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Iceland's flagship airline, Icelandair, is now providing four direct flights from Seattle, U.S., to Reykjavik, Iceland, a week.
Icelandair has scheduled direct flights from Seattle's Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Keflavik International Airport departing every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. These flights are to depart at 16:30 in Seattle and arrive in Keflavik at 06:45.
The flights from Seattle will then connect with Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm and London, offering up to 4 hours faster connection times from Seattle to Scandinavia than possible through other European hubs. Flights to Helsinki, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Paris will also be available via Reykjavik.
"Icelandair is pleased to now offer more choices to Europe's top destinations from Seattle," stated Thorsteinn Egilsson, General Manager - The Americas. "We also look forward to partnering with Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in serving all westward travelers, including the large Scandinavian population of the Pacific Northwest."
Additionally, a new reciprocal frequent flier partnership between Icelandair, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air has been established, as well as a new codeshare agreement. This codeshare agreement will allow Icelandair to place its code on select Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air flights. The frequent flier partnership, scheduled to launch this fall, allows Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan members to earn and redeem miles on Icelandair flights between Seattle and Iceland and throughout Europe.
'Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air are delighted to welcome Icelandair as its newest Mileage Plan and codeshare partner,' commented Rick Rasmussen, Alaska Airlines' director of customer loyalty and marketing programs. 'Icelandair offers affordable and convenient options for our customers to earn or redeem miles for travel to Iceland and beyond through their easy connections to popular European destinations.'
Connections through Icelandair's hub in Reykjavik are still available to eighteen destinations in Scandinavia (including Copenhagen, Oslo, Stavanger, and Stockholm), UK (including London, Manchester) and Continental Europe (including Amsterdam, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich, and Paris). Icelandair also continues to offer its service to Iceland from Boston, New York-JFK, Minneapolis/St. Paul (seasonal), Orlando Sanford (seasonal), Halifax (seasonal) and Toronto (seasonal).
To find out more details about Icelandair's direct flights from Seattle to Reykjavik, visit www.icelandair.us
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British Airways is opening up its route network from London City Airport with the launch of its first route to Scandinavia.
The airline has announced plans to start a new double daily weekday service from the Docklands Airport with flights to Copenhagen in Denmark, providing a direct air link between the two capital cities.
There will also be one flight a day from London City on Sundays and one flight from Copenhagen on Saturdays.
The new flights will start on September 12, and will be operated by British Airways wholly owned subsidiary BA CityFlyer with their fleet of brand new Embraer 190 aircraft.
Luke Hayhoe, BA CityFlyer commercial manager said: "This has been a year of firsts for us at London City Airport, with new leisure focused flights to the Balearic Islands launched earlier in the year and now our first ever venture into Scandinavia.
"Once again we are responding to demand from our customers for both business and leisure travel to Denmark and we are delighted to be launching another exciting new route using our new aircraft."
British Airways already offers a selection of hand picked 2 to 5-star hotels in Copenhagen, perfectly suited to the urban tourist seeking city breaks in Europe. Customers can stay at the world's most exciting and creative lifestyle hotel where each room is a piece of art in itself, the 3-star Fox Hotel, which is a member of the world's first CO2 neutral hotel chain Brøchner Hotels. Alternatives include the 4-star Scandic Copenhagen City, close to Tivoli or the First Hotel Vesterbro, right at the heart of the trendiest area in the city, and the 5-star Design Hotel First Hotel Skt Petris.
British Airways flies to 13 destinations from London City airport including Edinburgh, Madrid and Nice. Avis car rental is available with British Airways.
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About British Airways:
British Airways plc offers a wide range of worldwide destinations - including holidays, European city breaks, such as flights to Madrid, hotels, flights, car rental and experiences. Customers can save time and money with ba.com when booking ATOL protected holiday packages, ATOL number is 5985. Passengers are offered added peace of mind to their holiday plans and the security of travelling with British Airways. British Airways plc constantly seeks to exceed customers' expectations, both in terms of the value for money and quality of the service provided.
For further British Airways / British Airways Holidays Ltd media information please contact:
Katja Cooper
Astral Towers
Betts Way
London Road
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01293 722513
www.ba.com
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British Airways is opening up its route network from London City Airport with the launch of its first route to Scandinavia.
The airline has announced plans to start a new double daily weekday service from the Docklands Airport with flights to Copenhagen in Denmark, providing a direct air link between the two capital cities.
There will also be one flight a day from London City on Sundays and one flight from Copenhagen on Saturdays.
