EBACE 2017: Waves Technologies Ltd orders Cessna Grand Caravan EX utility turboprop GENEVA, 2017-May-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today (May 22, 2017) announced during the 2017 European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) it has secured an order from Waves Technologies Ltd for a Cessna Grand Caravan… Read the full news article
The new super-midsize Cessna Citation Longitude for the first time in Europe at the 2017 European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) GENEVA, 2017-May-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, is displaying its new super-midsize Cessna Citation Longitude for the first time in Europe at this week’s 2017… Read the full news article
Metrolink will provide service regularly available on Sundays LOS ANGELES, 2017-May-23 — /Travel PR News/ — On Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, Metrolink will offer more service than in previous years so Southern Californians can leave their cars at home and take a relaxing train ride. Metrolink will offer train schedules regularly available on Sundays. The… Read the full news article
Budapest, Hungary, 2017-May-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today started operations from Osijek Airport. The maiden flight took off to Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg (EuroAirport). Wizz Air’s newest service will be operated with two weekly flights, on Mondays and Fridays, providing customers with a convenient schedule for weekend… Read the full news article
Singapore, 2017-May-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) wholly-owned subsidiary, SIA Cargo, is to be re-integrated as a Division within SIA, in a move intended to improve efficiency through greater synergy with the wider SIA Group. The re-integration is expected to be completed in the first half of 2018, when SIA Cargo will… Read the full news article
London City Airport is to become the first UK airport to install a digital air traffic control tower – operational in 2019 The digital solution is a multi-million pound investment utilising state-of-the-art 360° HD cameras and sensors on a newly constructed tower A live feed with a panoramic view of the airfield, along with sensory… Read the full news article
Montreal, Canada, 2017-May-21 — /Travel PR News/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA), announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Civil Aviation Agency of the Ministry of Transport and Roads of the Kyrgyz Republic. The MoU sets out a strategic partnership and long-term cooperation agreement between the government and IATA. It… Read the full news article
Three accomplished employees receive awards for outstanding achievements in the field of aviation; testament to the unique expertise found at Bombardier First time in CASI history that three representatives from the same company win Senior Awards the same year Montréal, Canada, 2017-May-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Three highly skilled employees from Bombardier’s Product Development… Read the full news article
Bombardier’s ON:TRACK initiative to develop new paths into groundbreaking mobility and connectivity solutions Bombardier’s ON:TRACK initiative driving the transportation industry towards its digital future Next startup accelerator programme for Industry 4.0 solutions starts in September Visit www.ontrack.bombardier.com for more info Berlin, 2017-May-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation today (May… Read the full news article
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announces winners of 2016 Airline Reliability Performance Awards and 2016 In-Service STAR Award Montréal, Canada, 2017-May-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Bombardier Commercial Aircraft today (May 16, 2017) announced twelve winners of the 2016 Airline Reliability Performance Awards and a winner of a 2016 In-Service Supplier Top Achievement Recognition (STAR) Award…. Read the full news article
Montréal, 2017-May-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Bombardier (TSE: BBD.B) announced today (May 16, 2017) that it reached a long-term partnership agreement with leading IT consulting firm IBM to support the global integration of Information Technology services across Bombardier Transportation and the Company’s aerospace segments. “As part of our turnaround plan, Bombardier is working to… Read the full news article
SYDNEY, Australia, 2017-May-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Qantas is calling on Australians to suggest names for the airline’s fleet of Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce said the airline had a long standing tradition of naming aircraft for symbolic and sentimental reasons. “Reflecting the importance of the Dreamliner to the national carrier,… Read the full news article
Continuing expansion creating career opportunities for local Enterprise employees NEW ALBANY, Ind. , 2017-May-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Enterprise Truck Rental has opened a new location in Southern Indiana, located at 3800 Payne Koehler Road in New Albany. The facility is ideally situated for customers in the greater Louisville area who would otherwise have… Read the full news article
St Petersburg, RUSSIA, 2017-May-17 — /Travel PR News/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the Joint Inspection Group (JIG), and Airlines for America (A4A) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen and promote Safety and Quality Assurance in global aviation fueling activities. “Maintaining the quality of the aviation fuel supply and the supporting infrastructure and… Read the full news article
Montréal, 2017-May-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Bombardier announced today (May 11, 2017) that all candidates in the Management Proxy Circular dated March 14, 2017 were elected as directors of Bombardier Inc. during its annual meeting of shareholders, which was held in Dorval, Québec earlier today. The detailed results of the ballot for the election… Read the full news article
