Category Archives: Airlines

Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen technology combines with Bad Elf Wombat device to update avionics data cards directly from the cockpit

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo., 2018-Apr-04 — /Travel PR News/ — Boeing [NYSE: BA], through its subsidiary Jeppesen, today introduced a new mobile version of its Jeppesen Distribution Manager (JDM) flight data update technology, and announced a new strategic alliance with Bad Elf, a leading provider of aviation hardware and software solutions. Together, Jeppesen and Bad Elf have… Read the full news article

Kansas City International Airport welcomes Allegiant’s twice weekly service to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

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Kansas City, MO, 2018-Apr-04 — /Travel PR News/ — Allegiant today announced service from Kansas City to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina beginning June 8, 2018. To celebrate, the company, known for its exceptional travel deals, is offering a fare sale available on Allegiant.com. “We’re excited to announce new nonstop service to Myrtle Beach,” said Lukas Johnson,… Read the full news article

Toronto Pearson introduces expanded suite of MagnusCards Card Decks to enable greater ease and independence for persons with autism

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TORONTO, CANADA, 2018-Apr-03 — /Travel PR News/ — With World Autism Awareness Day celebrations underway, Toronto Pearson has announced the release of 10 new MagnusCards Card Decks — fun, step-by-step visual and audio guidance on how to navigate a busy airport environment for persons with autism and other cognitive special needs. The latest Card Decks help… Read the full news article

Qantas Group launches its second AVRO Accelerator program

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SYDNEY, Australia, 2018-Apr-03 — /Travel PR News/ — Qantas Group is inviting the world’s most innovative startups, scaleups and digital disruptors to apply for its second AVRO Accelerator program. The AVRO Accelerator, run in partnership with Slingshot (opens in new window), gives entrepreneurs the chance to work with Qantas Group to develop, incubate and scale their businesses. The… Read the full news article

Singapore Airlines strengthens partnership with the Lufthansa Group and enhances its HighFlyer programme

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Lufthansa and SWISS will be the first partner airlines to participate in the Singapore Airlines HighFlyer Programme SINGAPORE, 2018-Apr-03 — /Travel PR News/ — With effect from 2 April 2018, businesses that are members of the Singapore Airlines HighFlyer programme in Singapore and Australia can earn HighFlyer points when flying on Lufthansa and SWISS operated flights… Read the full news article

RwandAir and Question Coffee joins forces to support women farmers and their families in Rwanda

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KIGALI, Rwanda, 2018-Apr-03 — /Travel PR News/ — RwandAir and Question Coffee announced today a ground breaking partnership to serve Rwandan specialty coffee on all of RwandAir flights with over 2 million cups to be offered in the next 2 years. This partnership allows passengers the opportunity to support small holder women farmers andtheir families in… Read the full news article

Arik Air wins Nigerian Aviation Awards for the Best Air Crew of The Year 2017 Domestic route

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Lagos, Nigeria, 2018-Apr-03 — /Travel PR News/ — Arik Air, Nigeria’s leading airline has been honoured with the prestigious Nigerian Aviation (NIGAV) Awards for the Best Air Crew of The Year 2017 Domestic route. The award which was presented to the airline at a well-attended ceremony held at Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos on Saturday, March… Read the full news article

Oman Air France awarded for its contribution to the development of tourism in the Sultanate at the Oman Workshop in Paris

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MUSCAT, Oman, 2018-Apr-02 — /Travel PR News/ — Oman Air France has been awarded for its continued contribution to the development of tourism in the Sultanate. The award was presented to Rocio Jolivet, Country Manager France by the Oman Minister of Tourism H.E. Ahmad Al Mahrizi at the prestigious Oman Workshop in Paris on 14 March…. Read the full news article

Oman Air earns Four Star Airlines Rating in the category of Major Regional Airline at the APEX Regional Passenger Choice Awards

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MUSCAT, Oman, 2018-Apr-02 — /Travel PR News/ — Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, received Official Four Star Airlines Rating in the category of Major Regional Airline at the APEX Regional Passenger Choice Awards (PCAs) held in Shanghai on 14 March, 2018. The Four Star Rating award was received on behalf of… Read the full news article

Vienna Airport welcomes Volotea’s new service to the port city of Bilbao

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VIENNA, Austria, 2018-Apr-02 — /Travel PR News/ — Passengers can now benefit from even more flight connections to Spain. Starting today, March 29, 2018, Volotea will link Vienna Airport to the port city of Bilbao. At a press briefing, the new flight offering was inaugurated today by Carlos Cerqueiro,Corporate Development and Communications Director of Volotea and Nikolaus… Read the full news article

