Category Archives: Airports

Bombardier Aerospace: Thai carrier Nok Air converted two of four previously acquired Q400 NextGen aircraft purchase rights to firm orders

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Brings the total number of Q400 turboprop airliners sold to 501 TORONTO, 2014-7-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Bombardier Aerospace announced today that Thai carrier Nok Air has converted two of four previously acquiredQ400 NextGen aircraft purchase rights to firm orders. The purchase rights were acquired under a contract announced on November 19, 2013 that also included two… Read the full press release

Bombardier Aerospace announced existing customer placed additional conditional order for 7 firm CS300 airliners as well as purchase rights for 6 additional CS300 aircraft

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Incremental order includes seven firm aircraft and purchase rights on six additional CS300jetliners Montréal, 2014-7-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Bombardier Aerospace announced today that an existing customer, which has requested to remain unidentified at this time, has placed an additional conditional order for seven firm CS300 airliners as well as purchase rights for six additional CS300 aircraft. Based on the… Read the full press release

Bombardier Aerospace announced that an African airline and existing Bombardier customer will acquire five CSeries airliners

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First customer in Africa signs Letter of Intent; brings CSeries aircraft orders and commitments to 500 aircraft Montréal, 2014-7-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Bombardier Aerospace announced today that an African airline and existing Bombardier customer, who wishes to remain unidentified at this time, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to acquire five CSeries airliners. Based on list pricing,… Read the full press release

Porter Airlines named as North America’s Best Regional Airline in the 2014 Skytrax World Airline Awards

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TORONTO, 2014-7-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Porter Airlines was chosen as North America’s Best Regional Airline in the 2014 Skytrax World Airline Awards. This is the first year for Skytrax to recognize the category of North American Regional Airline. Each year, travellers from over 160 countries take part in the world’s largest airline passenger satisfaction… Read the full press release

Helsinki Airport’s operator Finavia announced its TravelLab initiative yields first results

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Helsinki, Finland, 2014-7-16 — /Travel PR News/ — This summer, Finavia the operator of Helsinki Airport has been testing potential new services in their ground-breaking TravelLab initiative. The TravelLab takes ideas that have arisen from customer feedback and the Quality Hunters crowdsourcing initiative, makes them into prototypes and brings them to actual passengers for testing. Prototypes tested… Read the full press release

Malaysia Airlines adds 11,896 seats through extra flights between 24 July to 4 August 2014 for Hari Raya Puasa

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Subang, 2014-7-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Malaysia Airlines is offering additional capacity of 11,896 seats through extra flights between 24 July to 4 August 2014 to cope with the increasing demand during the forthcoming Hari Raya Puasa. The national carrier will be increasing additional seat capacity between Kuala Lumpur to Kota Bharu, Penang, Alor Setar,… Read the full press release

Wizz Air expands its low fare route network in Poland with 6 new routes from 5 different airports

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Budapest, Hungary, 2014-7-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe*, today announced further enhancements to its low fare route network from Poland, with 6 new routes from 5 different airports. Flights to Glasgow from Katowice and Poznan will start on 26 October and 28 October respectively, from 27… Read the full press release

Amadeus to help TUI Travel improve its customer service through enhancing personalisation and differentiation of products and services

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Madrid, 2014-7-14 — /Travel PR News/ — TUI Travel and Amadeus today announce that they have extended their multi-year agreement and will continue the successful cooperation that gives TUI Travel the technology to access and purchase flights through Amadeus. Under this new deal Amadeus, a leading technology partner for the global travel industry, will help TUI… Read the full press release

CAA: UK airports recorded best ever first quarter on-time performance with 84% of scheduled flights ‘on-time’

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• 84% of scheduled flights landed ‘on-time’ at UK airports in the first quarter of 2014. • On-time performance was six percentage points higher than the same period in 2013. • All 10 airports monitored saw punctuality improvements. • Latest CAA figures show the best first quarter on-time performance since records began. LONDON, 2014-7-14 —… Read the full press release

The KLM Curacao Marathon to be held on Sunday 30 November 2014 in Willemstad

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Running event, first on Curacao Amstelveen, the Netherlands,  2014-7-11 — /Travel PR News/ — On Sunday 30 November 2014, Willemstad, the capital of Curacao, will host the first edition of the KLM Curacao Marathon; the first on the island. The running event for people of all ages, schools and businesses will comprise a unique course as well as… Read the full press release

