Blacklane Expands into 64 More Asia/Pacific CitiesBy Michael B. BakerChauffeured ride-booking platform Blacklane has expanded into 24 cities in China and 40 cities in Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New... KEEP READING
La Compagnie & XL Airways MergeBy Michael B. BakerAll-business-class carrier La Compagnie is merging with French low-cost carrier XL Airways. Under La Compagnie's holding company, both carriers will... KEEP READING
Boeing Will Sell Aircraft to Iran Air for First Time Since 1979 RevolutionBy Michael B. BakerIran Air has reached an agreement with Boeing to purchase 80 aircraft for $16.6 billion. Delivery is scheduled to begin in 2018. The deal, Boeing's... KEEP READING
Lufthansa's DCC Architect Switches Jobs Within the CompanyBy Amon CohenLufthansa Group executive vice president of sales Jens Bischof will move within the company to become managing director of SunExpress, a leisure joint... KEEP READING
Global Air Capacity Growth Outpaced Demand in OctoberBy Michael B. BakerGlobal air travel demand in October increased 5.8 percent year over year, a slower rate of growth than in the previous month but in line with long-term... KEEP READING
Norwegian Air Plans U.S. ExpansionBy Michael B. BakerThe U.S. Department of Transportation has approved a foreign air carrier permit for low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle's Irish subsidiary to fly to... KEEP READING
Qatar Airways More Than Doubles Expansion PlansBy Michael B. BakerQatar Airways has added eight destinations to the seven it already had planned to launch by 2018.... KEEP READING
EVA & Air India Commence CodesharingBy Michael B. BakerOn Dec. 1, Taiwanese carrier EVA and Air India began codesharing on their respective services from Taipei and Mumbai to each Singapore and Bangkok. Both... KEEP READING
Concur Makes Plan to Store Chinese Client Cloud Data LocallyBy JoAnn DeLunaConcur will store the data for the cloud products it offers in China locally, with China Data Corp., a Chinese data center company produced by a 2013... KEEP READING
Wyndham Buys Latin America's Fën HotelsBy Julie SickelWyndham Hotel Group has acquired Fën Hotels, a management and franchise company based in Latin America. The buy adds 26 management contracts to the... KEEP READING
MasterCard Biometrics Authentication Expands to Brazil & MexicoBy JoAnn DeLunaMasterCard Identity Check Mobile, which allows users to authenticate purchases using fingerprints or selfies taken on their mobile phones, is now... KEEP READING
American & Qantas Give Up on Expanded AllianceBy Michael B. BakerAmerican Airlines and Qantas are abandoning plans for an expanded joint business agreement following the U.S. Department of Transportation's rejection... KEEP READING
Ctrip Will Acquire SkyscannerBy Michael B. BakerChinese online travel agency Ctrip will acquire United Kingdom-based airline price comparison and booking business Skyscanner for £1.4 billion, pending... KEEP READING
Lufthansa Pilot Strikes Stretch into Second WeekBy Michael B. BakerLufthansa has canceled 816 Tuesday short-haul flights and 890 Wednesday short- and long-haul flights as it faces its second week of strikes from its... KEEP READING
ITW's Cathy Sharpe Chases Freedom Within a FrameworkBy Elizabeth WestCathy Sharpe signed on as ITW's director of global travel and expense in 2006 with the goal of consolidating the organization's unwieldy travel program.... KEEP READING
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