Actualité aéronautique

Aéroports de Paris Trafic du mois de mai 2009

transmise le 16 juin 2009 par Business Wire

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Aéroports de Paris May 2009 Traffic Figures

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Ingeo™ Flies High

transmise le 16 juin 2009 par Business Wire

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has become the first global carrier to switch from using conventional oil-based polystyrene coffee and tea cups to paper ones made with Ingeo™ coating. Initially introduced at the beginning of November 2008, these cups are now being used as the responsible alternative across the whole KLM fleet. Ingeo™ natural plastic is made from plants, not oil.

Goodrich Presents Operational Excellence Award to Etihad Airways at Paris Air Show

transmise le 16 juin 2009 par Business Wire

Leaders from Goodrich Corporation’s Aircraft Wheels and Brakes business presented a “777-300ER Operational Excellence Award” to Etihad Airways today at a ceremony held at the Goodrich pavilion during the Paris Air Show. The award recognized the superior brake life Etihad has achieved using the Goodrich DURACARB™ carbon brake on its fleet of 777-300ER aircraft. Etihad achieves one of the highest average 777-300ER brake life levels in the world.

Salon de l’aéronautique de Paris : CIAF Holding et Aviation Capital Group forment une coentreprise de location d’appareils

transmise le 16 juin 2009 par Business Wire

Civil Aviation Finance Holding Co. (CIAF Holding), une compagnie égyptienne, et le bailleur de fonds américain Aviation Capital Group (ACG) ont annoncé aujourd’hui la formation d’une coentreprise de location d’appareil qui desservira l’Égypte, le Moyen-Orient et l’Afrique du Nord.

Nanocomp Technologies Reaches New Production Milestones for Carbon Nanotube Yarn and Large-Format Mats

transmise le 16 juin 2009 par Business Wire

Nanocomp Technologies, Inc., a developer of energy saving performance materials and component products from carbon nanotubes (CNTs), today announced it has produced and delivered 10 kilometers of its CTex™ CNT yarn to one of its Fortune 100 aerospace customers. Delivering long lengths of CNT yarn further solidifies Nanocomp’s position as the only U.S. commercial company to fabricate industrially relevant finished materials from carbon nanotubes. In addition, the Company is announcing today its new capability to deliver 4-foot by 8-foot CNT mats, the largest of their kind in the world.

UPS Unveils Global Technology for Critical Parts Fulfillment

transmise le 16 juin 2009 par Business Wire

UPS today announced the launch of a new Web-based system that manages global service orders and inventory for critical parts fulfillment.

NASA selects ITT to develop critical sensors to measure CO2 from air and space

transmise le 16 juin 2009 par Business Wire

ITT Corporation today announced that it was chosen by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to help design, develop and test a set of instruments to measure carbon dioxide (CO2) from air and space in support of NASA’s Active Sensing of CO2 Emissions over Nights, Days and Season (ASCENDS) mission, which is expected to launch in 2015. In a 2007 survey by the National Academy of Sciences, ASCENDS was identified as being crucial to quantifying global distributions of land and ocean sources and sinks of CO2, which provides the scientific basis for future projections of carbon dioxide in climate models.

Dubai's First Low Cost Airline Takes Off

transmise le 16 juin 2009 par PRNewswire

flydubai, Dubai's first low cost airline, became a reality on Monday, June 1, 2009, when its first commercial flight took off.

Paris Air Show: CIAF Holding and Aviation Capital Group Form Joint Venture Aircraft Leasing Company

transmise le 16 juin 2009 par Business Wire

Civil Aviation Finance Holding Co. (CIAF Holding), an Egyptian corporation, and US lessor Aviation Capital Group (ACG) today announced the formation of a joint venture aircraft leasing company to serve Egypt, the Middle East and Northern Africa.