The new flights will start on September 12, and will be operated by British Airways wholly owned subsidiary BA CityFlyer with their fleet of brand new Embraer 190 aircraft.
Luke Hayhoe, BA CityFlyer commercial manager said: "This has been a year of firsts for us at London City Airport, with new leisure focused flights to the Balearic Islands launched earlier in the year and now our first ever venture into Scandinavia.
"Once again we are responding to demand from our customers for both business and leisure travel to Denmark and we are delighted to be launching another exciting new route using our new aircraft."
British Airways already offers a selection of hand picked 2 to 5-star hotels in Copenhagen, perfectly suited to the urban tourist seeking city breaks in Europe. Customers can stay at the world's most exciting and creative lifestyle hotel where each room is a piece of art in itself, the 3-star Fox Hotel, which is a member of the world's first CO2 neutral hotel chain Brøchner Hotels. Alternatives include the 4-star Scandic Copenhagen City, close to Tivoli or the First Hotel Vesterbro, right at the heart of the trendiest area in the city, and the 5-star Design Hotel First Hotel Skt Petris.
British Airways flies to 13 destinations from London City airport including Edinburgh, Madrid and Nice. Avis car rental is available with British Airways.
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About British Airways:
British Airways plc offers a wide range of worldwide destinations - including holidays, European city breaks, such as flights to Madrid, hotels, flights, car rental and experiences. Customers can save time and money with ba.com when booking ATOL protected holiday packages, ATOL number is 5985. Passengers are offered added peace of mind to their holiday plans and the security of travelling with British Airways. British Airways plc constantly seeks to exceed customers' expectations, both in terms of the value for money and quality of the service provided.
For further British Airways / British Airways Holidays Ltd media information please contact:
Katja Cooper
Astral Towers
Betts Way
London Road
Crawley
RH10 9XA
01293 722513
www.ba.com
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ANA First To Take Delivery of 787
PHOENIX -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced that it has signed a 10-year integrated service agreement for support of ANA's 50 Boeing 787 aircraft. ANA will be the first to take delivery of Boeing's newest aircraft, the 787 Dreamliner.
Honeywell will provide access to spares, logistics and repair services for the Honeywell equipment installed on the B787 aircraft. Honeywell provides multiple products to the B787 aircraft, including flight control electronics, navigation radios, crew information system and interior and exterior lighting.
'ANA benefits from a single integrated program with one agreement and predictable monthly payments to provide global asset availability for the entire suite of Honeywell products on the B787,' said Pak Chin, Honeywell Aerospace Vice President of Airlines, Asia Pacific. 'ANA can focus on operating the aircraft leaving the management of spares, logistics and repairs to Honeywell. ANA avoids upfront investment costs of purchasing spares, minimizes administration expenses, and improves dispatch reliability.'
ANA is expected to receive their first aircraft in December 2010 or January 2011. A total of 50 aircraft are expected to be delivered by 2016. The contract covers program services for 29 part numbers for a term of 10 years.
Honeywell integrated service support solutions feature 24/7 customer service and program support capabilities from Honeywell's global network of service and customer support centers.
Honeywell equipment available on Boeing aircraft includes the auxiliary power unit, cabin management system and services, communication, navigation and information management, displays, environmental control system, electric power, electronic fuel controls, flight controls, flight management systems, lighting, mechanical components, surveillance equipment, wheels and brakes.
Based in Phoenix, Arizona, Honeywell's aerospace business is a leading global provider of integrated avionics, engines, systems and service solutions for aircraft manufacturers, airlines, business and general aviation, military, space and airport operations.
Honeywell International (www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; turbochargers; and specialty materials. Based in Morris Township, N.J., Honeywell's shares are traded on the New York, London, and Chicago Stock Exchanges. For more news and information on Honeywell, please visit www.honeywellnow.com.
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The Timanfaya Volcano Park is one of the most popular national parks in Spain – and the most visited tourist attraction on Lanzarote. Welcoming close to 900,000visitors per year. Thanks to the surreal scenery created here by enormous eruptions that rocked Lanzarote during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Now it is possible to enjoy an interactive virtual tour of this other worldly terrain – without even touching down on Lanzarote. By visiting the www.lanzaroteguidebook.com website – where visitors can view a 360 degree panorama of the region, featuring directional controls and zoom functions. Which can be viewed without having to install any additional software or plug ins on their computer.
According to Lanzarote Guidebook publisher Nick Ball; 'The Timanfaya Volcano Park is one of Lanzarote´s greatest natural wonders and features high on the itineraries of most visitors to the island. Our new interactive tour gives everyone the chance to explore this fascinating region and we plan to add more 360 panoramic shots of other key attractions on the island on an ongoing basis'.
