Category Archives: Transportation

Qatar Airways Cargo partners with DoKaSch Temperature Solutions to enhance its services to the pharmaceutical industry

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The cargo carrier has signed an agreement with DoKaSch for the lease of temperature-controlled active containers for pharmaceutical transportation DOHA, Qatar, 2017-Aug-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways Cargo has signed an agreement with DoKaSch Temperature Solutions to offer its Opticooler® range of temperature-controlled containers, providing Qatar Airways Cargo customers the choice of a… Read the full news article

TAP’s A330 retrojet “Portugal” makes its third trip in 1970s style between Lisbon and Miami, USA

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Lisbon, Portugal, 2017-Aug-28 — /Travel PR News/ — The national airline today (2017-08-21) makes its third trip back in time, this time to the iconic “Magic City” The TAP A330 retrojet, named “Portugal”, today makes its third trip in 1970s style, between Lisbon and Miami, USA. The flavours of the Algarve will also be present… Read the full news article

Cathay Dragon signs MoU for the acquisition of 32 Airbus A321neo aircraft

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32 fuel-efficient, environmentally-friendly Airbus A321neo aircraft to arrive from 2020 as the regional airline continues to grow Hong Kong, 2017-Aug-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Cathay Dragon has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), preparatory to executing formal legal documentation, for the acquisition of 32 Airbus A321neo aircraft. The MOU, signed today (21 Aug 2017) between… Read the full news article

Bombardier: Shree Airlines becomes CRJ Series aircraft operator

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Bombardier: Shree Airlines becomes CRJ Series aircraft operator   Montréal, 2017-Aug-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Bombardier Commercial Aircraft congratulates Shree Airlines on the launch of a new regional jet service with CRJ Series aircraft. “We are pleased to welcome Shree Airlines to the worldwide family of CRJ Series aircraft operators,” said David Speirs, Vice… Read the full news article

BOMBARDIER INNOVIA Monorail 300 system to benefit over 400,000 passengers daily in Bangkok, Thailand

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BOMBARDIER INNOVIA Monorail 300 system to benefit over 400,000 passengers daily in Bangkok, Thailand   Driverless INNOVIA Monorail 300 system for new mass rapid transit lines in Bangkok will benefit over 400,000 passengers daily and ease congestion Berlin, 2017-Aug-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation has announced two contracts for its BOMBARDIER INNOVIAMonorail 300… Read the full news article

MAGA Aviation now ANAC-certified for Bombardier Global Express and Global 5000 aircraft maintenance

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MAGA Aviation is now ANAC-certified for all Learjet and Global jets as well as most Challenger models MAGA Aviation was first named a Bombardier Authorized Service Facility in 2013 Bombardier operators express a high level of satisfaction with MAGA services Montréal, Canada, 2017-Aug-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Bombardier today (August 14, 2017) announced that MAGA Aviation of Campinas, Bombardier Business Aircraft’s… Read the full news article

Textron Aviation and TAM celebrate 35 years of successful aircraft platforms and support solutions to LABACE attendees

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Textron Aviation and TAM celebrate 35 years of successful aircraft platforms and support solutions to LABACE attendees   SAO Paulo, 2017-Aug-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, and longtime channel partner TAM Aviacão Executive are marking 35 years of successfully delivering world class aircraft and support solutions to customers… Read the full news article

Virgin’s Azuma train on a test run to Scotland in preparation for roll out on the east coast route next year

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Virgin’s new state-of-the-art train travels north of the border for first time Inaugural run ahead of plans to accelerate London-Edinburgh journeys to 4hrs LONDON, 2017-Aug-17 — /Travel PR News/ — Virgin’s state-of-the-art Azuma train has visited Scotland for the first time as part of plans to transform Edinburgh-London rail journeys.The inaugural run north of the… Read the full news article

Wizz Air to add second Airbus A320 aircraft and six new routes at its Iasi base

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2 BASED AIRCRAFT AT IASI, SIX NEW ROUTES, MORE LOCAL JOBS BUDAPEST, Hungary, 2017-Aug-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe and Romania’s leading carrier, today (11. AUGUST, 2017) announced that it will further expand its Iasi operations, adding a second Airbus A320 aircraft at its Iasi base in April… Read the full news article

Stagecoach continues to roll-out contactless bus travel across the UK

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Contactless payments available at seven Stagecoach regional companies, covering more than 3,000 buses Company aims to deliver contactless bus travel across UK by early 2019 PERTH, Scotland, 2017-Aug-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Millions of Stagecoach passengers now have access to contactless bus travel as Britain’s biggest bus operator continues to roll-out the technology across… Read the full news article

