agreement with Sovereign Bank, N.A., providing CPI Aero with an additional term loan in the principal amount of $4,500,000 to be amortized over five years. The term loan is for the purpose of purchasing tooling and equipment. Further information concerning the amendment can be found in CPI Aero’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 12, 2012.

Advanced Photonix, Inc. Signs Agreement with Value Added Reseller

transmise le 12 mars 2012 par Business Wire

Advanced Photonix, Inc.^® today announced that it has signed a value-added reseller (VAR) agreement for its T-Gauge™ industrial terahertz gauging system with Thermo Fisher Scientific for its line of Thermo Scientific web and metal gauges.

AeroVironment Receives $11.1 Million Order for RQ-11B Raven Small Unmanned Aircraft System Contractor Logistics Support

transmise le 12 mars 2012 par Business Wire

AeroVironment, Inc. today announced it received a new $11,095,872 cost-plus-fixed-fee sole source contract award on March 1, 2012 from the United States Army. The order comprises Army, Marine Corps and Foreign Military Sales contractor logistics support for Raven systems. The logistics support services are scheduled to be delivered through Feb. 28, 2013.

Rockwell Automation Acquires SoftSwitching Technologies, a Leading Provider of Industrial Power Quality Detection and Protection Systems

transmise le 12 mars 2012 par Business Wire

Rockwell Automation, Inc. today announced it has purchased the assets of SoftSwitching Technologies, a leading provider of industrial power quality detection and protection systems, located in Middleton, Wis.

UPS and Connor Sport Court to Deliver Basketball Court for 2012 Men’s Final Four

transmise le 12 mars 2012 par Business Wire

UPS , an official NCAA corporate partner and Connor Sport Court International, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-performance sports flooring, today announced plans for a seven-city tour of the hardwood basketball court that will serve as the centerpiece of the 2012 NCAA® Men’s Final Four®.

ITT Exelis completes first overhaul of mine-sweeping system for U.S. Navy

transmise le 12 mars 2012 par Business Wire

ITT Exelis has completed its first overhaul of a mine-sweeping system for the U.S. Navy. In 2009, the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Panama City, Fla., awarded this sole-source indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, which has a potential value of $49 million.

CIT 2012 Global Commercial Aviation Industry Outlook

transmise le 12 mars 2012 par Business Wire

The emerging markets that offer the greatest growth potential for the commercial aviation industry include China, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Latin America, according to Jeff Knittel, President of Transportation Finance at CIT Group Inc. cit.com, a global leader in transportation finance. This topic is one of many discussed in CIT’s 2012 Global Commercial Aviation Industry Outlook , the latest in a series of in-depth executive video Q&As featured in CIT’s Executive Insights series (cit.com/executiveinsights).

T.Y. Lin International Hires Russell E. Tripp, P.E., as Chief Airfield Engineer

transmise le 12 mars 2012 par Business Wire

T.Y. Lin International (TYLI), a globally recognized full-service infrastructure consulting firm, announced today that Russell E. Tripp, P.E., has been named Chief Airfield Engineer, with responsibility for overseeing the planning, design, programming, and construction management of aviation infrastructure and facilities projects.