The Fire Mountains of Timanfaya were created by huge eruptions during the 1730´s that lasted for over six years. With a further repeat performance taking place in 1824. This volcanic activity wiped out farmland and villages in what had once been one of Lanzarote´s most fertile regions – forcing many islanders to flee and start a new life abroad.
Today the surreal lavascapes and spent volcanic peaks occupy an area of around 200km square – dominating the interior of this small Canary Island. And the eruptions have had a profound impact on many aspects of life on Lanzarote. Influencing for example the local viniculture, as local producers adapted to the eruptions by using volcanic stone chippings called picon as a type of mulch for their vines. Whilst many of the paintings of Lanzarote´s most famous son, the artist César Manrique, reflect the colours and textures of the Timanfaya region.
Lanzarote´s volcanoes are currently dormant – but temperatures just below the earth's surface in the region are still extremely high. As park wardens are only too happy to demonstrate by pouring cold water into bore holes in the earth's surface – which are then expelled just seconds later as jets of steam. An image which can be viewed on the 360 panoramic shot now available on www.lanzaroteguidebook.com
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British Airways is helping travellers celebrate the 75th anniversary of Newcastle International Airport with a special return fare on its flights between Newcastle and Heathrow.
British Airways is offering a return flight to London Heathrow for just £1 (subject to availability) which, with taxes/fees and charges means that the total paid by passengers will be only £75.
The special promotional return fare, which is now being made available from both Newcastle and Heathrow, will remain on sale until Sunday 1st August in order to coincide with an open day at Newcastle International Airport to commemorate the event.
Customers wanting to take advantage of the special fare will be able to travel between 1st and 30th November 2010.
The celebrations will also provide a unique opportunity for one of British Airways long-haul captains to fly into his home-town airport.
Captain Stephen Wright, who normally flies passengers between Heathrow and world-wide destinations such as Singapore, Hong Kong and Los Angeles, will take the controls of one of the airline's 57 Boeing 747-400 aircraft for the short flight between Heathrow and Newcastle on Monday morning.
The 291-seater "jumbo" jet will operate as the BA1326, one of British Airways six daily scheduled flights between Newcastle and Heathrow's Terminal 5. It is due to touch down at Newcastle International Airport at 11.10am. The aircraft will then operate as the BA1327 with a scheduled departure time of 12.30pm.
British Airways offers hotels in Newcastle as well as an extensive collection of hotels in London like the new 4-star Park Plaza Westminster Bridge or the luxurious 5-star Savoy, due to re-open in the autumn after a £200 million refurbishment, to suit all customers and budgets, perfect for a city break in the capital in time for some pre-Christmas shopping or a weekend to the theatre.
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About British Airways:
British Airways plc offers a wide range of worldwide and domestic UK destinations - including holidays, hotels, flights, car rental and experiences. Customers can save time and money with ba.com when booking ATOL protected holiday packages, ATOL number is 5985. Passengers are offered added peace of mind to their holiday plans and the security of travelling with British Airways. British Airways plc constantly seeks to exceed customers' expectations, both in terms of the value for money and quality of the service provided.
Avis car rental is available with British Airways through ba.com.
For further British Airways / British Airways Holidays Ltd media information please contact:
Katja Cooper
Astral Towers
Betts Way
London Road
Crawley
RH10 9XA
01293 722513
www.ba.com
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Miles&Smiles members to benefit from Radisson Blu partnership
The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the fastest growing hotel companies worldwide, announces their new partnership with Turkish Airlines frequent flyer program 'Miles & Smiles'. With immediate effect, members of 'Miles & Smiles' earn 500 miles per stay at a Radisson Blu hotel in Europe, Middle and Africa. A special launch offer includes double miles from 15 July – 15 September 2010 and a 15% restaurant discount at Radisson Blu Hotels in Turkey.
'This partnership further strengthens our growing presence in the Turkish market. Rezidor currently operates two Radisson Blu hotels in Istanbul, one in Ankara, and a new Radisson Blu resort in Cesme', comments John Kennedy, Vice President Marketing & CRM at Rezidor. 'We are delighted to become a partner of Miles&Smiles and look forward to the opportunities that this provides to develop business in and from Turkey.'
'The number of places where Miles&Smiles members can earn miles is increasing day by day. We would like to offer our most loyal passengers the option for a stay at reputable establishments. Within this context, we are delighted to partner with the international hotel chain Radisson Blu' adds Orhan Sivrikaya, Executive Vice President Commercial at Turkish Airlines.
