DASSAULT AVIATION : Dassault Aviation signs the definitive agreement regarding the acquisition of Alcatel Lucent’s stake in Thales
December 19, 2008
PARIS–(Marketwire – December 19, 2008) – Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) and Dassault Aviation today announced that they have signed the definitive agreement regarding the acquisition by Dassault Aviation of Alcatel- Lucent’s shares in Thales, namely 41,262,481 shares.
This transaction will be based on a price of EUR 38 per share, representing a total value of about Euro 1.57 billion.
The closing of the transaction, foreseen for spring 2009, is in particular subject to regulatory and administrative approvals, of which those relative to antitrust.
About Dassault Aviation
DASSAULT AVIATION is a major world player in the aeronautical industry, involved in the civilian and military fields. The company’s leadership status is driven by expertise in emerging and strategic technologies, trend- setting design capabilities, lean and flexible production facilities, a highly skilled and committed workforce, and a broad portfolio of civilian and military products.
World leader for the top-of-the-range business jets and only manufacturer of business jets in Europe with the Falcon family, Dassault Aviation also produces the Rafale combat aircraft. The French authorities appointed Dassault Aviation as prime contractor of nEUROn, an European UCAV demonstrator programme.
Thanks to its unique experience as an architect of complex airborne systems and digital flight control systems, the Company brings innovative cooperation schemes to the European military aviation sector.
About Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is the trusted partner of service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide, providing solutions that deliver voice, data and video communication services to end- users. A leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent leverages the unrivalled technical and scientific expertise of Bell Labs, one of the largest innovation powerhouses in the communications industry.
With operations in more than 130 countries and the most experienced global services organization in the industry, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with a global reach. Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro 17.8 billion in 2007 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet: www.alcatel-lucent.com For additional information, please contact:
TAM’s Vice President of Finance Named Sector’s Best CFO in Brazil for Second Consecutive Year
December 18, 2008
Among airlines in the Institutional Investor rankings, the Company is the most shareholder-friendly and has the best CEO
“It is gratifying to be part of such as a ranking. It is in recognition of work that I did not just do by myself, but with the help of a competent team of TAM members,” said Barroso. The CFO of TAM has a solid professional background of 17 years in finance. Prior to joining the airline, he worked for the Real, Nacional, and Safra banks, and with companies like Andrade Gutierrez Concessoes and CCR (Companhia de Concessoes Rodoviarias).
The Institutional Investor Magazine study results also include the top CEOs (Chief Executive Officers), as well as the country’s most shareholder-friendly companies in each of the nine sectors. In the Brazilian Aerospace, Transport and Industry sector, TAM President Commander
Institutional Investor Magazine has been published in
Colgan Air Pilots Vote to Join ALPA
December 18, 2008
“We are pleased that the pilots of Colgan Air have elected to join the 53,000 members of ALPA and secure the benefits of representation by a powerful international union,” said Capt.
Capt.
Colgan Air operates as Continental Connection, United Express, and US Airways Express from numerous bases in the Northeast and
Founded in 1931, ALPA is the world’s largest pilots union representing 53,000 pilots at 37 airlines in
Space Station Crew Marks 40th Anniversary of First Human Moon Trip
December 18, 2008
Expedition 18 Commander
Apollo 8 astronauts
Scientists Find ‘Missing’ Mineral and Clues to Mars Mysteries
December 18, 2008
Surveying intact bedrock layers with the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars, or CRISM, scientists found carbonate minerals, indicating that Mars had neutral to alkaline water when the minerals formed at these locations more than 3.6 billion years ago. Carbonates, which on Earth include limestone and chalk, dissolve quickly in acid. Therefore, their survival until today on Mars challenges suggestions that an exclusively acidic environment later dominated the planet. Instead, it indicates that different types of watery environments existed. The greater the variety of wet environments, the greater the chances one or more of them may have supported life.
“We’re excited to have finally found carbonate minerals because they provide more detail about conditions during specific periods of Mars’ history,” said
The findings will appear in the
Carbonate rocks are created when water and carbon dioxide interact with calcium, iron or magnesium in volcanic rocks. Carbon dioxide from the atmosphere becomes trapped within the rocks. If all of the carbon dioxide locked in Earth’s carbonates were released, our atmosphere would be thicker than that of Venus. Some researchers believe that a thick, carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere kept ancient Mars warm and kept water liquid on its surface long enough to have carved the valley systems observed today.
“The carbonates that CRISM has observed are regional rather than global in nature, and therefore, are too limited to account for enough carbon dioxide to form a thick atmosphere,” said
“Although we have not found the types of carbonate deposits which might have trapped an ancient atmosphere,” Ehlmann said, “we have found evidence that not all of Mars experienced an intense, acidic weathering environment 3.5 billion years ago, as has been proposed. We’ve found at least one region that was potentially more hospitable to life.”
