FAA Awards $40 Million to New Center of Excellence For Alternative Jet Fuels and Environment

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected a team of universities to lead a new Air Transportation Center of Excellence (COE) for alternate jet fuels and the environment. Led by Washington State University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the COE will explore ways to meet the … Dowiedz się więcej

oneworld is first alliance to let you book round-the-world trips via tablets

oneworld has become the first airline alliance to enable customers to plan and book multi-airline round-the-world trips via their tablet computers. The development comes as part of a series of upgrades to the alliance’s online booking engine for its flagship oneworld Explorer fare, which is among the most popular multi-airline tickets worldwide. oneworld Explorer enables … Dowiedz się więcej

Cubic Corporation Appoints Darryl Albertson, Ph.D., as Vice President of Human Resources

Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB) announced the appointment of Darryl Albertson, Ph.D., as vice president of Human Resources, effective Sept.9.  Based in San Diego, Albertson will be responsible for global human resources including compensation and benefits, organization development and training, employee and labor relations and talent acquisition. Albertson brings to Cubic more than 25 years in … Dowiedz się więcej

Airbus and China extend cooperation on safety into the future

Airbus and the Chinese Civil Aviation Authority (CAAC) have agreed to continue their cooperation in the field of aviation safety for another five years. The new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by Airbus and CAAC states that both partners will continue to work together on safety challenges, especially those arising from the rapid development of … Dowiedz się więcej

Qatar Airways to join oneworld on October 30, 2013

Qatar Airways will become a full member of oneworld®with effect from Wednesday 30 October 2013, adding one of the world’s fastest growing and most highly rated airlines to the world’s leading quality airline alliance. One of just seven carriers worldwide rated five-star by the Skytrax airline quality agency and the organisation’s Airline of the Year … Dowiedz się więcej

Raytheon launches back-to-school „Pin It to Win It” contest

Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is helping teachers kick off the school year with a new „Pin It to Win It” sweepstakes on Pinterest that encourages knowledge sharing and promotes science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. Twenty-five winners will be randomly selected to receive a MathMovesU® bag loaded with classroom supplies, including calculators, rulers, protractors … Dowiedz się więcej