Linzi Barber appointed Trading Manager in Air Partner’s UK Commercial Jet Division

LONDON, 2015-3-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Air Partner is a leading provider of private aviation services to industry, commerce, governments and private individuals worldwide. Air Partner is pleased to announce that it has appointed Linzi Barber as Trading Manager, in the UK Commercial Jet Broking Team. Linzi is a highly experienced manager, broker and… Read the full press release

Hartsfield-Jackson to host job fair featuring over 30 of the airport community’s top employers on March 30

ATLANTA, GA, 2015-3-26 — /Travel PR News/ — More than 30 of the airport community’s top employers will be onsite to hire for more than 500 jobs WHO: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport WHAT: Hartsfield-Jackson is hosting a job fair that will feature more than 30 of the airport community’s top employers to hire for over 500… Read the full press release

Indianapolis Airport Authority seeks qualifications from potential partners to address long-term stormwater and wastewater capacity issues at the airport

Request for Qualifications released today are due back for review on May, 11 2015 INDIANAPOLIS, 2015-3-26 — /Travel PR News/ — In an effort to both continue its record of sustainability and to allow it to efficiently accommodate future expansion and improvements, the Indianapolis Airport Authority (IAA) is, pursuant to the issuance of a Request for… Read the full press release

London Gatwick, Government’s Business is GREAT campaign and Barclays to hold conference for more than 100 British businesses

London Gatwick welcomes over 100 businesses to a conference to help them grow  overseas Gatwick teams up with Government’s Business is GREAT campaign with a host of other inspiring speakers Event follows new polling released earlier this month showing that small businesses and SMEs from all around the UK want Gatwick expanded LONDON, 2015-3-26 — /Travel… Read the full press release

Qatar Airways launches flights to Zanzibar its third gateway in Tanzania from 1st July 2015

Airline’s African growth drive continues with five weekly flights to Zanzibar and new direct flights to Kilimanjaro in Tanzania from 1st July 2015 Launch of Zanzibar means Qatar Airways will be serving 20 destinations in Africa DOHA, Qatar, 2015-3-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Effective from 1st July 2015, Qatar Airways will launch flights to Zanzibar, the… Read the full press release

Airports Company South Africa announces the appointment of Refentse Shinners as the new Group Executive Corporate Affairs

Johannesburg, 2015-3-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Airports Company South Africa is pleased to announce the appointment of Refentse Shinners as the new Group Executive: Corporate Affairs. The position is a newly created role for Airports Company South Africa following the company’s leadership realignment earlier last year. Shinners joins the company from South African Breweries where… Read the full press release

Volaris celebrates inaugural service between Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)

HOUSTON, TX, 2015-3-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Volaris added to its expanding route network connecting Mexico and the United States this week when its first nonstop flight between Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) landed in Houston. The inaugural service was celebrated when the March 25 flight touched down in Houston…. Read the full press release

Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Space Systems and the Houston Airport System to utilize Ellington Airport’s Spaceport as a future landing site for SNC’s Uncrewed Dream Chaser® spacecraft

HOUSTON, TX, 2015-3-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Space Systems and the Houston Airport System (HAS) announced Tuesday, March 24, 2015, a new follow-on agreement to utilize Ellington Airport’s Spaceport as a future landing site for SNC’s Uncrewed Dream Chaser® spacecraft — SNC’s solution for NASA’s Cargo Resupply needs and other critical space… Read the full press release

Citywing: Blackpool Airport will be open once again for flights to the Isle of Man and Belfast from 1st April

BELFAST, Northern Ireland, 2015-3-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Following the sudden closure of Blackpool Airport last October, Citywing and the Airport owners have worked tirelessly to ensure that commercial flights can commence once again between Blackpool and the Isle of Man and Belfast. Managing Director at Citywing, David Buck, said: ‘We are so pleased… Read the full press release

British Airways expects almost 700,000 people travel around the world on its flights during the first five days of Easter 2015

LONDON, 2015-3-25 — /Travel PR News/ — The 2015 Easter getaway will start next week, with British Airways expecting to see almost 700,000 people travel around the world on its flights in the first five days. The exodus will start on Thursday April 2, as many families flock to the sun to take advantage of the… Read the full press release

