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Interchange Regulation Leads to €12 million Dent in AirPlus Profits in 2016By Amon Cohen

AirPlus International lost 127,000 corporate cardholders in 2016 as a direct consequence of the European Union Interchange Fee Regulation, according to... KEEP READING

International Travel to U.S. Actually Rose YOY in FebruaryBy Michael B. Baker

The growth rate of inbound international travel to the U.S. outpaced that of domestic travel in February, although a drop-off related to President... KEEP READING

Australia Institutes Precautionary Aviation Security RequirementsBy Michael B. Baker

The Australian government has instituted "increased security measures" for flights from Doha, Abu Dhabi and Dubai but is not imposing a ban on onboard... KEEP READING

Qatar Responds to Electronics Ban with Loaner LaptopsBy Michael B. Baker

Qatar Airways plans to loan laptops to business class passengers to mitigate the U.S. ban of onboard laptops initiated last week. Beginning next week,... KEEP READING

Delta & Korean Air Will JV on Schedules & Revenue SharingBy Michael B. Baker

Delta and Korean Air have formed a JV that will include schedule coordination and revenue sharing on transpacific flights. Pending regulatory approval,... KEEP READING

American Will Invest $200 Million in China SouthernBy Michael B. Baker

American Airlines has committed to invest $200 million for a 2.8 percent stake in China Southern Airlines. Although each belongs to a different... KEEP READING

How Airlines Are Handling U.S. & U.K. Electronics BansBy Michael B. Baker

The U.S. and U.K. bans on laptops and other large electronic devices onboard flights from certain Middle East and North Africa destinations likely will... KEEP READING

Cathay Pacific & Lufthansa Group Will CodeshareBy Michael B. Baker

Cathay Pacific and the Lufthansa Group will begin codesharing on April 26. Passengers on Lufthansa, Swiss and Austrian Airlines flights to Hong Kong... KEEP READING

U.S. Government's Handling of Laptop Ban Was Unacceptable for the Business Travel CommunityBy Michael B. Baker

Justified or not, the handling of the U.S. government's surprise ban on laptops and other large electronic devices onboard certain flights from the... KEEP READING

U.S. & U.K. Issue Bans on Onboard Electronic Devices for Flights from Middle East & North AfricaBy Michael B. Baker

Both the U.S. and U.K. governments are banning passengers from bringing laptops, tablets and other electronic devices onboard flights from certain... KEEP READING

Royal Jordanian Bans Carry-On Laptops & Tablets for U.S. FlightsBy Michael B. Baker

Royal Jordanian Airlines is banning passengers from carrying most electrical devices onboard flights to and from the U.S., citing "instructions from... KEEP READING

Hawaii Judge Blocks Trump's Revised Travel BanBy Elizabeth West

U.S. district courts in Hawaii and Maryland have paused President Donald Trump's revised executive order that would bar citizens of six majority-Muslim... KEEP READING

CSI GlobalVCard's European Expansion, Revamped Mobile App & PartnershipsBy JoAnn DeLuna

Payments provider CSI GlobalVCard has opened a London office to support its multinational clients in Europe and will offer as many as 120 currencies... KEEP READING

Delta Increases Aeromexico StakeBy Michael B. Baker

Delta has completed its cash tender offer to acquire 32 percent of Grupo Aeromexico's outstanding shares through the Mexican Stock Exchange for US$620... KEEP READING

Concur Puts a Managing Director on the Ground in BrazilBy JoAnn DeLuna

Concur appointed Valeria Soska as managing director of Concur Brazil. Soska, previously SAP VP of strategic customers in Brazil, will expand operations... KEEP READING

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