Continental Airlines Wins 2005 OAG Airline of the Year Award for Second Year.CHICAGO -- United Airlines Wins Best Transpacific trans·pa·cif·ic adj. 1. Situated on or coming from the other side of the Pacific Ocean. 2. Spanning or crossing the Pacific Ocean. Airline; American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the Takes the Title Best Economy/Coach Class; Maurice Flanagan Presented with Lifetime Achievement Award At an evening ceremony at The Park Lane Hotel The Park Lane Hotel is a 5 Star hotel on Piccadilly, London. The hotel was built in the 1920s in the Grand Art Deco Style by Sir Bracewell Smith. The building is a fine example with a mansard roof and Portland stone facade. The building is Grade II listed. in London, OAG OAG Office of the Attorney General OAG Office of the Auditor General (of Canada) OAG Official Airline Guide OAG Open-Angle Glaucoma OAG Open Application Group OAG Operational Advisory Group (R) named Continental Airlines the Airline of the Year for the second year running. Continental also won the 2005 Best Executive/Business Class category, was voted Best Airline based in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , and was short listed in two other categories. Last year, Continental became the first US based carrier to win the title since the awards were established 23 years ago. United Airlines took home Best Transpacific Airline in a closely fought category, and American Airlines won Best Economy/Coach Class. LAN Airlines LAN Airlines S.A. NYSE: LFL (formerly Lan Chile) is an airline based in Santiago, Chile. It is the principal Chilean airline and one of the largest in South America, with flights to Latin America, Canada, United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Oceania, and Europe. retained the title Best Airline based in Central/South America & Caribbean. New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of JFK was voted best airport in the Americas but lost out to Singapore Changi for the Best Airport global title. The awards, based on votes polled by a worldwide audience of business travelers, attracted an array of senior figures from the aviation industry. UK television personality, Eamonn Holmes, presented the awards. OAG presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Maurice Flanagan CBE CBE Commander of the Order of the British Empire (a Brit. title) CBE n abbr (= Companion of (the Order of) the British Empire) → título de nobleza CBE n abbr (= , Vice Chairman and Group President of the Emirates Group. Eddie Bell, Chairman of OAG, praised Maurice Flanagan's remarkable industry career spanning more than 50 years, saying, "Maurice is an inspiration to many in the airline industry. We are pleased to present him with this well deserved Lifetime Achievement Award." For the first time, the Outstanding Service Award went to an airline president, Mr. Jaroslav Tvrdik of CSA (1) (Canadian Standards Association, Toronto, Ontario, www.csa.ca) A standards-defining organization founded in 1919. It is involved in many industries, including electronics, communications and information technology. Czech Airlines. This award is presented to an individual at an airline or airport who has acted above and beyond the call of duty. After the atrocities of Beslan, Mr. Tvrdik personally led a team of CSA staff in implementing a program to fly a group of traumatized children to a rehabilitation spa in Karlovy Vary. "The Award is very highly valued, and I feel it as more than just personal privilege," said Tyrdik. "I am accepting the Award primarily as a token of appreciation addressed to all Czech Airlines' personnel who, being fully aware of the company's wider social responsibility, willingly offered their help." Upon conclusion of the ceremony, Eddie Bell, Chairman of OAG, said, "Congratulations to Continental Airlines on winning the OAG Airline of the Year Awards for the second year running, and to the winners in all categories who have been recognized by OAG customers for delivering excellent service for their passengers." The OAG Airline of the Year Awards 2005 are in association with TravelPlus and sponsored by Le Royal Hotels. Further Information: For the results in full please visit www.oag.com. All press enquiries/interview requests should be directed to: Gina Gesmond at 312/970-5829 or gina.gesmond@slackbarshinger.com. Notes to Editors --The awards are based on votes polled from a worldwide audience of business travellers who subscribe to OAG travel information and planning products. Votes are collected, processed and analysed by an independent research company. --OAG is an independent global content management company specializing in travel and transport. OAG holds a breadth of travel related content. It is best known for its airline schedules database, which holds flight details for 1000 airlines and more than 3,000 airports. OAG provides a broad range of products for business and consumer customers, available in virtually any way the customer wants it: Internet, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). , mobile, digital and print. OAG is a private company with over 450 staff in Europe, America and Asia. |
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