SkyTeam named ‘Airline Alliance of the Year’ in the 2015 Air Transport News awards

AMSTERDAM, 2015-3-24 — /Travel PR News/ — SkyTeam, the global airline alliance, has been announced ‘Airline Alliance of the Year’ in the 2015 Air Transport News awards. The award comes in SkyTeam’s 15th anniversary year, as the alliance continues its rollout of customer-focused initiatives across its global network. The annual Air Transport News Awards recognise achievement… Read the full press release

Wizz Air announces its 9th airport in Romania with the commencement of operations from Constanta

1 NEW ROUTE FROM CONSTANTA TO LONDON LUTON FROM JUNE 2015 BUDAPEST, Hungary, 2015-3-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe*, today announces its 9th airport in Romania with the commencement of operations from Constanta. From 15 June, 2015, Wizz Air will  offer a new twice… Read the full press release

Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) released two reports looking at airlines’ compliance with passengers rights regulations

LONDON, 2015-3-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Following the recent announcement on enforcement action against three major airlines for breaches of consumer law, the CAA has published two reports looking at airlines’ compliance with passengers rights regulations. A right to know: compliance report – a comprehensive review of airline policies in relation to supporting passengers… Read the full press release

Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 with Second World War victory livery completes its first flight on the Moscow-Minsk-Moscow route

MOSCOW, 2015-3-23 — /Travel PR News/ — An Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 with livery commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Victory in the Second World War on Saturday completed its first flight on the Moscow-Minsk-Moscow route. The aircraft, the newest SSJ-100 in Aeroflot’s fleet, is named after Alexander Gruzdin, one of the Soviet Union’s leading wartime pilots. Minsk was chosen as the destination for the… Read the full press release

Florida’s largest intrastate airline Silver Airways now provides air service link between Charleston, South Carolina and Central Florida

Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 2015-3-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Silver Airways, Florida’s largest intrastate airline, is now providing a convenient air service link between Charleston, South Carolina and Central Florida.  The airline today started daily nonstop service from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Orlando International Airport (MCO) and Tampa International Airport (TPA). In addition to the nonstop… Read the full press release

Japan Airlines celebrated the return of daily nonstop service between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Osaka’s Kansai International Airport

Los Angeles, California, 2015-3-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Japan Airlines (JAL)  today celebrated the return of daily nonstop service between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Osaka’s Kansai International Airport (KIX) –strenghening the airline’s network across the Pacific and increasing its frequency to and from Los Angeles. The service is also the latest transpacific joint business… Read the full press release

airberlin opens Exclusive Waiting Area for business passengers at Albrecht Dürer Airport Nuremberg

BERLIN, Germany, 2015-3-23 — /Travel PR News/ — “Take off relaxed”. True to the new Albrecht Dürer Airport Nuremberg claim, business passengers can now enjoy a place where their imagination can soar or they can prepare for upcoming appointments before departure: airberlin today opened its latest Exclusive Waiting Area. “With more than 1.1 million passengers… Read the full press release

Dubai Airports partners with the world’s largest car rental booking platform rentalcars.com

Dubai, UAE, 2015-3-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Dubai Airports today announced that it has partnered with rentalcars.com, the world’s largest car rental booking platform, to provide passengers with an easy and cost effective way to rent a car directly from the Dubai Airports website, www.dubaiairports.ae. The new multi-lingual service – available in English and Arabic –… Read the full press release

Auckland Airport won the ‘Airports under 20 million passengers’ category at The Routes Asia 2015 Airline Marketing Awards in Kunming China

The Routes Asia 2015 Airline Marketing Awards, held last night in Kunming China, saw Auckland Airport win the ‘Airports under 20 million passengers’ category. Auckland, New Zealand, 2015-3-20 — /Travel PR News/ — The annual Routes Asia Airline Marketing Awards are highly regarded within the industry as they are voted for and judged by airline and industry… Read the full press release

Wizz Air to operate new services from Sofia to Bari, Cologne, Geneva, Naples and Munich Memmingen starting from 14 September

5 NEW ROUTES AND MORE FLIGHTS ON EXISTING ROUTES SOFIA, Bulgaria, 2015-3-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe*, announced today that it will base a 5th Airbus A320 at its Sofia base. From 14 September the airline will operate new services from Sofia to Bari, Cologne,… Read the full press release

