Actualité aéronautique

First-quarter earnings for the SAS Group amounted to MSEK -934.

transmise le 28 avril 2009 par Business Wire

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SAS Group Interim Report January-March 2009

transmise le 28 avril 2009 par Business Wire

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DHL Signs New Agreement with Industrial Electronics Leader

transmise le 28 avril 2009 par Business Wire

DHL, the world’s leading express delivery and logistics company, today announced it has signed a two-year agreement with Amphenol PCD, a world market leader in electronic modules and connectors for commercial and military applications. DHL was selected as the exclusive provider of international shipping services for Amphenol PCD to improve its global supply chain and speed shipments to the U.S. from its global manufacturing and supply bases overseas.

AeroMexico Addresses the Recent Influenza Outbreak to Help Protect Health of the Public, Passengers & Employees

transmise le 27 avril 2009 par Business Wire

AeroMexico has announced preventive measures the airline has put in place, as well as instructions it is following from the Ministry of Health in Mexico, in connection with the recent swine flu influenza outbreak to help protect the health of the general public, its passengers and employees. Airline procedures include the following:

Norwegian Air Shuttle offrira un accès haute vitesse à large bande à ses passagers et aux membres de son équipage

transmise le 27 avril 2009 par PRNewswire

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA, le cinquième transporteur à bas prix en importance en Europe, a annoncé aujourd'hui qu'il équiperait l'ensemble de sa flotte d'un accès haute vitesse à large bande en vol. Le transporteur aérien utilisa la solution à large bande satellite de Row 44.

TAM and Air Canada Extend Partnership to Benefit Frequent Flyers

transmise le 27 avril 2009 par PRNewswire

TAM and Air Canada, a founding member of Star Alliance, today announced that they will start implementing a bilateral agreement that will allow members of TAM Fidelidade or Air Canada's Aeroplan programs to earn and redeem frequent flyer points/miles beginning April 28, 2009 on flights operated by either company. This initiative is part of a Memorandum of Understanding signed between TAM and Air Canada in June 2008, aiming to expand services offered to customers of both airlines.

Travellers to Mexico so far Undeterred by Swine Flu Outbreak

transmise le 27 avril 2009 par PRNewswire

Data from leading flight search company Skyscanner () shows that travellers planning trips to Mexico have so far been undeterred by the outbreak of swine flu influenza announced by Mexico's Federal Health Ministry on the 22nd April.

Norwegian Air Shuttle to Provide High-Speed Broadband for its Passengers and Crew

transmise le 27 avril 2009 par PRNewswire

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA, Europe's fifth largest low-cost carrier, announced today that it is equipping its entire fleet with high-speed in-flight broadband. The airline will use a satellite-based broadband solution from Row 44.

Defense Holdings, Inc. to Develop Metal Fiber Brush Technology for Army Black Hawk Helicopter

transmise le 27 avril 2009 par Business Wire

Defense Holdings, Inc.® (DHi) has been awarded a five-year $9.8M Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase III IDIQ contract, with an initial $715K Delivery Order to extend the development of its Metal Fiber Brushes to U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter de-icing systems. Work is to be performed in Arlington, VA and Charlottesville, VA. U.S. Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate, Ft. Eustis, VA is the contracting activity (W911W6-09-D-0006).

UK Has Lowest Number of Airline Flights in April Since 2001, According to OAG

transmise le 27 avril 2009 par PRNewswire

The UK is experiencing significant cutbacks in airline service, both domestically and internationally, according to the latest statistics from OAG (), the world's leading aviation data business and part of UBM Aviation. Frequencies and capacity within the UK for April are down year on year by 13% and 14% respectively, representing a drop of 5,078 flights and 476,000 seats. Airlines have scheduled a total of 33,783 domestic UK flights this month; the last time the April figures for the UK were lower than this was in 2001.