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WASHINGTON, July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Qatar Airways, the national carrier of the State of Qatar, celebrates five years of flying to the capital of the United States. The airline began flights to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) on July 19th, 2007. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120719/PH43043 ) The fifth anniversary comes a week after Qatar Airways was named World's Best Airline at the prestigious annual Skytrax awards and just a month after the...

AUSTIN, Texas, July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines' (NYSE: LUV) service between Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) officially kicked off today with a patriotic sendoff complete with a water arch salute and a Customer celebration at the gate this morning in Austin. Southwest Airlines Board Member and Presiding Director Dr. William Cunningham joined U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, U.S. Representative Michael...

LOS ANGELES, June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- American Airlines today launched new daily nonstop two-class Boeing 757 service between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). Stars of the CBS television show "NCIS" and the Disney Pixar film "Brave," along with World War II veterans, helped inaugurate the first flight from Los Angeles to Washington. "We are thrilled to begin nonstop service between Los Angeles and the...

WASHINGTON, June 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines today will welcome government officials from Ireland and VIP guests to its Washington hub, Dulles International Airport, to celebrate the launch of the airline's new daily nonstop service between Washington and Dublin Airport. Ambassador of Ireland to the United States H.E. Michael Collins, United Vice President of Hubs and Line Stations Fernie Lopez, Vice President of Marketing-USA for Tourism Ireland Alison Metcalfe and...

NEW YORK and ISTANBUL, May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU), New York's Hometown Airline(TM), and Turkish Airlines, the fast growing global carrier, today announced an interline agreement to connect the carriers' networks at New York's John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110404/NY76997LOGO ) Through this new partnership, customers will be able to transfer...

SAN FRANCISCO, May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Virgin America, the only major airline headquartered in California, received U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) approval today to launch one daily nonstop flight between its home base of San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). Virgin America plans to initiate the new service later this summer, subject to finalizing flight schedule times with DOT. (Logo:...

In the news release, United Airlines Launches Daily Service From Washington To Doha, issued 30-Apr-2012 by United Continental Holdings, Inc. over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the first paragraph, first sentence, should read "With the departure today of flight 976..." rather than "With the departure today of flight 977..." as originally issued inadvertently. The complete, corrected release follows: United Airlines Launches Daily Service From Washington To Doha BOEING 777...

CHICAGO, April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With the departure today of flight 977, United Airlines (NYSE: UAL) will launch daily service between its Washington hub, Dulles International Airport, and Doha, Qatar, via Dubai. The extension of the existing Dubai service to Doha is the first of three new, previously announced United services from Washington Dulles. The airline will introduce nonstop service between Dulles and Manchester, U.K. tomorrow, and between Dulles and Dublin,...

NASA managers, in consultation with Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum officials, have selected Friday, April 27, to ferry space shuttle Enterprise from Washington Dulles International Airport to John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport in New York. NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) with Enterprise mounted atop will fly at a relatively low altitude over various parts of the New York City metropolitan area on Friday. The aircraft is expected to fly near a variety of landmarks,...

WASHINGTON, April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA managers, in consultation with Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum officials, have selected Friday, April 27, to ferry space shuttle Enterprise from Washington Dulles International Airport to John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport in New York. (Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) with Enterprise mounted atop will fly at a relatively low altitude over...