The article reports clearly defined carbonate exposures in bedrock layers surrounding the 925-mile diameter Isidis impact basin, which formed more than 3.6 billion years ago. The best-exposed rocks occur along a trough system called Nili Fossae, which is 414 miles long, at the edge of the basin. The region has rocks enriched in olivine, a mineral that can react with water to form carbonate.
“This discovery of carbonates in an intact rock layer, in contact with clays, is an example of how joint observations by CRISM and the telescopic cameras on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter are revealing details of distinct environments on Mars,” said
NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander discovered carbonates in soil samples. Researchers had previously found them in Martian meteorites that fell to Earth and in windblown Mars dust observed from orbit. However, the dust and soil could be mixtures from many areas, so the carbonates’ origins have been unclear. The latest observations indicate carbonates may have formed over extended periods on early Mars. They also point to specific locations where future rovers and landers could search for possible evidence of past life.
The Applied Physics Laboratory led the effort to build the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars and operates the instrument in coordination with an international team of researchers from universities, government and the private sector. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter mission for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate in
Lockheed Martin, Thales Alenia Space Partner to Deliver Space Radar Solutions for Global Customers
December 18, 2008
The joint business agreement leverages each company’s resources, talents, programs and customer partnerships in a way that allows Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company and Thales Alenia Space to expand their respective remote sensing product areas and businesses.
Thales
“This partnership builds on our respective strengths and proven performance in providing world-class, cost-effective solutions for civil and defense customers globally,” said
The initial focus of the partnership is to combine the experience and capabilities of each company to offer new, highly-responsive and agile space radar solutions for a variety of customers. The agreement is based on a framework the two companies established in 2007 and has expanded as part of this new phase of development. The two companies are actively completing their integrated design based on proven, technology-ready components and expect production cycle and pricing to be highly competitive while offering customers a space radar with high-utility, maximum flexibility and great reliability.
“In the last decade, Thales Alenia Space has dramatically strengthened its leadership and experience in the satellite remote sensing market for civilian, defense and dual-use applications, delivering several systems, satellites, platforms, and payloads to customers worldwide,” said
About Thales Alenia Space
The European leader in satellite systems and a major player in orbital infrastructures, Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Finmeccanica (33%). Thales
About Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, a major operating unit of Lockheed Martin Corporation, designs, develops, tests, manufactures, and operates a full spectrum of advanced-technology systems for national security, civil, and commercial customers. Chief products include human space flight systems; a full range of remote sensing, navigation, meteorological and communications satellites and instruments; space observatories and interplanetary spacecraft; laser radar; fleet ballistic missiles; and missile defense systems.
Headquartered in
Boeing Completes Acquisition of Digital Receiver Technology
December 18, 2008
DRT’s digital signal processing products, such as wireless receivers and transceivers, are used by U.S. intelligence customers, the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security to collect signals intelligence and threat warnings. DRT has approximately 370 employees, with the majority located in
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. DRT will operate within Boeing Integrated Defense Systems’ Network & Space Systems unit.
A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems (http://www.boeing.com/ids/) is one of the world’s largest space and defense businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world’s largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in
Titan Logix Corp. Receives $600,000 Infusion of Funding for Groundbreaking Research and Development to Advance Safety in Aircraft Deicing Application
December 18, 2008
EDMONTON, ALBERTA–(Marketwire – Dec. 18, 2008) – Titan Logix Corp., (TSX VENTURE:TLA), an advanced technology industrial instrumentation and controls company, has been granted funding of $600,000 from Ottawa-based Precarn Incorporated, in association with Alberta Advanced Education and Western Economic Diversification.
Under a program administered by Precarn – a not-for-profit organization representing a national network of corporations, universities, colleges, research institutes and government partners engaged in the development of enabling technologies – companies such as Titan Logix Corp. receive assistance in researching, advancing and commercially developing innovative made-in-Canada advanced technologies. “This funding is an important vehicle to assist us in delivering a much needed solution, building upon the Deice-StikTM platform,” says Greg McGillis, P.Eng. Vice President of Operations and Business Development at Titan Logix Corp. “It helps us achieve our mission: to provide the petroleum and aviation ground support industries with advanced technology solutions to automate essential measurement and control processes safely and efficiently”. With this support from Precarn, Titan has the opportunity to accelerate the development, reduce the risk and share the costs of research and development of its innovative SAFTAM system (see excerpt from Precarn’s December 11, 2008, news release below).