Bombardier Transportation to exhibit at this year’s Global Public Transport Summit in Montreal Bombardier showcases its strategy and vision for leading the transition into the next generation of sustainable urban transport Digitalization and virtual reality to take center stage at global transport exhibition Berlin, 2017-May-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Rail technology leader Bombardier… Read the full news article
33 additional BOMBARDIER TWINDEXX Vario double-deck coaches ordered by Israel Railways Fifth order will increase Israel Railways’ fleet of Bombardier-built double-deck coaches to 462 Greater comfort, increased capacity and more frequent service for Israel’s public rail transport Berlin, 2017-May-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation announced today (May 10, 2017)… Read the full news article
Bombardier Transportation presents new product platform for the locomotive sector at Transport Logistic in Munich Innovative TRAXX locomotive platform to add efficiency and flexibility to operators across Europe Entire locomotive platform now available with diesel support engine Berlin, 2017-May-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation presented its new product platform… Read the full news article
Bombardier’s Joint Venture in China to provide 10-year overhaul service for 498 metro cars operating on Shanghai Metro Bombardier’s joint venture to perform 10-year overhaul work for 498 metro cars operating on the world’s longest metro network BOMBARDIER ORBITA and Maximo systems to reduce maintenance time and improve fleet reliability and safety Berlin, 2017-May-16… Read the full news article
Scandinavian low-cost airline to utilize airplane to open new transatlantic routes SEATTLE, 2017-May-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Primera Air today (May 11, 2017) announced an order for eight 737 MAX 9 airplanes, valued at more than $950 million at list prices. The agreement also includes purchase rights for four additional… Read the full news article
Aberdeen, Scotland, 2017-May-15 — /Travel PR News/ — A new poll* by First Bus has found that nearly half of Brits surveyed don’t know where their nearest bus stop is located, to take them to work. The research follows the recent news that UK drivers are spending 32 hours (almost an entire working week) stuck… Read the full news article
All Metrolink trains now have a specially designed surfboard storage area Southern California, 2017-May-14 — /Travel PR News/ — The surf is up, as passengers can now travel with surfboards on Metrolink trains. Beginning this past weekend, Metrolink train now include surfboard storage netting on all its Bike/Surfboard Cars. Officials anticipate the modified cars will be… Read the full news article
Long-haul growth +23% consequently driving impressive cargo growth of +27.2% To celebrate the busiest-ever April in Gatwick’s history, today a video has been released showing a day in the life of the World’s busiest runway London, 2017-May-14 — /Travel PR News/ —Gatwick Airport achieved an impressive 3.8 million passengers travelling through the airport this April,… Read the full news article
Belgium, 2017-May-14 — /Travel PR News/ — After the departure of Yangtze River Express in February this year, full-freigher Air Cargo Global is stopping all its activities at Brussels Airport because of the Brussels’ noise fines. Magma Aviation too has indicated that it will leave Brussels Airport if the uncertainty is not removed in the next… Read the full news article
Britain’s biggest bus operator rolls out mobile ticketing across UK Stagecoach Bus app offers day and weekly tickets, journey planning, next-stop information and live bus tracking Thousands of downloads of the app since its launch Tough action needed on congestion to help passengers fully benefit from bus networks PERTH, Scotland, 2017-May-11 — /Travel PR News/… Read the full news article
PERTH, Scotland, 2017-May-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Applications open for Stagecoach UK Bus apprenticeship scheme • Nearly 60 spaces available on Bus Engineers’ Apprenticeship Programme • Programme into its 12th year of training engineers of the future Stagecoach UK Bus is inviting budding engineers to apply for a place on this year’s apprenticeship scheme…. Read the full news article
London Luton, 2017-May-10 — /Travel PR News/ — easyJet has today unveiled an aircraft especially named to help celebrate Bristol Airport’s 60thanniversary. The Airbus A319 has been named Spirit of Bristol to mark the airport’s milestone. easyJet, Bristol’s largest airline, started operations out of Bristol in 2002 and today the airport is the airline’s largest UK… Read the full news article
Washington DC, 2017-May-10 — /Travel PR News/ — National Travel Agent Day is May 3, 2017 and Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) is celebrating the more than 25,000 CLIA-member travel agents globally that help to navigate the many cruise choices for passengers. When it comes to cruise travel, travel agents truly are the matchmakers helping… Read the full news article
Washington DC, 2017-May-09 — /Travel PR News/ — Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) announces that Andreas Chrysostomou has joined the organization as Vice President, Public and Government Affairs for Europe. Chrysostomou will be responsible for managing the department of European Affairs covering these areas, including liaising with European institutions and other bodies or agencies. He… Read the full news article
Missouri, U.S., 2017-May-07 — /Travel PR News/ — Members of Enterprise Car Club, the UK’s largest privately owned car club, now have access to a brand-new mobile app, available for the first time on Android as well as iOS. The app has been designed to make it even easier for users to find, book and… Read the full news article