New Delhi, 2015-12-1 — /Travel PR News/ — In line with its steady and measured fleet expansion strategy, Vistara, welcomes its ninth Airbus A-320. The new aircraft will enable Vistara to extend its personalised and seamless travel experience to the airline’s progressively widening customer base by increasing frequencies to its current route network. On the latest addition,… Read the full press release
DUBAI, U.A.E., 2015-11-30 — /Travel PR News/ — dnata, one of the world’s largest air services providers, has reached an agreement with Brazil’s RM Ground Services to purchase a majority stake in the company. The acquisition marks dnata’s first step into the South American continent. RM Ground Services, which was founded by Ricardo Morrison in… Read the full press release
Tokyo, 2015-11-30 — /Travel PR News/ — Japan Airlines (JAL) launched mobile site in English for domestic service , providing English-speaking customers with more convenience including the domestic flight booking and purchase, and view reservation function, which are same as those on JAL’s website for domesitc flights in English (www.jal.co.jp/en/). The number of foreign visitors to Japan… Read the full press release
UPGRADED IPAD AND ANDROID APPS AVAILABLE SOON FRANKFURT, GERMANY, 2015-11-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Star Alliance, the way the Earth connects, has redesigned its website to offer a fresh, modern look and user friendly experience across both desktop and mobile devices, complementing the individual websites of its member airlines. Upgrades to its iPad and Android apps… Read the full press release
SINGAPORE, 2015-11-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways was named Asia Pacific Airline of the Year at last night’s 2015 CAPA Aviation Awards for Excellence held in Singapore. Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, said: “To be named CAPA Asia Pacific Airline of the year rounds off a big year of… Read the full press release
Senior Executive Joins Airline after Resignation from Southwest Board of Directors DALLAS, 2015-11-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) today announced that Tom Nealon will join Southwest Airlines in January 2016 as Executive Vice President Strategy & Innovation. Until recently, Nealon served Southwest as a member of its Board of Directors. He… Read the full press release
Budapest, HUNGARY, 2015-11-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, last week began operations with its first 230-seat Airbus A321ceo1 and today invited media representatives from several of the company’s largest markets aboard for a demonstration flight at London Luton Airport, one of Wizz Air’s busiest… Read the full press release
MADRID, 2015-11-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Iberia has just launched IberiaPluStore, an online store located in the Iberia Plus section on iberia.com, with more than 150 leading brands (Adidas, Apple Store, Banana Republic, Desigual, Disney Store, Dockers, GAP, Toys R us, FNAC, The Body Shop, etc.). When accessing these brands’ websites via IberiaPluStore, Iberia Plus customers will earn Avios… Read the full press release
Agreement signed in 2013 led to collection of 500,000 euros in customer donations to “100% Vaccinated Children” campaign. Via a platform developed by Amadeus, people buying flight tickets on the www.iberia.com website are invited to donate between three and 20 euros. The new campaign launched on the occasion of Universal Children’s Day led to a… Read the full press release
JERSEY, 2015-11-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Leading Swiss tour operator to the Channel Islands, Rolf Meier Reisen, has partnered with local airline Blue Islands to operate its summer 2016 programme between Zurich and Jersey, with connections to Guernsey. Walter Fink, Rolf Meier Reisen Director said “Thanks to our close relationship spanning many years, Blue… Read the full press release
Saint-Petersburg, RUSSIA, 2015-11-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Rossiya Airlines JSC, part of Aeroflot Group, renewed its IOSA Registration. The company successfully passed the Audit for the fifth time and proven its conformance with IOSA (IATA Operational Safety Audit) standards. Rossiya Airlines was evaluated against almost a thousand standards and recommended practices. The audit affected… Read the full press release
WODEN, Australia, 2015-11-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Air operators are being given an extra year to make the transition to the new fatigue rules. This follows consultation with the aviation community that found both CASA and air operators needed more time to make a smooth and safe transition to Civil Aviation Order 48.1. The transition… Read the full press release
Bloomberg Television and Norway’s TV 2 News broadcast live to passengers in the air Fornebu, Norway, 2015-11-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Low-cost airline Norwegian today became the first airline to offer live TV on board European flights. Passengers using Norwegian’s free inflight WiFi can now watch Bloomberg Television and Norway’s TV 2 News live on… Read the full press release
ISTANBUL, 2015-11-24 — /Travel PR News/ — The award for “Trade and Export Finance Deal of the Year 2015” by Global Financial Conferences at Bonds & Loans 2015 Turkey recognized the airline for a unique, complex, and innovative financing structure from the European Credit Agency (ECA) Guaranteed Italian Tax Lease. The proceeds were utilized for… Read the full press release
Amsterdam, 2015-11-24 — /Travel PR News/ — SkyTeam, the global airline alliance, has appointed a new leadership team. Perry Cantarutti has been named as Chief Executive Officer and Michael Wisbrun takes over as the Chairman of the Governing Board. The appointments were confirmed today at a meeting of the alliance’s Governing Board, which is composed… Read the full press release