Turkish Airlines was founded in 1933 with a fleet of 5 aircrafts only, and is today Turkey's leading global carrier with a fleet of 142 airplanes and 25 million passengers. Turkish Airlines is a member of Star Alliance since 2008 and is today a 4 star airline company flying to 164 destinations around the world, comprising 38 domestic and 126 international destinations.
The Rezidor Hotel Group currently features more than 400 hotels in operation and under development with more than 86,300 rooms in Europe, Middle East and Africa. The company's core brands are the First Class- and Full Service-brand Radisson Blu and Park Inn, a young and dynamic mid market brand. Rezidor also operates properties of The Regent and Country Inns & Suites in EMEA, and has signed a worldwide licence agreement with the Italian fashion house Missoni in order to operate and develop the new lifestyle brand Hotel Missoni.
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Cleveland, OH July 21, 2010—Alphaport, a Cleveland-based provider of engineering services, applied technology, knowledge management and professional development services, recently announced the successful development of a combined Exciter-Igniter ignition system. The innovative ignition system, a product of Alphaport's partnership with NASA, bolsters the viability of environmentally responsible, non-toxic propellants in rocket engines used for space transportation.
The compact Exciter-Igniter system, initially developed for potential use in NASA space vehicles, such as the Orion Crew Vehicle and Altair lunar lander, presents an opportunity for the commercial space transportation industry. Testing at NASA's Glenn Research Center and Alphaport facilities with a safer, less volatile, methane-oxygen mixture demonstrates a ground-breaking opportunity: using green fuels in space transportation.
Handling of toxic fuel, traditionally used in space rocket engines, prompted NASA to turn its attention to using safer and operationally less expensive fuel sources. Through a NASA funded SBIR Phase II program, Alphaport delivered the high-performance Exciter-Igniter capable of igniting methane-oxygen mixtures. In addition, the igniter reduces engine complexity, increasing consistency and reliability.
The Exciter-Igniter was recently featured as a NASA Glenn Research Center Success Story. The release highlighted the igniter's reduced environmental impact and improved performance capabilities.
Although Alphaport's hermetically sealed Exciter-Igniter is designed to reduce the risks of high-voltage pulse degradation cause by corona in ignition cables designed for space operation, the device can be used in any engine that requires a spark ignition. Terrestrial applications include aircraft engines, power turbines, and even land vehicles and watercraft.
While multiple applications are possible, Alphaport's initial interest is in commercial space transportation. 'With the potential of a competitive and burgeoning commercial space transportation industry, we have found our market [for the igniter],' says Alphaport President, Anthony J. Miranda.
About Alphaport
Alphaport provides a full spectrum of advanced engineering services, space exploration technologies, and product development programs for the aerospace industry.
Alphaport has a rapidly growing team of experienced research scientists, engineers and project managers focused on applying their knowledge to the development of innovative technologies. The company provides technical expertise for commercial space systems, aerospace and government organizations with specialization in power propulsion, and emerging space technologies.
Other areas of expertise include comprehensive knowledge management training programs that help organizations capture and retain knowledge, and then apply intellectual property for technology innovation or workforce development.
Alphaport has received multiple business and technology awards, including the Inc. 500 Award for America's fastest growing private companies.
For more information visit www.alpha-port.com
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Cleveland, OH July 21, 2010—Alphaport, a Cleveland-based provider of engineering services, applied technology, knowledge management and professional development services, recently announced the successful development of a combined Exciter-Igniter ignition system. The innovative ignition system, a product of Alphaport's partnership with NASA, bolsters the viability of environmentally responsible, non-toxic propellants in rocket engines used for space transportation.
The compact Exciter-Igniter system, initially developed for potential use in NASA space vehicles, such as the Orion Crew Vehicle and Altair lunar lander, presents an opportunity for the commercial space transportation industry. Testing at NASA's Glenn Research Center and Alphaport facilities with a safer, less volatile, methane-oxygen mixture demonstrates a ground-breaking opportunity: using green fuels in space transportation.
Handling of toxic fuel, traditionally used in space rocket engines, prompted NASA to turn its attention to using safer and operationally less expensive fuel sources. Through a NASA funded SBIR Phase II program, Alphaport delivered the high-performance Exciter-Igniter capable of igniting methane-oxygen mixtures. In addition, the igniter reduces engine complexity, increasing consistency and reliability.
The Exciter-Igniter was recently featured as a NASA Glenn Research Center Success Story. The release highlighted the igniter's reduced environmental impact and improved performance capabilities.