Concur announced partnership with United Airlines to develop corporate direct travel bookings on united.com and on United apps

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Concur and United Customers Gain Visibility to Itineraries Bellevue, Wa., 2014-7-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Concur® (Nasdaq: CNQR), leading provider of spend management solutions and services in the world, today announced a partnership with United Airlines to develop and enable corporate direct travel bookings on united.com and on United apps by leveraging Concur’s TripLink product. Mutual… Read the full press release

Vienna Airport announced 2,135,354 passengers in June 2014

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Vienna, Austria, 2014-7-11 — /Travel PR News/ — The number of passengers handled by Vienna Airport in the month of June 2014 rose by 3.5% compared to June 2013 to 2,135,354 passengers. Total air cargo increased by 0.5%, the number of flight movements was up 1.4% and the maximum take-off weight climbed by 3.4%. In June 2014… Read the full press release

Lufthansa Group announced it carried 50 million passengers in the first half-year 2014

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Airlines carry nearly 50 million passengers in first half-year / Group increases capacity and sales in passenger business by 1.1 per cent / High load factor of 78.1 per cent for passenger aircraft, on par with last year / Good load factor in freight business as well Frankfurt, Germany, 2014-7-11 — /Travel PR News/ — The airlines… Read the full press release

Lufthansa Group aims to regain benchmark role and cement its position as first choice for customers, employees, investors and partners

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World’s biggest aviation group aims to regain benchmark role and cement its position as first choice for customers, employees, investors and partners Optimized structures, quality and innovations to derive greater benefit from broader market growth New platforms and products planned for intercontinental services and the European market New “Lufthansa Innovation Hub” to be established in… Read the full press release

Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Air China Limited signed MoU to expand the scope of their commercial partnership

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Frankfurt, Germany, 2014-7-11 — /Travel PR News/ — During German Chancellor Dr Angela Merkel’s state visit to China, Carsten Spohr, Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of Deutsche Lufthansa AG, and Mr Song Zhiyong, President and Executive Director of Air China Limited, signed a memorandum of understanding in Beijing to expand the scope of the commercial… Read the full press release

JSC Aeroflot ranked among top 10 most attractive employers for Russian students according to the Russian HR agency FutureToday

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Moscow, 2014-7-10 — /Travel PR News/ — According to the largest Russian HR agency Future Today JSC Aeroflot (Moscow Exchange ticker: AFLT) has been ranked for the first time among TOP 10 most attractive employers for Russian students. Aeroflot is the 8th in the list of companies that graduates find the most interesting to start their career. The survey covered 6 500 students from 4 cities… Read the full press release

Aeroflot named in the global top 10 of Aviation Week’s annual Top-Performing Airlines ranking

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Moscow, 2014-7-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Aeroflot (Moscow Exchange ticker: AFLT) has been named in the global top 10 in two categories of Aviation Week’s authoritative annual Top-Performing Airlines ranking. Aeroflot ranked seventh among airlines with more than USD 6 billion of revenue in 2013, and sixth overall among European carriers. In 2013 Aeroflot reported revenue of USD 9.14 billion and revenue growth of 15%. The… Read the full press release

Bank of Ireland Runway Run at Shannon Airport raised over €15,000 for Samaritans

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Shannon, Ireland, 2014-7-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Bank of Ireland Runway Run at Shannon Airport raises over €15,000 for Samaritans Running shoes instead of aircrafts pounded the Shannon Airport runway for a short period at the weekend as 1,200 people took part in the first ever runway run at an Irish airport. The Bank of Ireland… Read the full press release

Christchurch Airport marks the tenth anniversary of the Emirates service which expanded South Islanders’ access to the world

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Christchurch, New Zealand, 2014-7-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Christchurch Airport is today celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Emirates service which has expanded South Islanders’ access to the world. Chief Executive Malcolm Johns says the Emirates service is very popular and valuable to southern globetrotters. “Publicly available statistics show Emirates has the highest load factors on… Read the full press release

The Board of the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority voted to direct staff to proceed with construction of long-anticipated parking plaza adjacent to Terminal 2

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Board Votes to Direct Staff to Proceed with Delayed Project SAN DIEGO, 2014-7-10 — /Travel PR News/ — The Board of the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority voted to direct staff to proceed with construction of a long-anticipated parking plaza adjacent to Terminal 2. The Board also approved an Addendum to the 2008 Final Environmental Impact… Read the full press release

