Category Archives: Transportation

Hawaiian Airlines selects 787 Dreamliner as its flagship airplane for medium to long-haul flights

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Hawaiian Airlines selects 787 Dreamliner as its flagship airplane for medium to long-haul flights Hawaiian switches to market-leading Dreamliner for its large airplane of the future 787’s superior performance gives Hawaiian flexibility to increase capacity and expand service SEATTLE, 2018-Mar-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Boeing [NYSE:BA] and Hawaiian Airlines announced today (March 6, 2018) that… Read the full news article

Okay Airways joins Boeing’s commercial Pilot Development Program

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Okay Airways joins Boeing’s commercial Pilot Development Program Boeing will oversee screening, selection and training of 100 Okay Airways pilot cadets over the next five years Cadet training for YTO Airlines and Kunming Airlines underway SHANGHAI, 2018-Mar-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) has expanded its commercial Pilot Development Program (PDP) with the addition… Read the full news article

Cathay Pacific to take delivery of its first Airbus A350-1000 by the middle of the year

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Hong Kong, 2018-Mar-08 — /Travel PR News/ — Cathay Pacific’s first Airbus A350-1000 has rolled out of the paint shop in Toulouse, France. We will be taking delivery the first of these 20 technologically-advanced aircraft by the middle of the year. The Cathay Pacific Group, which already has one of the most modern fleets in… Read the full news article

dnata officially opens the only dedicated cool-chain perishable cargo facility at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

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Dallas, USA, 2018-Mar-08 — /Travel PR News/ — dnata officially opened a 37,000 sq. ft. cargo centre that includes the only dedicated cool-chain perishable cargo facility at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). Following the recent acquisition of a cargo facility in Houston, this state-of-the-art cargo handling centre is suitable for all perishable products, and further establishes… Read the full news article

MSC Cruises opens sales for MSC Grandiosa’s inaugural season

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SALES OPEN FOR MSC GRANDIOSA, THE FIRST SHIP IN THE MERAVIGLIA-PLUS GENERATION LAUNCHING IN NOVEMBER 2019 The brand new mega-ship and MSC Cruises new flagship, will feature two brand new Cirque du Soleil at Sea shows and much more Geneva, Switzerland and Trieste, Italy, 2018-Mar-06 — /Travel PR News/ — MSC Cruises – the Swiss-based world’s… Read the full news article

Emirates unveils new video featuring Real Madrid players on board the iconic Emirates A380

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DUBAI, UAE, 2018-Mar-06 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates unveiled a video today (5th March 2018) featuring popular players from Real Madrid on board the iconic Emirates A380. The video includes Sergio Ramos, Gareth Bale, Marcelo, Karim Benzema, Toni Kroos, and Casemiro and shows the players discovering unlikely talent at 40,000ft. The video begins with the players… Read the full news article

Emirates introduces brand new Business Class cabin and configuration on its Boeing 777-200LR aircraft

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The airline’s two-class Boeing 777-200LR features a 2-2-2 Business Class seat configuration First of these newly refurbished aircraft will operate to Fort Lauderdale from 6 March Dubai, UAE, 2018-Mar-06 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates has unveiled a brand new Business Class cabin and configuration on its Boeing 777-200LR aircraft, with new wider seats laid… Read the full news article

Emirates’ senior management visit newly refurbished Boeing 777-200LR ahead of its deployment to Fort Lauderdale

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Dubai, UAE, 2018-Mar-06 — /Travel PR News/ — Just ahead of its deployment to Fort Lauderdale, the newly refurbished Boeing 777-200LR was visited by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline & Group; Sir Tim Clark, President Emirates Airline; Adel Al Redha, Executive Vice President and Chief Operations… Read the full news article

Boeing delivers Icelandair’s first 737 MAX airplane

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Airline to expand fleet and enhance trans-Atlantic operations with MAX 8, MAX 9 jets REYKJAVIK, Iceland, 2018-Mar-05 — /Travel PR News/ — Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Icelandair today (March 1, 2018) celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first 737 MAX airplane as the Icelandic carrier seeks to grow and renew its fleet and enhance its trans-Atlantic… Read the full news article

Boeing welcomes Tim Keating as executive vice president of Government Operations

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Change comes as company steps up philanthropic investment ARLINGTON, Va., 2018-Mar-05 — /Travel PR News/ — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today (March 1, 2018) announced that it has named Tim Keatingas executive vice president of Government Operations. Keating, 56, has served as senior vice president of Government Operations since joining Boeing in May 2008. In this role,… Read the full news article