Flughafen Wien AG welcomes positive legal decision by the Federal Administrative Court in favour of the 3rd Runway at Vienna Airport

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VIENNA, Austria, 2018-Apr-02 — /Travel PR News/ — The ruling on the 3rd Runway handed down by the Federal Administrative Court was delivered to Flughafen Wien AG a few minutes ago. Flughafen Wien AG welcomes the positive legal decision announced today by the Federal Administrative Court in favour of the 3rd Runway at Vienna Airport.   This represents… Read the full news article

Vistara introduces its first male cabin crew

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First batch of male cabin crew completes rigorous training, starts flying today Eye-catching male crew uniform revealed, that complements Vistara’s unique, elegant, and practical female crew uniform New Delhi, 2018-Apr-02 — /Travel PR News/ — Vistara, India’s finest full service carrier, introduced its first male cabin crew, a mix of experienced and new crew, today. The… Read the full news article

Star Alliance recognized as the Airline Alliance of the year at the Air Transport Awards

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Frankfurt, Germany, 2018-Mar-30 — /Travel PR News/ — Star Alliance has been named Airline Alliance of the year for the second time in a row at the Air Transport Awards. Jeffrey Goh, CEO Star Alliance, commented: “As we transition into our third decade, Star Alliance has shifted its focus to improving the customer journey by… Read the full news article

Shannon Airport welcomes Ryanair’s inaugural service to Barcelona

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New Ryanair service launched to one of Europe’s most exciting destinations. Shannon, Ireland, 2018-Mar-30 — /Travel PR News/ — The summer has begun for outbound holiday makers from Shannon for sure with the launch today of its new service to one of Europe’s favourite sun destinations – the Barcelona region of Spain. A twice weekly (Tuesdays… Read the full news article

flydubai to provide holiday packages for destinations across its network

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Dubai-based carrier to provide holiday packages for destinations across the flydubai network among its latest product offering Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2018-Mar-30 — /Travel PR News/ — Dubai-based flydubai new Holidays division is on sale.  The online portal is designed to be a one-stop shop for passengers to browse for and book their holiday packages… Read the full news article

Ryanair announces details of Laudamotion summer 2018 schedule

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Vienna base to grow from four aircraft this winter New Berlin Tegel base from 1st June DUBLIN, Ireland, 2018-Mar-30 — /Travel PR News/ — Laudamotion and Ryanair today (28 March) announced details of the Laudamotion summer 2018 schedule with a total of 21 aircraft operating from 9 cities in Austria and Germany from June. Laudamotion’s summer 2018 schedule… Read the full news article

Ryanair launches a new range of premium products on its inflight menu

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New Drinks & Healthy Snacks Now Available Onboard  DUBLIN, Ireland, 2018-Mar-30 — /Travel PR News/ — Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (29 Mar) launched a range of new premium products as part of its improved inflight menu, including Heineken 0.0 (a non-alcoholic beer), Hendricks Gin, Grey Goose Vodka, and healthier snacks such as UFIT Protein Drinks,… Read the full news article

Kazakhstan carrier SCAT Airlines take delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane

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SCAT will be the first in Central Asia to fly the new and improved 737 airplane Kazakhstan carrier expects double-digit improvement in fuel efficiency and environmental performance SEATTLE, 2018-Mar-29 — /Travel PR News/ — Boeing [NYSE: BA] and SCAT Airlines celebrated the delivery of the Kazakhstan carrier’s first 737 MAX 8 airplane, one of six that… Read the full news article

Guwahati set to become Jet Airways’ regional gateway to / from the North East

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Airline adds 15 additional weekly flights from Guwahati; New non-stop services to boost connectivity Guwahati, India, 2018-Mar-29 — /Travel PR News/ — Jet Airways, India’s premier full-service international airline, today announced its plans to expand its presence in the North East and make Guwahati its regional gateway to / from the region. The initiative forms… Read the full news article

easyJet now the largest airline to and from Berlin

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easyJet launches biggest summer schedule ever from Berlin easyJet will be Berlin’s biggest airline with more than 16 million seats flying over the year. 8 additional new routes from Tegel airport (Aarhus, Alghero, Bari, Edinburgh, London-Gatwick Olbia, Paris-Orly and Prague), with fares starting at €24.24*. ‘Worldwide by easyJet’ to launch at Berlin Tegel during summer… Read the full news article

