easyJet, the UK's largest airline, was delighted to attend a celebration event in Cardiff yesterday to mark the 100th easyJet engine to be serviced at GE Aviation Wales.
The factory based in Nantgarw, just North of Cardiff, services a range of aircraft engines and completed the servicing of the 100th CFM56 engine for the airline this month.
Guests, including Chief Operations Officer of easyJet Warwick Brady, attended a celebratory event held at St Athan to mark the significant milestone, and to recognise the 150 - strong team who are employed to work on the CFM engine line, including aircraft engineers, apprentices, interns and support staff.
Warwick Brady, Chief Operations Officer of easyJet said: "Reaching this milestone would not have been possible without the vision and hard work of many people at easyJet and GE Aviation Wales, who by working together have created a successful partnership. Working with GE Aviation Wales has given us access to one of the best, highly skilled and knowledgeable teams in the aviation industry."
The contract to overhaul the CFM56 engine for easyJet began in 2007. It is estimated that over 400 engine shop visits will take place over the next 10 years.
Adrian Button, Managing Director of GE Aviation Wales said: "Overhauling the 100th easyJet engine is a fantastic achievement for GE Wales and a significant milestone in our partnership with easyJet. From the first engine into the shop to the 100th, our commitment to delivering a quality product, on time with technical excellence has not wavered.
"As we celebrate our accomplishment, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has worked on this contract over the last five years. As a site we are extremely proud of what we have achieved and we look forward to continuing to work closely with easyJet."
GE Aviation Wales occupies over 1.2 million sq. ft. and has two state-of-the-art engine test facilities. Employing a highly skilled workforce of over 1,200 people, the facility provides customer support for a range of global companies including Emirates, Continental and British Airways.
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Monday, 19 March 2012
Saturday, 3 March 2012
Win a city break to Barcelona courtesy of the easyJet holidays website!
The easyJet holidays website is celebrating Barcelona being voted as one of Europe’s top gastro tourism destinations by launching a challenge for food bloggers to create a tapas dish worthy of winning a holiday to Barcelona.
This is following the news that Barcelona was recently voted in the top ten best European destinations for food and wine according to a world traveller’s poll commissioned by tripadvisor. The Catalan capital has steadily been on the rise on gastro tourists’ radar, with the city having a number of the world’s best restaurants and chefs residing in its limits in recent years.
The blogger competition is set up to showcase the delights of Spanish food. If you are a budding foodie blogger and fancy sharing your creation on your blog, you have the opportunity to enter and win a holiday in Barcelona. The top prize is a three night stay at the stylish 4 star Barcelo Sants hotel with return flights included. The competition runs until the 4th of April with entries being entered into a random prize draw, which gives everyone a chance to win no matter what the cooking ability is.
Mandy Round, general manager, easyJet holidays commented on the prize saying: “Barcelona is a beacon of both Spanish and Catalan cuisine and is home to some of the world’s best chefs and restaurants. The Barcelo Sants hotel is in a great location and a stay there will give the lucky winner a fantastic opportunity to get out and sample the city’s best gastronomic delights, something Barcelona is becoming ever more renowned for”
Entrants will have the chance to have their dish and blog promoted on the easyJet holidays competition page, giving great exposure to any aspiring food writers and adding to the already great incentive to enter. Along with the chance to win a three night holiday in Barcelona, there will be ten highly rated Catalan cookbooks, ‘Catalan Cuisine: Europe’s Last Great Culinary Secret’ up for grabs as runners up prizes that will be chosen at random from all competition entries, giving everyone a chance to win a prize.
The competition runs through March until the first week of April, with final entries being accepted at midnight on Wednesday 4th April 2012.
For all the details of how to enter the competition, visit the Barcelona food blogger competition page. Learn more about Barcelona holidays on the easyJet holidays website http://holidays.easyjet.com.
This is following the news that Barcelona was recently voted in the top ten best European destinations for food and wine according to a world traveller’s poll commissioned by tripadvisor. The Catalan capital has steadily been on the rise on gastro tourists’ radar, with the city having a number of the world’s best restaurants and chefs residing in its limits in recent years.
The blogger competition is set up to showcase the delights of Spanish food. If you are a budding foodie blogger and fancy sharing your creation on your blog, you have the opportunity to enter and win a holiday in Barcelona. The top prize is a three night stay at the stylish 4 star Barcelo Sants hotel with return flights included. The competition runs until the 4th of April with entries being entered into a random prize draw, which gives everyone a chance to win no matter what the cooking ability is.
