Aviation
Survey Finds Austin Residents Still Traveling Despite Weak Economy
AUSTIN, Texas, June 3 /PRNewswire/ — Although facing tough economic times, 60 percent of leisure travelers will take the same number of car trips (one to four) as they did last year and 56 percent also said they would fly as often (one to four times), according to a new customer survey conducted by […]
Alaska Airlines Delivers Season’s First Copper River Salmon to Seattle at Daybreak
SEATTLE, May 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Alaska Airlines delivered the season’s first shipment of Copper River salmon to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport this morning and expects to transport about 20,000 pounds of the coveted fish by day’s end. The arrival of Copper River salmon is anticipated every year by seafood lovers in a growing number […]
Jetiquette(TM) Lessons: The Sky Steward’s Trademark Concept Keeps Companies Out of Embarrassing Headlines and Helps Them Manage Change
CORAL GABLES, Fla., April 21 /PRNewswire/ — Recent bad press related to customer service issues at major airlines, as well as the movement toward a passenger bill of rights, could have been avoided, according to The Sky Steward, Gailen David (). All it would have taken, he says, is a little Jetiquette(TM).
David began […]
TAM Has International Market Share of 68.9ACIORFIPROCENTE in March
SAO PAULO, Brazil, April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — TAM (BOVESPA: TAMM4, NYSE: TAM) announces operating data for March 2008, as disclosed by the Brazilian National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) today.
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According to ANAC, TAM registered 14.0ACIORFIPROCENTE growth in domestic RPK (demand) compared to the same period last year, and 14.6ACIORFIPROCENTE increase in domestic […]
TAM Inaugurates Exclusive VIP Lounge for First Class Passengers
SAO PAULO, Brazil, April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — TAM Linhas Aereas has inaugurated a new VIP lounge at Guarulhos International Airport (Sao Paulo), exclusively for First Class passengers flying to New York, Paris, Milan and London. Focused on high quality service, the new lounge guarantees customers comfort and privacy in a relaxed […]
Westchester County Department of Public Safety Implements PASSUR(R)
GREENWICH, Conn., April 7, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Megadata Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: MDTA) announced today that the Westchester, NY County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has implemented the PASSUR Rapid Response(TM) Program for live airspace monitoring of all aircraft and immediate playback and analysis of any airspace event.
“The PASSUR program has been a great […]
Hawaiian Filling the Void Left by Aloha’s Closure
HONOLULU, March 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Hawaiian Airlines is moving rapidly to help ensure the continuation of interisland air transportation between Oahu, Maui, Kauai, and Hawaii’s Big Island at service levels equal to what currently exists.
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In response to Aloha ceasing flight operations, Hawaiian has taken immediate steps to add more than 6,000 seats […]
Teamsters Applaud Oberstar for FAA Investigation
WASHINGTON, April 3, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa on Thursday thanked Transportation Committee Chairman Jim Oberstar for investigating the Federal Aviation Administration’s cozy relationship with airline management.
Oberstar, D-Minn., chaired the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on critical lapses in the FAA’s oversight of airlines.
“We’ve been trying for years to get […]
TAM Commemorates its First Year of Operations to Milan with More than 131 Thousand Passengers Carried
SAO PAULO, Brazil, April 1 /PRNewswire/ —
This week, TAM Linhas Aereas completes a year of operations to Milan,
Italy. The company’s third direct destination in Europe, this daily flight
has carried more than 73.2 thousand passengers on the Sao Paulo/Milan route
and 58.6 thousand on the return leg, with […]
Bombay Sapphire(R) Introduces Revelation
LONDON, March 27 /PRNewswire/ —
- A US$1 Million Collection of Five Luxury Spirits Bottles
Bombay Sapphire, the world’s leading premium gin, has inspired three
prominent names in luxury and design - Baccarat, Garrard and Karim Rashid -
to create Revelation, five handmade crystal bottles individually […]