First revenue flight for Bombardier C Series Aircraft to London City Airport

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First revenue flight for Bombardier C Series Aircraft to London City Airport   Montréal, Canada, 2017-Aug-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Bombardier Commercial Aircraft celebrated another important milestone for the C Series aircraft program with the first revenue flight into London City Airport, a Swiss International Airlines (SWISS) CS100 jetliner from Zurich. “We are proud… Read the full news article

Virgin Trains offers 50% off family travel on selected East Coast route

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Virgin Trains offers 50% off family travel on selected East Coast route   LONDON, 2017-Aug-07 — /Travel PR News/ — Virgin Trains is launching a summer family promotion* on its East Coast route, offering 50% off family travel on selected routes between August 7 and September 10, for journeys booked between July 31 and September… Read the full news article

Stagecoach Yorkshire launches first ever direct bus route from Sheffield to Doncaster Sheffield Airport

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South Yorkshire, England, 2017-Aug-06 — /Travel PR News/ — Passengers from Sheffield and Rotherham needing to travel to Doncaster Sheffield Airport have a new travel option thanks to Stagecoach Yorkshire. The first ever direct bus route from Sheffield city centre to Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) sets off on September 2nd and will operate 7 days a… Read the full news article

Allegiant to establish a two-aircraft base at the Indianapolis International Airport

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Las Vegas, 2017-Aug-05 — /Travel PR News/ — Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch joined executives from Allegiant Travel Company (NASDAQ: ALGT), a low-cost airline, today as the company announced plans to establish a two-aircraft base at the Indianapolis International Airport. As part of Allegiant’s growth plans in Indiana, the company plans to create up to 66 new,… Read the full news article

flydubai becomes the first in Middle East to operate Boeing’s newest single-aisle airplane — 737 MAX 8

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flydubai becomes the first in Middle East to operate Boeing’s newest single-aisle airplane — 737 MAX 8   Dubai, UAE, 2017-Aug-01 — /Travel PR News/ — Boeing [NYSE:BA] and flydubai celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first 737 MAX 8, making the Middle East carrier the first in the region to operate Boeing’s newest single-aisle airplane…. Read the full news article

Norwegian Cruise Line highlights top five extras that a Haven guest can enjoy every day

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Norwegian Cruise Line highlights top five extras that a Haven guest can enjoy every day   The top five extras for guests to enjoy while cruising in Norwegian’s luxurious suites complex on top of Premium All Inclusive experience Wiesbaden, Germany, 2017-Aug-01 — /Travel PR News/ — The Haven by Norwegian®, or the ‘ship within a… Read the full news article

Textron Aviation: ATP Flight School ordered 15 Cessna Skyhawk 172 aircraft

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Textron Aviation: ATP Flight School ordered 15 Cessna Skyhawk 172 aircraft   OSHKOSH, Wis., 2017-Aug-01 — /Travel PR News/ — Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today (JULY 28, 2017) announced at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture that ATP Flight School has ordered 15 Cessna Skyhawk 172 aircraft. With the addition of these aircraft,… Read the full news article

Jeppesen to provide its navigation and electronic flight bag services to University of North Dakota

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Student pilots and operations staff to ready themselves for careers using Jeppesen data and flight information OSHKOSH, Wis., 2017-Jul-31 — /Travel PR News/ — EAA AIRVENTURE — Today (July 27, 2017), Boeing [NYSE: BA], through its subsidiary Jeppesen, announced a three-year service agreement with the University of North Dakota Department of Aviation to provide the school with… Read the full news article

Additional Challenger 300 aircraft simulator now available at Bombardier’s Dallas Training Centre

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Bombardier Challenger 300 series aircraft are the best-selling business jets of the last decade More than 5,300 pilots and technicians have received training from Bombardier’s Montreal and Dallas training centres in 2016 – a total of 34,400 hours of flight and technical training Montréal, Canada, 2017-Jul-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Bombardier announced today (July 24, 2017) that… Read the full news article

Royal Caribbean International launches new online travel agent training program – Royal Caribbean University

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Global Cruise Line Introduces Redesigned Online Education Platform for Travel Agents MIAMI, 2017-Jul-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Enrollment is now open. Royal Caribbean International has launched an entirely new online travel agent training program – Royal Caribbean University (RCU).  The comprehensive platform offers professionals a highly visual, interactive and mobile-friendly approach to online learning, where they can reinforce… Read the full news article

