Actualité aéronautique

Goodrich Receives Cogswell Award from Defense Security Service

transmise le 7 juillet 2009 par Business Wire

Goodrich Corporation’s ISR Systems business in Danbury, Conn. received the 2009 James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement Award from the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Security Service (DSS). The award represents DSS’ highest honor afforded to government contractors. Defense contractors are selected for outstanding achievement in matters related to the protection of sensitive information, with only 14 facilities selected out of 12,500 sites surveyed in the past year.

Expand Networks Wins Finnair to Complete Server Consolidation Strategy

transmise le 7 juillet 2009 par Business Wire

Expand Networks, the Leader in Optimizing WANs for Branch Office Consolidation and Virtualization, today announced, Finnair, the Finnish national airline, has signed a contract to implement Expand Networks WAN Optimisation technology as part of its company-wide server consolidation project. In partnership with ICT solutions provider, Access Solutions, Expand Networks’ Accelerators will be deployed across 40 branch offices, enabling Finnair to completely remove local servers whilst placing all employees in virtual proximity of their applications and datacenter services.

SAS Traffic Reports: The SAS Group Traffic figures June 2009

transmise le 7 juillet 2009 par Business Wire

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Supply Chain, Logistics Firm D.W. Morgan Profiled on Apple Computer Web Site

transmise le 6 juillet 2009 par Business Wire

A profile of the D.W. Morgan Company is featured in the Business section of the Apple Inc. Web site.

AeroMexico to Hold Inaugural Flight Events Tuesday, July 7, at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

transmise le 6 juillet 2009 par Business Wire

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UALPAPAE: ALPA Management Failed to Bargain in Good Faith Says NLRB General Counsel

transmise le 6 juillet 2009 par Business Wire

Management of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) failed to bargain in good faith with its professional and unionized employees, alleged the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in a Complaint and Notice of Hearing issued June 30, 2009. The General Counsel agreed with the Union of ALPA Professional and Administrative Employees (UALPAPAE), Unit 1’s claim that ALPA management failed to fulfill its collective bargaining obligations in violation of Sections 8(a)(1) and (5) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) when it laid off Unit 1 employees without first offering the in-house union the opportunity to negotiate.

AAI Unveils and Demonstrates Its STUAS/Tier II Contender — the Aerosonde® Mark 4.7

transmise le 6 juillet 2009 par Business Wire

AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, announced today that it has offered the newest in its successful Aerosonde fleet of small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS), the Mark 4.7, as a contender for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps’ joint Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (STUAS)/Tier II program. The expeditionary Mark 4.7 system participated in flight demonstrations on June 23-24 at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona.

The MENA Region is Currently Ensuring Optimum Levels of Air Traffic Control Performance

transmise le 6 juillet 2009 par PRNewswire

International Quality and Productivity Center (IQPC), the global provider of tailored, industry-driven conferences, will be addressing major challenges and issues, from airspace congestion and safety of ATC operations at the Air Traffic Control (ATC) Optimisation Summit Middle East 2009; a four day summit, with an exclusive two day conference an essential two days of interactive workshops.

Horizon Air Adding Seasonal Los Angeles Flights to Sun Valley

transmise le 6 juillet 2009 par Business Wire

Horizon Air is bringing back direct service from Los Angeles to Sun Valley for the 2009/10 winter season and adding flights from Los Angeles for the 2010 summer season. The airline will also operate flights between Boise and Sun Valley during these periods. Currently, Horizon serves Sun Valley from Seattle only.

NMI (Non-Manufacturing Index) at 47%; June Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®; Business Activity Index at 49.8%; New Orders Index at 48.6%; Employment Index at 43.4%

transmise le 6 juillet 2009 par Business Wire

Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector contracted in June, say the nation’s purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business^®.