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BEIJING, Dec. 3, 2010 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Air China yesterday received Spain's highest tourism industry award, the "Plaque for Tourist Merit." Air China is the first foreign airline to receive the award, which is given to organizations and individuals for contributing to the Spanish tourism industry. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101203/CN11650-a) (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101203/CN11650-b) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080625/CNW017LOGO) The...

HONG KONG, Dec.2, 2010 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- The foremost agricultural trade fair in Hong Kong, AgriPro Asia Expo (APA) 2010 is set to be opened in a month. The show will be held in Hall 5G of the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) on 13 - 15 December 2010. APA has attracted suppliers representing Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, Taiwan and USA etc. Overseas groups from Indonesia, Japan &...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- oneworld® has been named Best Airline Alliance by Global Traveler in the leading business travel magazine's GT Tested Reader Survey 2010 Awards, announced today. It means that oneworld holds three of the four top "best airline alliance" awards presented in 2010, after receiving the World's Leading Airline Alliance title for the eighth year running in the 2010 World Travel Awards last month and the World's Best Airline Alliance...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- S7 Airlines today became part of oneworld®, adding Russia's leading domestic carrier to the world's premier global airline alliance. Its subsidiary Globus joined at the same time, as an affiliate member of oneworld. They now offer oneworld's full range of services and benefits, joining an alliance of best-in-class airline partners from every region around the world - American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways,...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 8 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- oneworld® has been named the World's Leading Airline Alliance 2010 in the World's Travel Awards - described by the Wall Street Journal as the "travel industry's equivalent of the Oscars". It is the eighth year running that oneworld has won this honor, retaining the "best alliance" title since 2003. oneworld was also named World's Best Airline Alliance in the 2010 World Airline Awards, presented by the Skytrax airline quality...

CALGARY, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Cathay Pacific Airways and WestJet today announced they will begin a new code-share arrangement with immediate effect, providing passengers with a wider choice and greater connectivity when travelling between Hong Kong and Canada. Bookings for the code-share are now open for travel from 20 October 2010. Under the new arrangement, Cathay Pacific's "CX" code will be placed on WestJet flights between Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa and...

BEIJING, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- VanceInfo Technologies Inc. (NYSE: VIT) ("VanceInfo") an IT service provider and one of the leading offshore software development companies in China, today announced it has entered into an agreement to establish an offshore development capability in Shenzhen, China for Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. ("Cathay Pacific"), one of the world's most successful airlines. The offshore development capability will be used to provide a variety of IT services...

SEATTLE, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Cathay Pacific Airways today announced the Hong Kong-based carrier has exercised existing purchase rights for six additional Boeing 777-300ERs (extended range). The six new airplanes, with an estimated value of US$1.6 billion at Boeing list prices, will increase Cathay Pacific's 777-300ER future fleet from 30 to 36. Cathay Pacific, one of the world's largest operators of the popular jetliner, also operates 12 Boeing 777-300s and five...

BEIJING, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- 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. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080625/CNW017LOGO ) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080625/CNW017LOGO )...

TOKYO, July 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Over 100,000 KomyMirrors have been delivered since 1997, giving service to airlines and other customers. There has not been a single claim from any customer! Komy Co., Ltd. is the sole manufacturer of flat, wide-angle ultralight mirrors in the world. Most mirrors are installed in overhead bins to prevent passengers from accidentally leaving their belongings behind, and to shorten cabin inspection time for an aircraft turnaround. The flat wide-angle mirrors are...