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Verkehrsclub Österreich Bewertung Bahnhöfe in Tirol – ÖBB mit Maßnahmen in der Pipeline

VIENNA, 21-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Schlechtester Bahnhof Brenner liegt auf italienischem Staatsgebiet (kein ÖBB Bahnhof) – Hall in Tirol und Völs sowie Innsbrucker Westbahnhof sollen in den nächsten Jahren verbessert und umgebaut werden – Freude über den sehr gut bewerteten … Read the full press release

Car insurer Aviva: 23% of people in UK heading off on a driving holiday do not research the rules of the road for the country they’re visiting

LONDON, 21-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Almost a quarter of people heading off on a driving holiday (23%) do not research the rules of the road for the country they’re visiting, before their trip – according to car insurer Aviva. More … Read the full press release

Der ADAC hat die wichtigsten Tipps für Anfänger und Einsteiger bei der Yachtcharter zusammengestellt

Der ADAC hat die wichtigsten Tipps für Anfänger und Einsteiger bei der Yachtcharter zusammengestellt. STUTTGART, 21-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — In Deutschland ist das Fahren mit dem Sportboot auf fast allen Revieren ohne Führerschein erlaubt. Für den Betrieb von motorbetriebenen Booten … Read the full press release

Heathrow to trial a steeper approach for aircraft landing as part of its Blueprint for Noise Reduction to improve the noise climate around Heathrow

LONDON, 11-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Heathrow today announced plans to trial a steeper approach for aircraft landing at Heathrow. This trial is one of 10 practical steps Heathrow is taking through its Blueprint for Noise Reduction to explore ways to … Read the full press release

Inlands­tourismus im 1. Halb­jahr 2015: 3 % mehr Über­nachtungen

WIESBADEN, 10-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Im ersten Halbjahr 2015 gab es in den Beherbergungsbetrieben in Deutschland 193,7 Millionen Übernachtungen in- und ausländischer Gäste. Wie das Statistische Bundesamt (Destatis) nach vorläufigen Ergebnissen weiter mitteilt, war dies ein Plus von 3 % gegenüber … Read the full press release

airberlin increased its load factor in July

BERLIN, 6-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — In July, airberlin increased its load factor, which can be attributed to a consistent capacity consolidation. In this popular holiday month, a total of 3,247,357 passengers traveled with airberlin. The decrease in the number of … Read the full press release

Alstom successfully installs five HYpact compact switchgear modules for Netz Leipzig GmbH at the LzK substation in Leipzig

Levallois-Perret, France, 4-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom has successfully installed five HYpact compact switchgear modules for Netz Leipzig GmbH at the LzK substation in Leipzig. Originally designed for outdoor applications, the HYpact modules were installed for indoor use, replacing the … Read the full press release

Alstom T&D India to supply transformers and shunt reactors to Powergrid Corporation of India Limited

Levallois-Perret, France, 4-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom T&D India has been awarded three new contracts worth approximately €33 million (INR 2317 million) by Powergrid Corporation of India Limited (Power Grid) to supply transformers and shunt reactors for 765/400kV substation situated … Read the full press release

Engineering research by a consortium of UK universities shows how the UK rail industry can achieve multi-million-pound savings

Nottingham, 30-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Practical measures to help prevent landslips and enhance track stability are among rail improvements pinpointed by engineering research involving The University of Nottingham. The potential upgrades would mean rail passengers face fewer speed restrictions, delays … Read the full press release

Keolis to operate the commuter rail services in northern Virginia for 5 more years

PARIS, 27-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Virginia Railway Express (VRE) has granted Keolis Rail Services Virginia a five-year contract extension for the operation of the commuter rail services in northern Virginia (near the Washington DC metropolitan area). The contract, which includes … Read the full press release

airberlin appoints Uwe Kattwinkel as new Senior Vice President Communications

BERLIN, 14-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — At the beginning of August Uwe Kattwinkel (52) will become the new Senior Vice President Communications at airberlin. Uwe Kattwinkel will report directly to CEO Stefan Pichler. He takes over from Aage Dünhaupt, who has … Read the full press release

Business groups across Britain including FSB, IoD, BCC and CBI support Heathrow expansion

IOD, CBI, FSB and BCC amongst supporters lining up to call on government to act on the Airports Commission’s clear and positive recommendation for Heathrow expansion Over 80 percent of the total 72,000 responses received by the Commission were supportive … Read the full press release

Heathrow welcomes Airports Commission’s clear recommendation that “the best answer is to expand Heathrow’s runway capacity”

Heathrow welcomes Airports Commission’s clear recommendation for expansion and calls for Government to approve expansion, for all of Britain Heathrow expansion is supported by businesses, unions, communities, airports, airlines and politicians from every part of the UK Airports Commission finds … Read the full press release

Transmashholding: Tver Car Building Plant delivers the first train of double-deck carriages with seating accommodation to JSC Federal Passenger Company

MOSCOW, 25-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Tver Car Building Plant (TVZ, belongs to JSC Transmashholding) has delivered to JSC Federal Passenger Company the first train consisting of double-deck carriages with seating accommodation. The train consists of 15 carriages: 10 economy and … Read the full press release

Autogrill to operate 8 points of sale at Antalya Airport in Turkey through an agreement with ICTur

The number of points of sale operated by the Group in the country increased to 24 Under an agreement with ICTur, the Company expects to generate total revenues of around 110 million Euros over the 10-year contract MILAN, 9-6-2015 — … Read the full press release

Lufthansa Group names Josef Bogdanski new Chief Information Officer/Chief Process Officer (CIO/CPO)

Responsible for the global IT and process management of the Aviation Group COLOGNE, 28-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Since May 2015, Josef Bogdanski has been the new Chief Information Officer/Chief Process Officer (CIO/CPO) of the Lufthansa Group. He is thus responsible … Read the full press release

airberlin to operate 18 special flights to take Barcelona and Juventus fans to the German capital for the Champions League cup final

18 special flights to depart for the capital‎ BERLIN, 19-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Champions fly with airberlin! Italian and Spanish football fans have every reason to be happy. airberlin is set to operate 18 special flights to take Barcelona and … Read the full press release

Transport group Stagecoach to keep Britain on the move and help passengers affected by national rail strike on Monday 25 and Tuesday 26 May

• Extra coaches planned on megabus.com routes to London, Manchester, Leeds, Cardiff • Scottish Citylink also to provide extra capacity north of the border • Customers can book coach travel at www.megabus.com and www.citylink.co.uk PERTH, UK, 19-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Transport group Stagecoach … Read the full press release

Škoda Transportation successfully tested the first Czech battery-powered tram in Pilsen

PILSEN, 15-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — A unique battery-powered tram is about to appear in the Pilsen streets. It will be supplied to the Turkish city of Konya soon. It is a modern, fully low-floor tram ForCity Classic with a battery-powered engine, which … Read the full press release

Nine groups awarded cash donations as part of the first round of Aberdeen International Airport’s Community Fund

ABERDEEN, 13-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Nine lucky groups have been awarded cash donations as part of the first round of Aberdeen International Airport’s Community Fund. The donations, ranging from £300 to £1250, have been awarded to various organisations in the … Read the full press release