Component Control reported that Helicopters, Inc, has selected and implemented the Quantum Control MRO and Logistics Software solution to manage its nationwide base of service facilities in support of their fleet of news-gathering helicopters. With major hubs in St. Louis, Atlanta, Miami, New York and San Francisco, and regional support throughout the United States, Helicopters,
Section Seven Software, a leading provider of electronic government contract bidding systems, has integrated it’s software with Pentagon 2000SQL in order to combine leading functionality for government sector bidding with the secure and robust back-end ERP software infrastructure required for enterprise-class computing. Lee Levinstein, CEO of Section Seven Software, said that “combining the business functionality
PAS Technologies has received dual registration by SAI Global for the International Standards ISO 9001:2008 +AS9110A and ISO 9001:2008 +AS9100C certifications for its Miramar, Florida facility. As a provider of plating services and component overhaul and repair services, these certifications validates PAS Technologies’ commitment to quality, continuous improvement, and provides the Company with performance based analysis
Kaman Aerospace Group, has entered into an agreement to acquire Vermont Composites Inc., a leader in the design and manufacture of composite aerostructures and advanced composite medical equipment based in Bennington, Vermont. The senior management team of Vermont Composites, including its President and CEO, Patrick J. Wheeler, have agreed to continue their employment with Kaman. Vermont
Qantas planes were back in the air by Monday afternoon, after Fair Work Australia ruled to terminate the industrial dispute that has crippled Australian air travel. The decision will force Qantas and three unions to talk for at least 21 days. If those talks fail Fair Work Australia can then settle the dispute. Qantas grounded
Air China, Boeing and Chinese and U.S. aviation energy partners conducted China’s first sustainable biofuel flight. The two-hour mainland flight from Beijing Capital International Airport was witnessed by officials from both countries and highlights the viability of using sustainable aviation biofuel sourced in China. PetroChina, working with Honeywell’s UOP, sourced and refined the China-grown, jatropha-based biofuel
Boeing, Embraer and the Sao Paulo State Research Foundation (FAPESP) announced plans to collaborate on long-term aviation biofuels-related research and development, a move that represents another major step toward the creation of a sustainable aviation biofuels industry in Brazil. Azul, GOL, TAM and Trip airlines will be strategic advisors in the program. As a result
Cirrus Aircraft opened its first full motion flight simulator on October 25th, 2011 in Poznan, Poland. Cirrus’ first European SIM Center will offer state-of-the-art simulation training for the Cirrus SR20 and SR22 aircraft with Cirrus Perspective by Garmin avionics. The company’s flight simulator expansion now provides pilots throughout Europe a practical and safe method for logging
Pinnacle Airlines released that a revised tentative agreement with the United Steelworkers AFL-CIO (USW) to amend the collective bargaining agreement covering 871 flight attendants has been ratified. The contract provides a five-year extension to the collective bargaining agreement that became amendable on Jan. 31, 2011.
Bravia Capital (Bravia), a private equity investor based in Hong Kong and HNA Group Co., (HNA) of China, have completed the acquisition of ACT Airlines, Turkey. ACT Airlines is an air cargo operator based in Istanbul, Turkey. The transaction represents the strategic expansion of China’s global footprint into the high-growth marketplace of Turkey and surrounding regions,