Smart Autonomous Fluid Transport Asset Management (SAFTAM) System:
The process of de-icing an aircraft before takeoff during inclement weather relies on precision. Before sending a truck out to service a plane, a dispatcher needs to know the fluid levels and the percentage of glycol to water in its tanks to enable adjustments according to outdoor temperature in order to be effective (the lower the temperature, the higher the percentage of glycol required). With the $600,000 infusion from the Precarn program, groundbreaking research led by Titan Logix Corp. of Edmonton is aiming to improve current de-icing practices through enhancements to the company’s Guided Wave Radar (GWR) technology, already proven effective as a “load buddy” to monitor liquid levels in crude oil tankers and aviation refuelers. Using radar pulses to measure levels, the technology is more reliable and less costly than traditional turbine flow meters. Titan is adding intelligence to the technology enabling the measurement of the concentration of glycol from the top to the bottom of a tank, providing a more accurate result than existing sensors that rely on spot measurements. The company is also addressing asset management with wireless technology to allow the dispatcher to coordinate the deicing process between the truck and the tower more effectively. By bringing automation to the de-icing process, the company is aiming to reduce the risk of ice build up. This provides a higher level of confidence that the mixture in a tank is what the operators expect it to be and the automated recording and transmission of data reduces the likelihood of error and the need for operator intervention.
About Titan Logix Corp.:
Founded in 1979, Titan Logix Corp. has evolved into an advanced technology industrial instrumentation and controls company. We focus on designing, manufacturing, distributing and servicing instrumentation and automation solutions. These are primarily for the oil and gas, chemical and transportation industries, which for many years have relied on manual intervention. However, due to rising costs, concerns and awareness about the environment, the importance of spill prevention and technological advancements – to list but a few reasons – there has been an accelerated demand for our products. The products we specialize in are:
– Transport Instruments: guided wave radar liquid gauging and control systems for mobile tankers;
– Level and Flow Instruments: mechanical and electronic liquid level gauging systems for storage tanks and industrial process vessels;
– Burner Controls: electronic burner management systems for atmospheric industrial heaters; and
– Telemetry and Control Products: communication and control systems enabling remote telemetry and management of site processes.
Titan Logix Corp. is a public company listed on the Toronto Venture Stock Exchange and its shares trade under the symbol, TLA.
This news release contains certain statements with information that may be forward-looking and subject to unknown risks and uncertainties. The actual results, performance and achievements of Titan Logix Corp. may differ materially from the results, performance and achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. We caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
The TSX Venture Exchange does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.
Hangar 25, the World’s First Solar Powered Airplane Hangar
December 18, 2008
Shangri-La Industries, LLC Launches Sustainable-Development Driven Real Estate and Construction Unit; Announces Completion of First LEED Platinum Rated Aviation Hangar
Hangar 25, The World’s First Solar Powered Airplane Hangar
LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwire – December 18, 2008) – Shangri-La Construction, a newly formed business unit of Shangri-La Industries, announced it has completed Hangar 25, the world’s first solar powered airplane hangar. The aviation hangar, the first to achieve Platinum certification (highest rating issued) under the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System™ is being unveiled at a ceremony announcing the newly formed business unit and the completion of the hangar at the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California.
The sustainable technology and design innovations featured in Hangar 25 can be transferred to many commercial and industrial buildings such as offices, warehouses, schools, and shopping centers.
Seven key features of Hangar 25 that contributed to securing the platinum certification include:
— Solar powered roof system that provides 110% of Hangar 25’s power needs in both the aircraft maintenance and office areas of the building
— HI-Fog fire suppression system, a water-based chemical free approach that suffocates fires
— Use of oversized fans and evaporative “swamp coolers” to maintain indoor temperatures vs. use of traditional HVAC system
— Building designed to bring in natural lighting through roof panels and windows, combined with a reflective diamond-polished concrete floor that reduces need to turn on light fixtures during daylight hours
— The diamond polished concrete floor is sealed through polishing process that lasts 25 years eliminating the need to reapply epoxy sealants that emit toxins and close the hangar facility for several days
— Use of low-emitting building materials and furnishing, as well as recycled building products
— Major water use reductions are accomplished through low-water plumbing fixtures, native desert plant landscaping and no-mow, no-water Synlawn grass.
NASA Solicits Ideas for Displaying Retired Space Shuttles and Main Engines
December 17, 2008
Sponsored by NASA’s Office of Infrastructure, the RFI seeks input from appropriate officials and decision-makers from museums, science centers, institutions and other organizations dedicated to education or educational outreach with experience in public display of space hardware and nationally-recognized historical artifacts. NASA will use information gained from this RFI to develop strategies for eventual placement of two space shuttle orbiters and a minimum of six unassembled space shuttle main engine display “kits.”
NASA’s primary goal of this effort is to collect a wide variety of perspectives about whether eligible recipient organizations are capable of appropriately displaying the shuttle orbiters and main engines, and bearing the full cost of preparing the hardware for display and transportation to its final destination. The RFI also seeks ideas about how the shuttle orbiters and shuttle main engines can best be used in the broad national interest to inspire the American public and students in particular. Organizations interested in responding to the RFI must provide their input to NASA by
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