Although Alphaport's hermetically sealed Exciter-Igniter is designed to reduce the risks of high-voltage pulse degradation cause by corona in ignition cables designed for space operation, the device can be used in any engine that requires a spark ignition. Terrestrial applications include aircraft engines, power turbines, and even land vehicles and watercraft.
While multiple applications are possible, Alphaport's initial interest is in commercial space transportation. 'With the potential of a competitive and burgeoning commercial space transportation industry, we have found our market [for the igniter],' says Alphaport President, Anthony J. Miranda.
About Alphaport
Alphaport provides a full spectrum of advanced engineering services, space exploration technologies, and product development programs for the aerospace industry.
Alphaport has a rapidly growing team of experienced research scientists, engineers and project managers focused on applying their knowledge to the development of innovative technologies. The company provides technical expertise for commercial space systems, aerospace and government organizations with specialization in power propulsion, and emerging space technologies.
Other areas of expertise include comprehensive knowledge management training programs that help organizations capture and retain knowledge, and then apply intellectual property for technology innovation or workforce development.
Alphaport has received multiple business and technology awards, including the Inc. 500 Award for America's fastest growing private companies.
For more information visit www.alpha-port.com
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Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, announced today it has won an order from Air Transat for extended TotalCare® services and Trent 700EP (Enhanced Performance) engine kits, which are designed to improve efficiency and environmental performance.
The new seven year extended TotalCare services contract covers five Trent 700-powered Airbus A330s, four of which were covered under previous TotalCare arrangements. The new EP kits will be incorporated into the airline's Trent 700 engines over the next two years.
Lewis Prebble, Rolls-Royce, Vice President of Customer Business, North America said: 'We have a long term relationship with Air Transat and are delighted that they have become the latest customer to choose Trent 700EP technology. This will deliver positive economical and environmental performance benefits for our customer.'
Allen B. Graham, President and CEO of Air Transat said: 'Environmental improvement and cost effectiveness are cornerstones of Air Transat fleet operations. By transferring the latest Rolls-Royce technology to our A330s we are able to reduce fuel burn, minimize greenhouse gas emissions and our costs.'
The Trent 700 EP kit will yield a reduction in fuel burn of more than one per cent and CO2 emissions levels of more than 800 tonnes per aircraft per year for Air Transat.
To date, more than 150 Trent 700EP kits have been sold. The Trent 700 is the only engine specifically designed for the Airbus A330. It remains the market leader for the aircraft with a captured market share of 75 per cent over the last three years and 81 per cent market share in 2009. The engine offers outstanding levels of performance while delivering the highest available thrust.
1. Rolls-Royce, a world-leading provider of power systems and services for use on land, at sea and in the air, has established a strong position in global markets - civil aerospace, defence aerospace, marine and energy.
2. As a result of this strategy, Rolls-Royce today has a broad customer base comprising more than 600 airlines, 4,000 corporate and utility aircraft and helicopter operators, 160 armed forces, more than 2,000 marine customers, including 70 navies, and energy customers in nearly 120 countries, with an installed base of 54,000 gas turbines.
3. In 2009, Rolls-Royce invested £864 million on research and development, two thirds of which had the objective of further improving the environmental aspects of its products, in particular the reduction of emissions.
4. Introduction of latest Trent family technology to the Trent 700 ensures increased benefits to customers. The Trent 700 is the most environmentally friendly engine on the A330, with the greatest cumulative margin to CAEP 4 international emissions legislation. Today, the Trent 700 has achieved 13 million hours of operation since entering service in 1995.
5. TotalCare, tailored for individual operators, offers a range of services from Rolls-Royce covering all aspects of asset management in support of its Civil Aerospace products. Building on the company's knowledge, experience and infrastructure, these services include elements such as predictive maintenance, logistics management, and global repair and overhaul offerings. TotalCare can remove uncertainties from engine management and improve operational reliability for operators through a mutually aligned business relationship.
6. A significant and growing industry player in North America, for more than 100 years, Rolls-Royce employs nearly 8,000 people at more than 66 US locations in 26 states and seven sites in six Canadian provinces.
7. Air Transat has a fleet of 18 Airbus A330s and A310s and is an Airbus 'Operational Excellence' Award recipient. It carries some 3 million passengers annually to nearly 60 destinations in 25 countries and employs approximately 2,000 people. Air Transat is a subsidiary of Transat A.T. Inc., an integrated international tour operator with more than 60 destination countries distributing products in more than 50 countries.
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