Boeing to develop its largest autonomous systems development program outside of the U.S. in Australia

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Boeing to create Australian-developed, exportable autonomous systems capability Marks Boeing’s second collaboration with Queensland Government, businesses to develop autonomous systems enabling technologies BRISBANE, 2018-Mar-05 — /Travel PR News/ — Australia will be home to Boeing’s [NYSE: BA] largest autonomous systems development program outside of the United States following a new partnership agreement with the Queensland Government…. Read the full news article

Wizz Air further expands its Vienna operations with two additional Airbus A321 at Vienna Airport by March 2019

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FIVE BASED AIRCRAFT BY MARCH 2019 AN INVESTMENT OF $570 MILLION* 200 NEW DIRECT JOBS A NETWORK OF 27 ROUTES OVER 2 MILLION SEATS ON SALE IN 2019 BUDAPEST, Hungary, 2018-Mar-05 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, one of Europe’s fastest growing airlines and the largest low-cost carriers in Central and Eastern Europe, today… Read the full news article

Qantas features a unique Indigenous livery on its newest Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

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SYDNEY, 2018-Mar-05 — /Travel PR News/ — Qantas’ newest Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, which features a unique Indigenous livery, touched down in Alice Springs today (2ND MARCH 2018). The livery showcases the artwork of the late Northern Territory artist and senior Anmatyerre woman, Emily Kame Kngwarreye*. Based on her 1991 painting, Yam Dreaming, the design depicts the culturally… Read the full news article

dnata Australia awards total fleet management contract to Adaptalift GSE for its ground service equipment fleet across Australia

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SYDNEY, Australia, 2018-Feb-27 — /Travel PR News/ — dnata Australia has today signed a long term agreement with Adaptalift GSE that will significantly improve the ground service equipment fleet currently owned by dnata via a programme of replacement, renewal and refurbishment. The agreement sees Adaptalift GSE take ownership of the entire motorised fleet across the… Read the full news article

Singapore Airlines to commence Boeing 787-10 service between Singapore and Perth in May 2018

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SINGAPORE, 2018-Feb-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Perth will become the second scheduled destination to be served by Singapore Airlines’ new Boeing 787-10 fleet. Flights are expected to commence in May 2018, subject to regulatory approvals, initially on one of the Airline’s four daily flights between Singapore and Perth. The 787-10s will feature Singapore Airlines’… Read the full news article

Qatar Airways celebrates the touchdown of the world’s first A350-1000 at its home and hub in Doha

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Qatar Airways celebrates the touchdown of the world’s first A350-1000 at its home and hub in Doha   State-of-the-art aircraft arrives in Qatar to commence commercial operations National carrier of the State of Qatar is the global launch customer for the world’s most advanced passenger aircraft featuring the revolutionary Qsuite Business Class seat DOHA, Qatar,… Read the full news article

Qatar Airways is the global launch customer of the world’s first Airbus A350-1000

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Qatar Airways is the global launch customer of the world’s first Airbus A350-1000   National carrier of the State of Qatar is the global launch customer for the world’s most advanced passenger aircraft featuring the revolutionary Qsuite The state-of-the-art A350-1000 is the first of 42 on order, and was welcomed into Qatar Airways’ fleet at a… Read the full news article

Qatar Airways hosts a press conference to launch Meridiana’s new airline identity as Air Italy

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Qatar Airways hosts a press conference to launch Meridiana’s new airline identity as Air Italy   Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, hosts a press conference in Milan to launch Italy’s new airline identity Qatar Airways previously strengthened its commitment to Italy in 2017 with the acquisition of 49 per… Read the full news article

Regent Seven Seas Cruises adds two itineraries to Cuba in 2019 and 2020

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Two additional itineraries total eight future Regent voyages that include visits to Cuba MIAMI, 2018-Feb-21 — /Travel PR News/ — As the only North American luxury cruise line to be granted permission to offer voyages to Cuba, Regent Seven Seas Cruises is adding more visits to the Caribbean island on two itineraries in 2019 and… Read the full news article

Vienna Airport welcomes Thai Airways’ increased frequencies on its direct flight service between Vienna and Bangkok