easyJet announces predictive maintenance partnership programme with Airbus

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easyJet to use big data to reduce delays LONDON, 2018-Mar-28 — /Travel PR News/ — easyJet, Europe’s leading airline, has today announced a five-year predictive maintenance partnership programme with Airbus to forecast aircraft technical faults before they occur. The technology relies on Airbus’ Skywise data platform which will allow easyJet’s engineers to intervene early and replace… Read the full news article

easyJet and GetYourGuide mark first year anniversary of successful partnership

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More than 8,000 easyJet customers booked over 27,000 travel activities through GetYourGuide, from sightseeing attractions to museums, walking tours, day trips and more LONDON, 2018-Mar-28 — /Travel PR News/ — easyJet, Europe’s leading airline, is marking the one-year anniversary of a partnership with GetYourGuide, the leading booking platform for travel activities, which offers GetYourGuide’s tours and… Read the full news article

easyJet announces partnership with visitBerlin to promote tourism in Europe and Germany to Berlin

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LONDON, 2018-Mar-28 — /Travel PR News/ — easyJet, Europe’s leading airline, has today announced a long term partnership deal with visitBerlin, the capital‘s official promotional organisation, which will see the airline become one of its main transport partners. The airline will join forces with the tourism agency to promote tourism in Europe and Germany to Berlin. The… Read the full news article

easyJet adds seven airports and four new connections airline partners to its ‘Worldwide by easyJet’ connections platform

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easyJet will add Berlin Tegel, Amsterdam Schiphol,  Venice Marco Polo, Paris Charles De Gaulle and Orly, Edinburgh and Inverness to its ‘Worldwide by easyJet connections’ product  New connecting airline partners have also been announced – Thomas Cook Airlines, Corsair, La Compagnie and Loganair  53 million easyJet customers will be able to connect to other airlines’ or to… Read the full news article

Budapest Airport welcomes Ryanair’s twice-weekly service to Santander

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BUDAPEST, Hungary, 2018-Mar-28 — /Travel PR News/ — The start of the summer season sees a further two new connections from Budapest Airport as the Hungarian gateway continues to expand its route map. Supporting the growth of the airport, Ryanair added a twice-weekly service to Santander yesterday, which sees Budapest now offer 11 Spanish destinations… Read the full news article

Bristol Airport welcomes TUI UK’s summer 2019 programme

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TUI UK’s first programme launch after last year’s re-brand reveals ambitious growth plans with two new routes and additional flights out of Bristol Airport for summer 2019. Two new routes to Marrakech and Halkidiki Additional flights added to popular destinations – Antalya, Kefalonia and Cancun plus an extra cruise flight to Naples BRISTOL, UK, 2018-Mar-28… Read the full news article

British Airways releases its Gender Pay Gap figures

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LONDON, 2018-Mar-28 — /Travel PR News/ — British Airways has today released its Gender Pay Gap figures. The airline’s statistics show that the median hourly pay difference between men and women is 10 per cent, compared to the national average of 18.1 per cent*. The airline’s median bonus pay difference is -19 per cent, which, using… Read the full news article

British Airways inaugurates non-stop service from London to Seychelles

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LONDON, 2018-Mar-28 — /Travel PR News/ — British Airways’ new summer seasonal Seychelles flights are already set to move to year-round, operating twice a week, every week of the year. On March 25, the airline’s first flight touched down at Mahé International Airport so customers can now fly direct from Heathrow Terminal 5 to one of the most… Read the full news article

Hamad International Airport ranked the fourth ‘Best Airport for Shopping’ and the fifth ‘Best Airport for Dining’ in the world at the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2018

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Qatar’s award-winning airport maintains ranking as fifth ‘Best Airport for Dining’ at the prestigious awards DOHA, Qatar, 2018-Mar-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Hamad International Airport (HIA), the home of Qatar Duty Free (QDF), was ranked the fourth ‘Best Airport for Shopping’ and the fifth ‘Best Airport for Dining’ in the world at the Skytrax… Read the full news article

Qatar Airways named “Best Regional Middle East/Africa Airline” by Money magazine’s 2018 “Best in Travel” awards

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Airline once again named “Best Regional Middle East/Africa Airline” by Money magazine in recognition of its outstanding hospitality, value and prestige Qatar Airways earlier this month won the APEX Passenger Choice award™ for ‘Best Overall Airline: Middle East’; ‘Best Food and Beverage: Middle East’; ‘Best Cabin Service: Middle East’; and ‘Best Seat Comfort: Middle East’… Read the full news article