Mandy Round, general manager, easyJet holidays commented on the prize saying: “Barcelona is a beacon of both Spanish and Catalan cuisine and is home to some of the world’s best chefs and restaurants. The Barcelo Sants hotel is in a great location and a stay there will give the lucky winner a fantastic opportunity to get out and sample the city’s best gastronomic delights, something Barcelona is becoming ever more renowned for”
Entrants will have the chance to have their dish and blog promoted on the easyJet holidays competition page, giving great exposure to any aspiring food writers and adding to the already great incentive to enter. Along with the chance to win a three night holiday in Barcelona, there will be ten highly rated Catalan cookbooks, ‘Catalan Cuisine: Europe’s Last Great Culinary Secret’ up for grabs as runners up prizes that will be chosen at random from all competition entries, giving everyone a chance to win a prize.
The competition runs through March until the first week of April, with final entries being accepted at midnight on Wednesday 4th April 2012.
For all the details of how to enter the competition, visit the Barcelona food blogger competition page. Learn more about Barcelona holidays on the easyJet holidays website http://holidays.easyjet.com.
Tuesday, 19 July 2011
EasyJet Holidays reveals we are turning our backs on the traditional two week holiday
A survey by EasyJet Holidays reveals the perfect holiday length for British holidaymakers is officially 11 nights, marking a move towards the end of traditional one and two week holidays offered by traditional package tour operators.
According to the survey conducted by easyJet, seven out of 10 people prefer their holidays to last more than eight days but less than the traditional 14 day escape to the sun.
The easyJet Holidays website reflects the results with 55% of all enquiries to the site from savvy customers searching for flexible holidays over seven nights in duration, but less than the conventional two week getaway.
Reasons for snubbing longer holiday lengths included:
- Missing home comforts
- Holiday budget
- Worries about work
- Missing friends, family and pets
Only one per cent of respondents claimed they would prefer to take less than a three night break for their annual holiday and 17% opted for seven nights or less.
The new 11 night holiday trend is perfectly accommodated on the easyJet Holidays website and offers consumers totally flexible and competitively priced breaks throughout Europe and the Middle East.
Mandy Round, general manager at easyJet said: "Holidaymakers are signalling the end of the traditional one and two week holidays and no longer want to be restricted to the standard deals offered by tour operators.
"Customers looking for complete flexibility and the ability to tailor their holiday length, dates and flight times, as well as having the choice from thousands of excellent value holiday deals to suit all budgets can do so on the easyJet Holidays website."
As a result of this flexibility holiday makers can enjoy breaks of nine days but only take five days off from work commitments - maximising the length of their holiday without eating into their annual holiday entitlement.
The easyJet Holidays website has also witnessed an increase in enquiries for the ten night stay as British holidaymakers tighten their purse strings by searching for affordable deals, but still making the most of their annual escape to the sun.
According to the survey conducted by easyJet, seven out of 10 people prefer their holidays to last more than eight days but less than the traditional 14 day escape to the sun.
The easyJet Holidays website reflects the results with 55% of all enquiries to the site from savvy customers searching for flexible holidays over seven nights in duration, but less than the conventional two week getaway.
Reasons for snubbing longer holiday lengths included:
- Missing home comforts
- Holiday budget
- Worries about work
- Missing friends, family and pets
Only one per cent of respondents claimed they would prefer to take less than a three night break for their annual holiday and 17% opted for seven nights or less.
The new 11 night holiday trend is perfectly accommodated on the easyJet Holidays website and offers consumers totally flexible and competitively priced breaks throughout Europe and the Middle East.
Mandy Round, general manager at easyJet said: "Holidaymakers are signalling the end of the traditional one and two week holidays and no longer want to be restricted to the standard deals offered by tour operators.
"Customers looking for complete flexibility and the ability to tailor their holiday length, dates and flight times, as well as having the choice from thousands of excellent value holiday deals to suit all budgets can do so on the easyJet Holidays website."
As a result of this flexibility holiday makers can enjoy breaks of nine days but only take five days off from work commitments - maximising the length of their holiday without eating into their annual holiday entitlement.
The easyJet Holidays website has also witnessed an increase in enquiries for the ten night stay as British holidaymakers tighten their purse strings by searching for affordable deals, but still making the most of their annual escape to the sun.
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