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Vienna Airport: THAI Increases Frequencies to Bangkok and Deploys a Dreamliner on Flights to Vienna VIENNA, Austria, 2018-Feb-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Passengers will be able to fly to Bangkok even more comfortably than in the past. As of April 20, 2018, Thai Airways is increasing frequencies on its direct flight service between Vienna and… Read the full news article

Norwegian Cruise Line’s third Breakaway Plus class Norwegian Bliss is one step closer to delivery

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Norwegian Cruise Line’s third Breakaway Plus class Norwegian Bliss is one step closer to delivery   The newest member of the line’s Breakaway Plus class is one step closer to delivery Wiesbaden, 2018-Feb-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian Bliss, the third of Norwegian Cruise Line’s Breakaway Plus class, emerged from the Meyer Werft building… Read the full news article

Boeing announces the appointment of Linda Mills as VP of Communications, Commercial Airplanes

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Linda Mills, award-winning public relations executive, joins Boeing from Starbucks SEATTLE, 2018-Feb-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Boeing [NYSE:BA] today announced the appointment of Linda Mills as vice president of Communications for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, the company’s $58 billion business unit that designs and builds the world’s most advanced and efficient jetliners. Mills, an award-winning… Read the full news article

Stagecoach supports Greener Journeys national campaign to clean Britain’s air

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Stagecoach Policy Development Director Liz Esnouf pledges her support for modern, clean buses in the fight for clean air Official guidance directs local councils to be lenient on biggest polluters and penalise buses instead PERTH, Scotland, 2018-Feb-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Stagecoach has called for buses to be put at the heart of the UK’s… Read the full news article

Cathay Pacific announces codeshare agreement with ferry operator Cotai Water Jet

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Airline’s customers can now book travel to one of Asia’s leading tourism and entertainment centres via Hong Kong HONG KONG, 2018-Feb-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Travellers from around the world will soon enjoy more convenient access to the tourism and entertainment centre of Macao and the Pearl River Delta beyond, thanks to a new Cathay… Read the full news article

Textron Aviation receives order from the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia South Eastern Section for two modified Beechcraft King Air 350 turboprops

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Textron Aviation receives order from the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia South Eastern Section for two modified Beechcraft King Air 350 turboprops   SINGAPORE, 2018-Feb-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today (FEBRUARY 7, 2018) announced at the 2018 Singapore Airshow that it has received an order from… Read the full news article

IATA and CAAS to establish a Global Safety Predictive Analytics Research Center (SPARC) in Singapore

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IATA and CAAS to establish a Global Safety Predictive Analytics Research Center (SPARC) in Singapore   Geneva, 2018-Feb-08 — /Travel PR News/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Collaboration (MoC) to establish a Global Safety Predictive Analytics Research Center (SPARC)… Read the full news article

IATA moves to a larger office including a Global Delivery Center in Singapore

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Singapore, 2018-Feb-08 — /Travel PR News/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is growing its presence in Singapore with the move to a larger office that is able to accommodate 40% more employees, including a Global Delivery Center (GDC). “2018 marks IATA’s 49th year in Singapore. From a small office in 1969, today Singapore is… Read the full news article

EASA and Airbus Helicopters implement a new single Production Organisation Approval

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Marignane, France, 2018-Feb-08 — /Travel PR News/ — The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Airbus Helicopters have just implemented a new single Production Organisation Approval (POA). This replaces previous national approvals from France, Germany and Spain by a single, integrated framework allowing for simplified industrial exchanges between Airbus Helicopters’ manufacturing facilities and supporting the… Read the full news article

Qatar Airways expands its fleet with fourth state-of-the-art Gulfstream G650ER executive aircraft

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Qatar Airways expands its fleet with fourth state-of-the-art Gulfstream G650ER executive aircraft   Qatar Executive is now the world’s largest G650ER owner-operator  Latest delivery is part of Qatar Airways Group’s expansion plans for Qatar Executive DOHA, Qatar, 2018-Feb-07 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways has taken delivery of its fourth state-of-the-art Gulfstream G650ER executive aircraft,… Read the full news article

Bombardier’s final test vehicle in the Global 7000 flight test program successfully completed its first flight

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Bombardier’s final test vehicle in the Global 7000 flight test program successfully completed its first flight   FTV5 will validate flight and ground test data obtained to date and complete the Type Certification campaign to ensure a smooth entry-into-service in the second half of this year Flight test program has surpassed 1,300 flight hours and… Read the full news article