Bahrain Airport Company received travel carts as donation from Bahrain Credit and National Motor Company

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Bahrain Bay, Bahrain, 2017-Jul-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), the operator and managing body of Bahrain International Airport (BIA), received a donation of 3 eight-seat travel carts from Bahrain Credit and National Motor Company. The donation took place at the airport and was attended by Bahrain Airport Company Chief Executive Officer,… Read the full news article

Swissport Cargo opens 138,000-square foot facility at Chicago O’Hare Airport

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Opfikon, Switzerland, 2017-Jul-24 — /Travel PR News/ — On July 20th 2017, a grand opening event of a new state-of-the-art facility was held at the North Cargo Area of Chicago O’Hare Airport. The ceremony was attended by airlines, the local forwarding community, O’Hare Airport and city officials, along with Swissport USA’s management team and local employees…. Read the full news article

Qatar Airways Cargo transported the Qatar’s first two shipments of 330 Holstein cows from Europe

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Qatar Airways Cargo transported the Qatar’s first two shipments of 330 Holstein cows from Europe   The cargo carrier has swiftly and safely flown its first two bovine shipments from Europe, launching the country’s newest industry DOHA, Qatar, 2017-Jul-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways Cargo, the cargo division of the State of Qatar’s… Read the full news article

NBAA welcomes five Republican congressmen to its growing, bipartisan chorus of opposition to ATC privatization

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Washington, DC, 2017-Jul-19 — /Travel PR News/ — The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today ( July 18, 2017 ) welcomed the stand recently taken by five Republican congressmen against a proposal to privatize the nation’s air traffic control (ATC) system. The five are among a growing, bipartisan chorus of opposition to ATC privatization among elected… Read the full news article

NBAA at EAA’s AirVenture: will continue mobilizing opposition to privatize the ATC system

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NBAA at EAA’s AirVenture: will continue mobilizing opposition to privatize the ATC system   Washington, DC, 2017-Jul-19 — /Travel PR News/ — NBAA will use its presence at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA’s) AirVenture, in Oshkosh, WI, from July 24-30, to continue mobilizing opposition to legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that would privatize… Read the full news article

Avis Car Rental to allow travelers to book and manage car rental reservations through voice platform on Amazon Echo devices

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Make a car rental reservation, review current reservations and retrieve receipts with the help of the popular voice-activated platform PARSIPPANY, N.J., 2017-Jul-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Avis Car Rental today ( July 17, 2017) announced its integration with Amazon Alexa, which will allow travelers to book and manage car rental reservations through the popular voice platform… Read the full news article

airberlin to offer more intercontinental flights during the 2017/18 winter schedule

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BERLIN, Germany, 2017-Jul-17 — /Travel PR News/ — Germany’s second-largest airline is set to offer more intercontinental flights than ever before during the upcoming winter season. “We are continuing to expand our Dusseldorf services and plan to station twelve rather than eleven long-haul aircraft at this airport from the start of the winter schedule. These will… Read the full news article

Wizz Air adds third Airbus A320 aircraft at its Kyiv base at Zhuliany Airport in April 2018

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3rd BASED AIRCRAFT AT KYIV, TWO NEW ROUTES, 11 ADDITIONAL WEEKLY FLIGHTS, MORE LOCAL JOBS BUDAPEST, Hungary, 2017-Jul-17 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe and Ukraine’s leading low-cost carrier, today announced that it will further expand its Kyiv operations, adding a third Airbus A320 aircraft at… Read the full news article

Wizz Air to expand its Warsaw operations, basing an 8th aircraft at Chopin Airport

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8TH BASED AIRCRAFT, ONE NEW ROUTE, 19 ADDITIONAL WEEKLY FLIGHTS, 25% ANNUAL GROWTH BUDAPEST, Hungary, 2017-Jul-17 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announced that it will expand its Warsaw operations, basing an 8th aircraft at Chopin Airport. From March 2018 WIZZ will launch one new… Read the full news article

Enterprise marks the fifth anniversary of its partnership with Athlete Network

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St. Louis, 2017-Jul-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Enterprise Holdings Inc., the largest car rental company in the world, is celebrating the fifth anniversary of its national partnership with Athlete Network (formerly Career Athletes). Athlete Network gives the company access to more than 500 university athletic departments and enables it to network with current and former student athletes… Read the full news article