The objective of this paper is to investigate the feasibility of developing an automatic aircraft operation monitoring system. This involves investigating candidate technologies and developing a prototype system for monitoring aircraft operations. In large airports with control tower operations, one can readily determine aircraft operations because the towers are always...
From taking out top al-Qaida operatives safely firing within 50 meters of dismounted infantrymen, the Picatinny Excalibur projectile is already paying dividends a year after its initial fielding to Soldiers. When Excalibur first debuted in Iraq in May 2007, it became the Army's first all-weather, precision-guided artillery round....
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc (OTC Bulletin Board: FRNTQ) has reported a consolidated net profit of USD2.9m and an operating profit of USD2.5m for November 2008. The airline is required to file monthly operating reports because it is currently in Chapter...
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) is to expand its capacity to and from Augusta, Georgia for the 2009 Masters Golf Tournament. The airline has said that it will add more than 7,000 seats for travel between Augusta and its Atlanta hub,...
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Palestinian militants sent a deadly barrage of missiles flying deep into Israel on Monday, demonstrating that Hamas still had firepower three days into Israel's punishing air offensive in Gaza. Four Israelis, including a soldier, were killed and eight wounded. Palestinian health officials...
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Wataniya Airways, a new Kuwaiti airline, will launch its first scheduled flights on Saturday 24 January 2009. The launch date has been brought forward because of the early delivery of the airline's first Airbus A320 aircraft. The inaugural...
FRANKLIN, Tenn. -- CLARCOR Inc. (NYSE: CLC) today announced that it has acquired the Keddeg Company, a privately-owned manufacturer of aviation filtration products based in Lenexa, Kansas. Keddeg will operate as a member of CLARCOR's Purolator Advanced Filtration Group which is part of CLARCOR's Industrial/Environmental Filtration segment. Keddeg has operated...
ATLANTA -- Air Transport Group Holdings (OTCBB:AITG) announced this morning that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Air Transport Group General Aviation ATGGA. Air Transport Group General Aviation, is in the business of leasing single-engine and light twin-engine aircraft to aviation schools and corporate operators. ATGGA...
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mechtronix Systems Inc, a provider of flight training solutions, expects to start offering widebody aircraft training devices in the future, the company's president and chief operating officer has said. Xavier-Henri Herve said in an interview with the Canadian Press that...
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Taiwan-based China Airlines has announced plans to launch four new charter routes to destinations in Korea and Australia during the winter peak season. The first of these, from Kaohsiung to Cheongju in central Korea, was inaugurated on 26 December and...
DENVER, Dec. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: FRNTQ) today filed its Monthly Operating Report for November 2008. Frontier reported a consolidated net profit of $2.9 million and an operating profit of $2.5 million for the month. Included in Frontier's operating profit...
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD LAN Ecuador, a subsidiary of LAN Airlines (NYSE: LFL) (IPSA: LAN), has announced that the Civil Aviation Authority of Ecuador has made a decision to authorise its operations in the domestic passenger market. The airline, an affiliate member of the...
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Air New Zealand has announced that it is ready for its commercial aviation test flight powered by a sustainable second-generation biofuel, which will take place on 30 December 2008. One of the Boeing 747-400 aircraft's Rolls Royce RB211 engines will...
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Quality Products, Inc. (Pink Sheets: QPDC), a manufacturer and distributor of aircraft ground support equipment ("Columbus Jack & Regent Manufacturing") and hydraulic press machine tools ("Multipress"), today reported fiscal 2008 fourth quarter and twelve months operating results. QUARTERLY RESULTS Net income was $2,023,308...
A KIRKLEES firm has completed a six-figure order to install and commission industrial cleaning machines for a firm servicing aircraft around the world. Rotajet Systems landed the pounds 150,000-plus deal from Vector Aerospace, which provides maintenance, repair and overhaul services for aircraft operators all over the world, including...
BRITISH Airways has ordered a fleet of fuel-efficient aircraft for use on short haul routes in a pounds 252m deal. The airline said the 11 new generation Embraer jets would emit "significantly" lower carbon dioxide than the aircraft they replace. They will operate from London City...
Customers advised to check current flight status on alaskaair.com or horizonair.com; Continued cancellations and delays possible due to changing weather conditions SEATTLE, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air have resumed operations in Portland, Ore., and Seattle with limited schedules due to ongoing weather conditions...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6a8b53/astronics_corporat) has announced the addition of the "Astronics Corporation and the U.S. Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing Industry" companyprofile to their offering. The Astronics Corporation company report details the companys key financial data, business operations, technology and patent activities, financial...
