Latest Association of Asia Pacific Airlines Stories
LONDON, July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Hainan Airlines Co., Ltd. (600221.SS, 900945.SS), the largest airline within the air transportation division of the HNA Group was awarded at the "2012 World Airline Awards" once again. SKYTRAX, a global provider of professional aviation evaluation services, announced the winners of the "2012 World Airline Awards" at the Farnborough International Airshow in London on July 12th. Over 40 airlines from around the world assembled at the World...
Third consecutive year Air Canada named a winner at Skytrax World Airline Awards MONTREAL, July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Air Canada has been named the 'Best International Airline in North America' in a worldwide survey of air travelers for the Skytrax World Airline Awards. In what Skytrax termed "a remarkable repeat success", it is the third consecutive year Air Canada has ranked among the top global carriers in the awards, which surveyed more than 18 million passengers...
WASHINGTON, July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For the eighth consecutive month, U.S. airlines have improved their on-time performance and delivered the best-ever May baggage-handling results, Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, announced today. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111201/DC15444LOGO) According to the Department of Transportation (DOT) Air Travel Consumer Report released today, 83.4 percent of...
LONDON, July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L), the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, today announced that SwiftBroadband(TM) will be deployed as the satellite backbone for inflight internet services on two airlines in the Asia Pacific region. Japanese air carrier ANA will deploy SwiftBroadband on its international routes from mid-2013. ANA is one of Japan's leading airlines and a member of the Star Alliance. From next year,...
CHICAGO, July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines, the North American launch customer for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, is today announcing details about its induction of the aircraft into the company's fleet and revealing a specially-designed livery for the revolutionary aircraft. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120709/CG36734) (High-resolution images of United's Dreamliner livery are available at http://bit.ly/dCdS2s) United is scheduled to take delivery of its...
DALLAS, July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) today reported June 2012 consolidated traffic results for Southwest Airlines and AirTran. AirTran became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southwest Airlines Co. ("the Company") on May 2, 2011. For purposes of comparability, second quarter 2011 and year-to-date 2011 traffic results presented in the accompanying tables include the combined results of Southwest Airlines and AirTran for periods prior to the acquisition...
FARNBOROUGH, England, July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. (NYSE: SPR) and China Airlines announced the signing of a supply agreement whereby Spirit Aftermarket Customer Support (ACS) will provide thrust reverser, fuselage, and wing component spare parts for China Airlines' fleet of Boeing aircraft. This multi-year contract will enable China Airlines to obtain predictable and competitive pricing for all parts in the Spirit Catalog while ensuring availability...
NEW YORK, July 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Emirates Airline is set to become the first airline in the world to serve a U.S. city with a second-daily A380 service. Having been the first airline to offer an A380 commercial service to the U.S. in 2008, Emirates will increase the capacity on one of its daily flights from Dubai to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), starting January 1, 2013. The service, currently operated by a Boeing 777-300ER, will be replaced...
SAN FRANCISCO, July 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Virgin America, the award-winning U.S. airline, announces today that it has launched its first codeshare - with sister-branded airline, Virgin Australia, selling tickets as of today (July 4 in Australia) on Virgin America flights from Los Angeles to Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Fort Lauderdale, Philadelphia, Portland, Seattle and Washington D.C. This is the first-ever codeshare agreement for the California-based carrier, building on a 2009...
MANCHESTER, England, July 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cebu Pacific Air, the fast-expanding Philippines-based low-cost carrier, has entered into a partnership with Routesonline, the online platform of Routes, to utilise its Route Exchange product to support its short-haul network expansion across Asia and its growth into medium and long-haul markets. A formal Request for Proposals (RFP) was launched today via Route Exchange and is working with Routesonline to open...