UAE national airline Etihad Airways to hold 10 cabin crew recruitment days in July 2014

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Abu Dhabi, 2014-7-9 — /Travel PR News/ — UAE, Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is holding 10 cabin crew recruitment days this month (July 2014). Held in different cities across the world, the recruitment days will give individuals with hospitality experience the opportunity to take their career sky high, by… Read the full press release

Etihad Airways and Google partner to make flight search more convenient

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Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2014-7-9 — /Travel PR News/ — Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, today announced a partnership with Google to make it more convenient for travellers to view the airline’s flight schedules and fares on the search engine’s flight search tool. Using Flight Search, travellers in the US, Canada, the… Read the full press release

Etihad Airways becomes Melbourne City Football Club’s new principal partner

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Five-year sponsorship agreement announced with Hyundai A-League club Etihad Airways branding to feature on the front of home and away team kit Joint initiatives to include children’s football schools and fan competitions Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2014-7-9 — /Travel PR News/ — Melbourne City Football Club has announced Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab… Read the full press release

Etihad Cargo honored with ‘Air Cargo Industry Customer Care Award’ at the 2014 Air Cargo Week (ACW) World Air Cargo Awards

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Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2014-7-9 — /Travel PR News/ — Etihad Cargo, the freight division of UAE flag carrier Etihad Airways, has been awarded the ‘Air Cargo Industry Customer Care Award’ at the 2014 Air Cargo Week (ACW) World Air Cargo Awards. The award, voted by Etihad Cargo customers, was presented recently to David Kerr, Etihad Airways… Read the full press release

Embraer to present at the 49th Farnborough International Airshow at Farnborough Airport UK from July 14 to 20

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São José dos Campos, Brazil, 2014-7-9 — /Travel PR News/ — Embraer will participate in the 49th Farnborough International Airshow (FIA – www.farnborough.com), from July 14 to 20, at Farnborough Airport (FAB), UK, promoting its entire range of products for the Commercial Aviation, Executive Jets and Defense & Security markets. At the event, Embraer will unveil… Read the full press release

Hong Kong International Airport presented over 300 airport staff with certificates and trophies in recognition of their efforts in customer service

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HONG KONG, 2014-7-9 — /Travel PR News/ — Committed to creating a pleasant airport experience for every passenger at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), the 65,000-strong airport staff take pride in providing excellent service with extra care and patience. At today’s annual award ceremony for the HKIA Customer Service Excellence Programme (CSEP), over 300 airport staff… Read the full press release

Auckland Airport announced its 2014 Airline of the Year Award and 2014 Aeronautical Service Provider Award winners

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Auckland, New Zealand, 2014-7-9 — /Travel PR News/ — Auckland Airport has announced the winners of its 2014 Airline of the Year Award and 2014 Aeronautical Service Provider Award. Judy Nicholl, general manager aeronautical operations, says the annual awards recognise excellence by the service providers and airlines at Auckland Airport. “The Aeronautical Service Provider Award recognises the… Read the full press release

Finnish airport operator Finavia launched major service improvement at Helsinki Airport

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Helsinki, Finland, 2014-7-9 — /Travel PR News/ — The Finnish airport operator Finavia has launched a major service improvement at Helsinki Airport. The current development programme involves the most extensive changes carried out at the airport during any single period of its history. Helsinki Airport now introduces international top brands and adds new variety to its restaurant… Read the full press release

Wizz Air further expands in Timisoara; adds 4 new routes and second Airbus A320 aircraft

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4 NEW ROUTES AND 1 NEW AIRCRAFT TIMISOARA, Romania, 2014-7-4 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe,* today announced further expansion in Timisoara. The airline will deploy a second Airbus A320 aircraft from 1 November 2014 adding 4 new services: from 1 November twice weekly flights will operate… Read the full press release

Iberia to name new Airbus A-330-300 for the newly proclaimed king of Spain, Felipe VI

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Madrid, Spain, 2014-7-4 — /Travel PR News/ — Iberia is to name a new Airbus A-330-300 for the newly proclaimed king of Spain, Felipe VI, to indicate, according to Iberia’s executive chairman Luis Gallego, “our commitment to our country, to the Royal Household, and our institutions.” Last November, Iberia named an Airbus A330-300, the first to bear the Spanish airline’s new… Read the full press release