Iberia Group to offer about 1,550,000 seats between Spain and Germany this year

Hamburg becomes 7th German destination. Additional flights from Madrid to Berlin, Dusseldorf and Frankfurt. MADRID, 2015-3-20 — /Travel PR News/ — As of 29 March, Iberia Group airlines will strengthen flight operations to Germany, adding Hamburg to the existing six German destinations with four flights per week, while also increasing frequencies from Madrid to Berlin, Dusseldorf and Frankfurt. Iberia Express will operate Madrid-Berlin 14… Read the full press release

More air travellers are going paperless at London City Airport

LONDON, 2015-3-20 — /Travel PR News/ — More air travellers are going paperless, according to London City Airport (LCY), making better use of technology to speed up their journey. The number of passengers downloading their boarding pass to their mobile phone has increased by seven percentage points in twelve months – from 14% to 21%…. Read the full press release

Kenya Airways to reduce its flight frequencies to Dar-es-Salaam from 42 to 14 per week

Nairobi, 2015-3-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Kenya Airways wishes to notify its customers that it has reduced its flight frequencies to Dar-es- Salaam from 42 to 14 per week and will now fly only twice daily to Dar –es-Salaam from March 19th 2015. This is as a result of a communication from the Tanzania Civil… Read the full press release

Emirates celebrates the opening of its 37th dedicated lounge at Los Angeles International Airport

DUBAI, UA.E., 2015-3-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates, a global connector of people and places, today celebrated the opening of its 37th dedicated lounge for First Class and Business Class customers as well as Platinum and Gold members of Emirates Skywards, the airline’s frequent flyer program, at Los Angeles International Airport. The Emirates Lounge at… Read the full press release

Emirates Airline President: American consumers, international gateway airports, local and regional economies will be the ultimate victims of the US carriers’ protectionist campaign

Debunks allegations of subsidy and “stealing traffic” in white paper presented by Delta, American, and United Highlights economic benefits of Emirates’ services to American consumers, local and regional economies, and businesses Discusses the impact of selective protectionism that restrict international air transport links and trade bridges in a global economy Washington D.C., USA, 2015-3-19 —… Read the full press release

Emirates launches its Apple Watch app

First airline in the Middle East and African region to offer an app for the Apple Watch DUBAI, U.A.E., 2015-3-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates, a global connector of people and places, announced today the launch of its Apple Watch app. When the Apple Watch becomes available on 24 April, Emirates’ customers from around the… Read the full press release

The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) will conduct a Minority, Women and Disadvantaged-Owned (M/W/DBE) Contractors Workshop on March 31

CHICAGO, 2015-3-19 — /Travel PR News/ — The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) will conduct a Minority, Women and Disadvantaged-Owned (M/W/DBE) Contractors Workshop on Tuesday, March 31 from 1-4 p.m. at the UIC Forum. Don’t miss this chance to network face-to-face with prime contractors and learn more about upcoming opportunities at Chicago’s Airports. Your business could be… Read the full press release

Register now for The Chicago Department of Aviation Airport Concessions Symposium scheduled for March 25, 2015

CHICAGO, 2015-3-19 — /Travel PR News/ — The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) Airport Concessions Symposium is just eight days away. Registration is now open, so sign up today! The free workshop will provide an overview of the steps required to become a concessionaire, from the Request for Proposal (RFP) process, airport design and construction requirements,… Read the full press release

Southwest Airlines marks its 30th year at Midway International Airport

CHICAGO, 2015-3-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Thirty years ago today, Southwest Airlines began service at Midway International Airport. Southwest’s operation in Chicago began with 40 employees and seven daily flights to St. Louis. Today, Midway is the carrier’s largest operation with more than 4,200 local employees and an average of 250 daily nonstop departures to nearly… Read the full press release

Coalition of aviation groups calls on the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to reassert the vital role contract air traffic control towers play in improving safety and saving taxpayer dollars

Alexandria, VA, 2015-3-19 — /Travel PR News/ — A coalition of aviation groups, including the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE)/U.S. Contract Tower Association (USCTA), have written leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to reassert the vital role that contract air traffic control towers play in improving safety and saving taxpayer dollars, and made… Read the full press release