Airlines/Aviation

S. Korea's KT to Develop In-Flight VR Service

SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- KT Corp. (KRX: 030200; NYSE: KT),South Korea's largest telecommunications company, will develop virtual reality (VR) entertainment service for air passengers jointly with Jin Air Co. and Hanjin Information Systems & Telecommunications (HIST) Co. ...

2020-08-12 07:30 7966

Asiaray Secures Concession Rights for Chengdu Tianfu International Airport's Advertising Media

HONG KONG, Aug. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Asiaray Media Group Limited ("Asiaray" or the "Group"; stock code: 1993), a leading out-of-home ("OOH") media company with a strategic focus on airport, metro line and high speed rail line advertising, is pleased to announce that its indirectly-owned subsi...

2020-08-11 16:45 6321

New York Times best-selling author, Martin Lindstrom launches new COVID-safe travel tips e-book

LONDON, Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- New York Times best-selling author and behavioural psychologist,Martin Lindstrom, in association with Intertek Protek, has recently launched a COVID-safe travel tips e-book titled "Travel Truth and Lies Unmasked". The free e-book which is downloadable here ...

2020-08-10 16:00 4422

Trip.com Group and AirAsia.com announce strategic partnership to boost travel revival in China and Southeast Asia

SINGAPORE, Aug. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading international online travel services providerTrip.com  Group, today officially announced a strategic partnership with AirAsia.com, ASEAN's fastest growing travel and lifestyle e-commerce platform.    The strategic partnership...

2020-08-07 12:40 5409

Alibaba Group's Fliggy partners with Ascenda to enhance loyalty rewards for 300 million members

SINGAPORE, Aug. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Fliggy, Alibaba's leading travel brand inChina and Ascenda, the global innovator in loyalty management, today announced a partnership to enhance Fliggy's rewards propositions starting in June 2020. Fli...

2020-08-03 11:25 5466

Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAUDIA) Selects Comarch as its Loyalty Management Technology Provider

KRAKOW, Poland, July 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Saudia, the national flag carrier of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and a member of the SkyTeam alliance, has signed a 10-year contract with Comarch(WSE: CMR), a global provider of software-defined products and services for improving business efficiency...

2020-07-28 19:00 4327

Opening of the BER Airport on 31 October 2020

Extensive media coverage opportunities planned BERLIN, July 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- For the opening of the Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), the corporate communications department of the airport company is offering numerous media reporting opportunities between 25 October and 8 November.

2020-07-24 09:00 3632

Xsight Systems and Bayanat Engineering Qatar Partner to Deploy RunWize™ FOD Detection Solution at Hamad International Airport

DOHA, Qatar, July 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Hamad International Airport (HIA), awarded Bayanat Engineering Qatar the deployment of Xsight Systems' RunWize™ Foreign Object & Debris (FOD) detection system. HIA is currently ranked as the third best airport in the world by Skytrax World Airport Awards...

2020-07-17 08:00 6829

GA-ASI Conducts JCG's Validation Flights in Japan

Validation Flights Using SeaGuardian® RPA are Scheduled to Begin in Mid-September SAN DIEGO, July 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), a global leader in Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), announced today that it will partner with Asia Air Survey (A...

2020-07-08 08:48 1857

Premium Passports Lose Their Shine in a Post-pandemic World

LONDON, July 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- As parts of the globe cautiously begin to open up, the focus is on what travel freedom and global mobility will look like in a post–Covid-19 world. Last week the EU released a list of countries that would be allowed entry into the bloc from 1 July based on hea...

2020-07-07 16:00 3956

Himalaya Airlines signed Strategic Cooperation MOU with Huawei Cloud

KATHMANDU, Nepal, June 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Himalaya Airlines and Huawei Cloud signed a strategic cooperation Memorandum of Understanding in Huawei Technologies Nepal's office located in Lalitpur onJune 28, 2020. Mr. Zhou Enyong , CEO of Himalaya Airlines and Mr. Deng Shuigen, CEO of Huawei Te...

2020-06-30 09:43 2281

Collinson Sets New Airport Lounge Standards in Health and Digital to Spearhead the Safe, Contactless Journey

* Helping to boost traveller confidence and drive a safe and effective recovery for the travel sector post-COVID-19, Collinson introduces a trio of airport lounge initiatives * Collinson's new set of global health and safety standards for airport lounges in the Priority Pass network will furt...

2020-06-24 12:44 2228

Collinson Sets New Airport Lounge Standards in Health and Digital to Spearhead the Safe, Contactless Journey

* Helping to boost traveller confidence and drive a safe and effective recovery for the travel sector post-COVID-19, Collinson introduces a trio of airport lounge initiatives * Collinson's new set of global health and safety standards for airport lounges in the Priority Pass network will furt...

2020-06-23 14:20 2714

Global Airlines Leverage AI, Machine Learning and Blockchain to Save Costs and Generate New Revenues, Says Frost & Sullivan

Airlines and IT suppliers are investing in distribution, loyalty programs, and supply chain management SANTA CLARA, California, June 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan's recent study,Analysis of the Global Airline IT Market, Forecast to 2025, finds that the increasing expectations of pass...

2020-06-22 23:34 1666

Hokkaido Airports Launches "HOKKAIDO LOVE!" Project Aiming to Revitalize Tourism in Hokkaido

CHITOSE, Japan, June 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Hokkaido Airports Co., Ltd. (HAP) has launched "HOKKAIDO LOVE!," a project in cooperation with the Hokkaido Government and the Hokkaido Tourism Organization that aims to support the tourism industry throughoutHokkaido and revitalize tourism demand fol...

2020-06-22 14:00 2476

Flightdocs Joins the ATP Family of Software Solutions

Flightdocs to become a part of ATP, creating a global leader of information services and software solutions focused on aircraft safety and reliability. SAN FRANCISCO and BONITA SPRINGS, Fla., June 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- ATP and Flightdocs are pleased to announce the creation of one of the large...

2020-06-18 22:00 2270

Collinson Sets New Airport Lounge Standards in Health and Digital to Spearhead the Safe, Contactless Journey

* Helping to boost traveller confidence and drive a safe and effective recovery for the travel sector post-COVID-19, Collinson introduces a trio of airport lounge initiatives * Collinson's new set of global health and safety standards for airport lounges in the Priority Pass network will furt...

2020-06-18 15:32 2569

Air France to serve close to 150 destinations this summer, i.e. 80% of its usual network

PARIS, June 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- As air traffic picks up, Air France is gradually reinforcing its flight schedule for summer 2020. By the end of June, the flight schedule will represent 20% of the capacity usually deployed over this period.Subject to the lifting of travel restrictions,...

2020-06-17 17:17 1872

Solace Supports the Airport Authority Hong Kong in Developing Smart Airport Initiatives

HONG KONG, June 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Solace, the modern enabler of real-time event-driven data streaming, has been selected by the Airport Authority Hong Kong to develop the Internet of Things (IoT) platform forHong Kong International Airport (HKIA), which can utilize real-time data to enha...

2020-06-16 10:09 2666

MGH Pakistan Operates Multiple Air Charters for Delivering Masks to Germany

LAHORE, Pakistan, June 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- MGH Logistics Pakistan completed two charter operations fromLahore to Frankfurt, Germany within a span of 2 weeks. Charters carried over 10 Million pieces of masks to a German client.

2020-06-10 21:52 3179