Heathrow has restructured environmental charges to incentivise airlines to use cleaner, quieter aircraft Environmental charges set to increase 7% from 1st January 2018 Change is part of Heathrow’s efforts to minimise the airport’s impacts on local communities LONDON, 04-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Society, Transportation & Logistics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged environmental charges, Heathrow, John Holland-Kaye, local communities
LONDON, 03-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — International Airlines Group (IAG) is to buy assets of the Austrian airline NIKI, which was formerly part of the Air Berlin group, for €20 million and provide liquidity to NIKI of up to €16.5 million. The transaction … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Investment, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged acquire, assets, Austrian airline NIKI, International Airlines Group (IAG)
TOULOUSE, 29-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Leading aircraft lessor AerCap holdings N.V. (“AerCap”) (NYSE: AER) has upped its A320neo portfolio after signing a firm agreement to buy 50 additional aircraft. This transaction brings AerCap’s firm orders for the A320neo Family aircraft … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, France, Travel
Tagged A320neo Fleet, Aengus Kelly, AerCap holdings N.V., Airbus, John Leahy
Of the total, one million flight hours were achieved in the last three years, demonstrating impressive reliability, effectiveness, safety and supportability The most successful helicopter programme in 15 years benefits from strong partnership between the Company and its customers, maintaining … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Defence, Italy, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Beasain, Spain, 27-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — CAF has signed a contract exceeding € 100 million for the supply of 18 Urbos Trams with Larsen & Toubro Limited, India which is executing a 26 km Integrated Light Rail Transit System (circa … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Spain, Technology, Travel
Tagged CAF, Light Rail Transit System, Republic of Mauritius, Urbos Trams
Austrian-born Wolfgang Jani moves from Schindler Germany to Austrian Airlines Jani succeeds Heinz Lachinger as CFO in April 2018 VIENNA, Austria, 27-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Austrian Airlines will have a new CFO in 2018. After the current CFO Heinz Lachinger … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Aviation & Aerospace, Management, Travel
Tagged Austrian Airlines, Harry Hohmeister, Heinz Lachinger, Wolfgang Jani
HELSINKI, 26-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — NIB and the Swedish airport operator Swedavia AB have signed a loan agreement of SEK 2 billion (EUR 201 million) for the construction of a new pier at Stockholm Arlanda Airport, outside Stockholm, Sweden. The ten-year … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Finland, Investment, Sweden, Travel
Tagged Henrik Norman, Jonas Abrahamsson, loan, NIB, Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Swedavia AB
FAREHAM, UK, 22-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The A6 Alliance of air navigation service providers (ANSPs) across Europe who are committed to modernise the European ATM system – has widened its cooperation to the ANSPs of Switzerland, Hungary and Romania and has also agreed … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Management, Poland, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged A6 Alliance, air navigation service providers, ANSPs, Prof. Klaus-Dieter Scheurle, Roberta Neri
Comprehensive concept to increase the safety of intersections through sensor-based object detection, fusion, and broadcast, for the purpose of real-time V2X safety applications. Dedicated Short-Range Communication links intersection infrastructure and vehicles to protect against collisions with vulnerable road users and … Read the full press release
VIENNA/BUDAPEST, 19-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The network stability tests of the first section of the GSM-R network installed for Hungarian State Railways and GYSEV Zrt. have been closed successfully. The implementation of the state-of-the-art GSM-R technology increases the operability of … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Hungary, Industrial, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged GSM-R technology, Hungarian railway network, Kapsch CarrierCom, MVM OVIT Zrt.
WIESBADEN, 18-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Das Gastgewerbe in Deutschland setzte im Oktober 2017 preisbereinigt (real) 0,5 % weniger um als im entsprechenden Vorjahresmonat. Wie das Statistische Bundesamt (Destatis) weiter mitteilt, stieg der Umsatz nominal (nicht preisbereinigt) um 1,6 %. Die Beherbergungsunternehmen erzielten im Oktober … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Germany, Management, Travel
HELSINKI, 11-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — MeetingPackage.com, the global marketplace for booking meeting rooms and meeting packages, recently launched its exclusive affiliate partner program. The program allows partners to implement a booking engine to their website and any other online channel, … Read the full press release
Posted in Finland, Internet & Online, Marketing, News, Technology, Travel
Tagged Affiliate, affiliate link, Affiliate Partner Program, Affiliate Program, booking, booking meeting rooms, Christina Holzhauser, CVBs, DMCs, event organisers, event spaces, Joonas Ahola, meeting paces, meeting packages, meeting rooms, MeetingPackage.com, meetings, MICE, monetise, Partner Program, Slush 2017, Travel Agents, Traveltech
Saint-Ouen, France, 08-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Iraqi government for the development of urban transport in Baghdad and Basra. The MoU was signed during the Franco-Iraqi government authorities meeting, in the presence of … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Infrastructure & Utilities, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Alstom, Baghdad, Basra, Bernard Peille, urban transport
Saint-Ouen, France, 08-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The ACTN Consortium was selected to complete the civil works of the Cuenca Tram. It is composed of Alstom, CIM (Compagnie Internationale de Maintenance) and NGE Group (TSO and NGE contracting). The Consortium will perform … Read the full press release
Saint-Ouen, France, 08-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom has been equipping for Deutsche Bahn the complete ICE high speed fleet, intended for the German Unity Transport Project VDE 8, with its Atlas 200 onboard control systems (ETCS/ERTMS[1] level 2 baseline 3). On 10 … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Germany, Industrial, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Alstom, Atlas 200, Deutsche Bahn, high-speed trains
First e-buses with ABB’s world-record flash-charging technology go into commercial service ZURICH, 07-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — ABB’s 20-second flash-charging technology was a hot topic today as two articulated electric buses, the first of their kind in the world, went into service … Read the full press release
La Défense, France, 30-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) the Italian rail network operator, has awarded a pool of companies led by Thales a contract for the implementation of security systems on 61 RFI stations throughout various regions in … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Italy, Security & Safety, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
HELSINKI, 27-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply the engines and exhaust gas cleaning systems for a new 104 metres long exploration cruise vessel. The ship is being built at the China Merchants Heavy Industry … Read the full press release
Posted in Finland, Industrial, Technology, Travel
Tagged Cato Esperø, exhaust gas cleaning systems, exploration cruise vessel, Ove Dimmen, Sunstone Ships Inc, Wärtsilä
DERBY, 15-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce has unveiled a ground-breaking luxury yacht concept designed to showcase the advantages of advanced ship intelligence solutions and hybrid propulsion based on LNG fuel and battery power in the marine leisure market. Introduced today … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Marketing, Netherlands, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged Global Superyacht Forum, luxury yacht, Marine leisure market, Rolls-Royce
DERBY, 15-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce has launched a unique new range of apps, designed specifically for customer airline pilots, to give them a better insight into their engines. The Pilot App enables pilots and their airlines to save fuel and … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Technology, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged apps for airline pilots, Phill O’Dell, Rolls-Royce, The Pilot App, Tom Palmer
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