JOHANNESBURG, 2015-11-24 — /Travel PR News/ — South African Airways’ (SAA) catering arm, Air Chefs, has received ISO 22000 food safety certification, opening doors for further catering contracts. The ISO 22000 certification which Air Chefs received, makes it the only airline catering company in Southern Africa to have received this global food safety management system standard at… Read the full press release
SJC Travelers’ 3rd Most Requested Nonstop Destination; Two Daily Flights to Begin May 9, 2016 San José, Calif., 2015-11-24 — /Travel PR News/ — San José Mayor Sam Liccardo today announced new nonstop service on Air Canada between Vancouver International Airport (YVR) and Mineta San José International Airport (SJC), delivering nonstop service to Canada and… Read the full press release
Qantas Assure to offer health insurance powered by nib to up to 11 million Frequent Flyers Wearable technology used to reward Frequent Flyer members with Qantas Points for staying active Next in a series of digitally-focussed growth vehicles for Qantas Loyalty Mascot, NSW, Australia, 2015-11-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Qantas and nib will offer… Read the full press release
LAS VEGAS, 2015-11-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Beechcraft Corporation, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced at the NBAA’s Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition it has received type certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the new Pro Line Fusion-equipped Beechcraft King Air 350i/ER turboprop. Deliveries are scheduled… Read the full press release
LAS VEGAS, 2015-11-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced at NBAA’s Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition in Las Vegas that it recently rolled out its 100th Cessna Citation M2 business jet from its factory less than two years after gaining Federal… Read the full press release
PITTSBURGH, 2015-11-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Allegiant today announces further expansion of its flights from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) with new nonstop flights to New Orleans and Palm Beach, Fla. beginning Feb. 19, 2016, as well as expanded service to Myrtle Beach. To celebrate, Allegiant is offering local travelers one-way fares to both destinations for as… Read the full press release
Bombardier WAVE will be available on new aircraft and via retrofit in 2016 The first and only system to offer the fastest worldwide coverage* powered by next-generation Honeywell Aerospace and Inmarsat technology The first to offer performance commitments for global coverage* and speed LAS VEGAS, 2015-11-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Bombardier Business Aircraft today… Read the full press release
MOSCOW, 2015-11-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Aeroflot has taken delivery of a new Sukhoi Superjet 100 (registration number RA-89062) in full specification produced by JSC Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCA). The plane has been named in honour of Russian military pilot Peter Nesterov, an aerobatics pioneer and the first to perform the loop-the-loop maneuver subsequently known as «Nesterov’s loop». The new SSJ-100 has been transferred… Read the full press release
Qatar Airways’ corporate jet division obtains European safety authorisation DOHA, Qatar, 2015-11-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Executive, Qatar Airways’ corporate jet division, is the first ‘Business Aviation Operator’ in the Middle East and one of first worldwide to be awarded the European Aviation Safety Agency’s (EASA) third-country operator (TCO) safety certificate. By 2016, all… Read the full press release
Pasay City, Philippines, 2015-11-18 — /Travel PR News/ — The Philippines’ leading carrier, Cebu Pacific (PSE: CEB), flew 4.4 million passengers in the 3rdquarter of 2015, posting a growth of 10.6% over the same period last year. The airline carried a total of 13.7 million passengers from January to September 2015, an increase of 9%… Read the full press release
PORT OF SPAIN, 2015-11-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Caribbean Airlines is the official airline partner for a five-day media familiarization trip being hosted by the Guyana Tourism Authority for a group of U.S. based journalists. The purpose of the media trip is to expose Guyana’s undiscovered gems and vast natural attractions to American nature-lovers,… Read the full press release
NetJets Global 6000 aircraft set a new world speed record flying from Aspen, U.S. to London, UK; subsequent record flight occurred as aircraft travelled round trip between London, U.K. and Lugano, Switzerland New world records showcase business jet’s impressive speed, field performance, and extraordinary steep approach capability The Global 6000 aircraft is the largest business… Read the full press release
LONDON, 2015-11-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Today the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced the conclusions of its review of the impact of a 2013 airspace change for departures from Gatwick Airport. European and national projects are improving airspace infrastructure to deliver a more efficient use of airspace and enable environmental improvements including fuel and… Read the full press release
Shannon, Ireland, 2015-11-16 — /Travel PR News/ — ARI was named best large company for The Loop at Dublin Airport at the 2015 Retail Excellence Ireland Awards at their annual awards ceremony in Galway on Saturday night. The Retail Excellence Ireland Awards in association with Barclaycard recognises Ireland’s best retail stores, companies, people and websites. This… Read the full press release
Scandinavia’s largest and most influential airline Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is opening for sales of tickets to two new Scandinavian destinations from Miami. The routes to Norway’s capital Oslo and to Denmark’s capital Copenhagen will be served four and three times a week respectively and thus offering 190,000 seats yearly to and from Miami and Scandinavia…. Read the full press release