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ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ARC announced today that, since July 31, 2012, it has processed 2,087 Electronic Miscellaneous Document (EMD) transactions on behalf of American Airlines. EMDs allow travel agency (traditional or online) customers to pay for an air carrier's ancillary products at the same time their flight tickets are purchased. The EMDs were purchased by priceline.com customers for American's Preferred Seats and sold through the airline's direct connect...

Program Includes: NHTSA Administrator David L. Strickland, Kaiser Aluminum President, CEO and Chairman Jack Hockema and others ARLINGTON, Va. and WAUCONDA, Ill., Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Aluminum Association, the Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) and the Aluminum Anodizers Council (AAC) have released the program details for Aluminum Week 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. The event can be followed on social media using the hashtag #AlWeek or on Facebook at...

Budget cuts would close air traffic control towers, reduce passenger and cargo capacity and cost 132,000 American jobs ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A study released today by the Aerospace Industries Association and Econsult Corporation estimates that budget cuts to Federal Aviation Administration operations as a result of sequestration could cost up to 132,000 aviation jobs, sap $80 billion a year from the nation's gross domestic product and strip almost...

ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ARC, the financial settlement link between airlines and travel sellers, reported today that the consolidated dollar value of airline tickets sold by U.S.-based travel agencies increased 5.11 percent(*) year-over-year in the first seven months of 2012 compared to the same period in 2011, and 11.8 percent over the same period in 2010. From January through July 2012, ticket sales totalled $53.1 billion, compared to $50.5 billion in 2011,...

ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Engineering Services Network, Inc. (ESN), an engineering and technology solutions company based in Arlington, VA, that provides services to the Department of Defense and other federal agencies, announced today it has named Kathleen Casey as Executive Director of Veterans Affairs. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120801/NE49967) Under her new job, Casey is responsible for planning, directing, coordinating and conducting all...

ARLINGTON, Va., July 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kazi Investment Group, LLC (KIG), a U.S. defense contractor located in Orange County, CA, and Arlington, VA, is pleased to announce that Lieutenant General (Retired) Gene Blackwell has joined KIG as Executive Vice President of Strategic Initiatives responsible for expansion of existing operations and development of new business opportunities to enhance growth and profitability. "We are extremely pleased to have Gene join the KIG team,"...

According to the Cambridge Associates LLC U.S. Venture Capital Index Arlington, VA (PRWEB) July 30, 2012 With the exception of a slight decline in the one-year return, venture capital performance improved across all time horizons as of March 31, 2012, according to the Cambridge Associates LLC U.S. Venture Capital Index®, the performance benchmark of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). The moderate return increases reflect a gradually improving exit market, with double...

ARLINGTON, Texas, July 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Thousands of bowling centers across the United States are joining together to roll out the first-ever National Bowling Day on Saturday, August 11. On National Bowling Day, America will bowl for free - anyone and everyone can go to GoBowling.com to access a free game coupon and find participating centers closest to them. The coupon can also be accessed by "liking" the GoBowling Facebook page. Select centers will also host...

ARLINGTON, Va., July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Engineering Services Network, Inc. (ESN), an engineering and technology solutions company that provides services to the Department of Defense and other federal agencies, rose to No. 112 in the 2012 list of top 500 Hispanic-owned companies in the U.S. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120719/NE42441 ) The list is showcased by Hispanic Business magazine. ESN jumped to No. 112 on this year's list with impressive revenues of...

ARLINGTON, Va., July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ARC, the financial settlement link between airlines and travel sellers, reported today that the consolidated dollar value of airline tickets sold by U.S.-based travel agencies increased 5.48 percent* year-over-year in the first half of 2012 compared to the same period in 2011, and 13 percent over the same period in 2010. From January through June 2012, ticket sales totalled $46.4 billion, compared to $44 billion in 2011, and $41 billion...