Actualité aéronautique

Leading Ukrainian Aircraft Designer Antonov ASTC and Dassault Systemes Sign Alliance

transmise le 18 juin 2009 par Business Wire

Dassault Systèmes  (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), a world leader in 3D and PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) solutions, announced that Dmytro Kiva, General Designer of Antonov ASTC (Ukraine), and Bernard Charlès, President and CEO, Dassault Systèmes, signed a strategic partnership at Le Bourget Air Show to speed up the implementation of DS latest PLM solutions.

Magellan Aerospace Awarded Contract for Joint Strike Fighter F-35 Lightening II Components

transmise le 18 juin 2009 par PRNewswire

Magellan Aerospace announced today the award of multi-year buys of complex machined titanium components for all three variants of the F-35 Lightening II aircraft - the Conventional Take-Off and Landing (CTOL), the Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) and the Carrier Variant (CV). This $60M USD contract will be carried out at Magellan Aerospace's Chicopee Manufacturing division in Kitchener, Ontario over the period of 2009 to 2015. The shipsets will be comprised of components for machined Wing Tie Bars for the Leading Edge Flap installation and Aft Engine Thrust Mounts.

Operation Pizza Surge Ships 28,000 Pizzas to Our Troops Overseas

transmise le 18 juin 2009 par Business Wire

Alta Data Technologies Selected as a Supplier by Leading Commercial Spaceflight Company

transmise le 18 juin 2009 par Business Wire

Alta Data Technologies announces the selection of its MIL-STD-1553 interface cards and software by Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX). The MIL-STD-1553 will provide a critical communications link between SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and the International Space Station.

Magellan Aerospace Receives Order For F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Horizontal Tails

transmise le 18 juin 2009 par PRNewswire

Magellan Aerospace has been awarded a contract this past month to produce F-35 Lightning II horizontal tail components in the third lot of Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP). It is the initial contract awarded to Magellan by BAE Systems for F-35 components, valued at $11M Cdn. over a two year period.

DialAFlight See Upsurge in US Bookings

transmise le 17 juin 2009 par PRNewswire

American hoteliers and restaurateurs are slashing prices in the midst of the recession, leading to a US tourism bookings boom, according to cheap flight specialist Dialaflight. As the pound hit $1.60 this week, businesses suffering the worst season for years are offering considerable deals to the spendthrift traveller, in an attempt to lure them out of credit hibernation.

Poll: Americans Believe It Is Unfair to Impose Trucking Regulations on FedEx Express

transmise le 17 juin 2009 par Business Wire

On behalf of Brownbailout.com, Public Opinion Strategies conducted a national survey on June 2-3, 2009 of 800 registered voters regarding attitudes toward current legislation pertaining to overnight package delivery. The margin of error of the poll is +/- 3.46% in 95 out of 100 cases.

Omniflight Helicopters, Inc. Employees to Be Honored in Alabama Ceremony Recognizing Emergency Medical Personnel

transmise le 17 juin 2009 par Business Wire

Omniflight Helicopters, Inc., a leading national provider of air medical services, announced today that 20 flight team members of its Alabama Life Saver program will be recognized at the upcoming “Honoring Our Heroes” special event to be held Friday, June 19, 2009 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex Arena.

Qantas to Increase A380 Services from Los Angeles and London to Sydney

transmise le 17 juin 2009 par Business Wire

Qantas announced today it would increase its A380 services between Los Angeles and Sydney and London and Sydney (via Singapore) from August 6, 2009.

SeaPort Airlines Launches “No-BS Mileage Plan” for Seattle to Portland Flights

transmise le 17 juin 2009 par Business Wire

SeaPort Airlines announced today the launch of a new mileage plan intended to incentivize existing customers and attract new customers who have yet to experience the SeaPort difference for Northwest travel. Amidst a sea of complicated, misleading and ever-changing major airline mileage programs, SeaPort’s approach is refreshingly simple: a punch card.