Actualité aéronautique

Republic Airways Significantly Increases Presence in Milwaukee

transmise le 10 novembre 2009 par Business Wire

Republic Airways Holdings Inc. today announced it will preserve more than 700 local jobs and add up to 800 full-time positions in Milwaukee. The Company will invest in capital expenditures to support maintenance operations and infrastructure as it increases its levels of local employment for flight crews, heavy aircraft maintenance and technical support, and call center reservations. Because of Republic’s investment, job preservation and job creation in Milwaukee, the Company is eligible to receive up to $27 million in tax credits through the end of 2021.

Midwest Airlines Adds More Milwaukee Nonstop Service

transmise le 10 novembre 2009 par Business Wire

Midwest Airlines today announced it will expand its route map from Milwaukee with nonstop service between Milwaukee and both San Francisco and Raleigh/Durham, N.C. Milwaukee’s hometown airline will launch San Francisco service on April 19, 2010 and Raleigh/Durham service on April 1, 2010.

FedEx Readies for the Holiday Season

transmise le 10 novembre 2009 par Business Wire

FedEx Corp. expects to move more than 50 million packages through the global FedEx Express, FedEx Ground and FedEx Freight networks during the week of December 14, 2009, its busiest week of the year.

Skyscanner Appoints Agencies for Pilot TV ad Campaign

transmise le 10 novembre 2009 par PRNewswire

Global flight search site Skyscanner has appointed Edinburgh-based agencies Newhaven and Feather Brooksbank to handle the company's first ever TV advertising campaign.

Voyager Jet Center Recognized for Exceptional Flight Safety in Charter Operations

transmise le 10 novembre 2009 par Business Wire

Pittsburgh-based Voyager Jet Center, the region’s leader in private aviation services, has again achieved the highly coveted Platinum rating from Aviation Research Group/U.S. Inc. (ARG/US), the world leader in specialized aviation information research and analytics. The ARG/US Platinum rating is the highest-level safety audit rating awarded within the private aviation industry and is widely recognized as the ultimate validation of excellence in operational practices and flight safety standards. This is the second consecutive ARG/US audit in which Voyager Jet Center has been rated Platinum. Only 71 of approximately 2,200 jet charter operators in the United States have received the Platinum designation from ARG/US, placing Voyager Jet Center in the top four percent.

Boingo Brings Sponsored Wi-Fi to Airports via New Marketing Partnerships

transmise le 10 novembre 2009 par Business Wire

Boingo Wireless Inc., the world’s leading operator of Wi-Fi networks in airports, today announced that recent Wi-Fi access sampling campaigns have generated up to 35% increases in revenue at select airports, while delivering click-through rates of up to 39% for sponsors.

Textainer Group Holdings Limited to Host Investor and Analyst Event on November 16, 2009

transmise le 10 novembre 2009 par Business Wire

Textainer Group Holdings Limited (“Textainer”), the world’s largest lessor of intermodal containers based on fleet size, announced today that it will host an investor and analyst meeting on November 16, 2009 at 12:00 pm (EST) in New York.

TAM is Awarded the World Travel Awards

transmise le 10 novembre 2009 par PRNewswire

TAM was elected, for the second consecutive time, the best airline in South America (South America's Leading Airline) at the World Travel Awards. Considered the "Oscars of the Travel Industry", the award establishes companies in the tourism, hospitality and aviation worldwide.

Digital Angel’s Destron Fearing Unit Enters into New Distribution Agreement with Countryside Services for UK and Republic of Ireland Sheep and Cattle Markets

transmise le 10 novembre 2009 par Business Wire

Digital Angel , an advanced technology company in the field of animal identification and emergency identification solutions, announced today that its Destron Fearing unit has appointed Northern Ireland-based Countryside Services Ltd. to market its products across the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, pursuant to a three-year, exclusive distribution agreement.

Pranalytica Wins U.S. Army Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR) Contract to Build on Powerful Quantum Cascade Laser Technology

transmise le 10 novembre 2009 par Business Wire

Pranalytica, Inc. today announced that it has been chosen by the U.S. Army for the Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR) contract to radically improve Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) performance.