Actualité aéronautique

World's First Hooters Restaurant at an Airport Opens at Frankfurt Airport

transmise le 11 août 2010 par PRNewswire

Hooters American Restaurant and Sportsbar opened its first airport location at Frankfurt Airport today. Entrepreneurs, Manfred Metzger and Bastian Klink, both from Karlsruhe, Germany, are the owners and managers of the new franchise operation of the famous American Hooters restaurant chain. Metzger and Klink said, "Hooters Frankfurt Airport will cater to passengers, the general public as well as the more than 70,000 staff working at Frankfurt Airport. We offer good food, fun and service, service, service. Our motto is Hooters makes you happy."

Animal Airways is Expanding its International Flight Department

transmise le 11 août 2010 par PRNewswire

Animal Airways, the global pet flight & relocation company, is expanding its professional services by upgrading the airline ticketing department. In order to provide families traveling with pets with a comprehensive package for the whole family we are currently scouting worldwide for travel agencies and tour operators

DialAFlight Describes ESTA as 'Hidden Tourist Tax' and Echoes Lewis Advice

transmise le 11 août 2010 par PRNewswire

In the wake of America's announcement that from September 8th a $14 (GBP9) fee will be charged to all travellers applying for the compulsory ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorisation), flight specialist DialAFlight is advising its customers to beat the charge by applying online whilst the authorisation is still free.

Air China Becomes the Only Strategic Partner of the China International Fair for Investment and Trade

transmise le 11 août 2010 par PRNewswire

Air China became the only airline partner of the 14th, 15th and 16th China International Fair for Investment and Trade. From 2010 to 2012, Air China will provide sponsor resources, the value of which will exceed 10 million RMB, and will include cash and free tickets for international/domestic Air China flights.

Rapport de trafic de Fraport - juillet 2010 : l'Aéroport de Francfort rapporte de nouveaux records de trafic

transmise le 11 août 2010 par PRNewswire

L'Aéroport de Francfort, port d'attache de Fraport AG, a accueilli 5 281 632 passagers en juillet 2010 - battant son record de 5,2 millions de passagers en un seul mois pour la première fois. Ce résultat a dépassé le précédent record de juillet 2007 de près de 90 000 passagers. Par rapport à l'année dernière, 7,7% de passagers en plus ont utilisé la plateforme internationale de transport aérien du FRA.

Fraport Traffic Figures - July 2010: Frankfurt Airport Reports New Traffic Records

transmise le 11 août 2010 par PRNewswire

Fraport AG's Frankfurt Airport home base welcomed 5,281,632 passengers in July 2010 - exceeding the 5.2 million passenger mark for the first time in a single month. This topped the previous record of July 2007 by nearly 90,000 passengers. Compared to last year, 7.7 percent more passengers used the FRA international air transportation hub.

Air Lease Corporation and Air Berlin Sign a Sale and Lease-Back Agreement for Two Used B737-800 Aircraft

transmise le 10 août 2010 par PRNewswire

Air Lease Corporation and Air Berlin have signed sale and lease-back agreements for two used B737-800's. The transaction was completed July 29, 2010.

Otis' Energy-Efficient Solutions Chosen for the World's Busiest Airport

transmise le 10 août 2010 par PRNewswire

Otis Elevator Company will provide 88 energy-efficient elevators, escalators and moving walkways to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), the world's busiest origin and destination airport. Otis, a unit of United Technologies Corp. , will also maintain the new units for five years.

Key International Northrop Grumman F-35 Supplier Delivers First Large, Complex Composite Structure

transmise le 10 août 2010 par PRNewswire

Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI), a major international F-35 Lightning II supplier to Northrop Grumman Corporation , has delivered a prototype of its first major structural element for the jet's center fuselage, which Northrop Grumman produces for F-35 industry team leader Lockheed Martin .

Inmarsat Announces $1.2bn Investment in Next Generation Ka-Band Satellite Network

transmise le 6 août 2010 par PRNewswire

Inmarsat , the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, today announced that it has agreed a contract with The Boeing Company ("Boeing") for the delivery of three state-of-the-art 702HP Ka-band satellites. The Inmarsat-5 constellation will enable Inmarsat to provide a unique global high speed mobile broadband service offering.