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U.K. Business Travelers Prefer High-Speed Rail To Airport ImprovementsBy Amon Cohen

British business travelers overwhelmingly want a domestic high-speed rail link in preference to expanding air capacity, according to a survey of 1,250... KEEP READING

BA, Lufthansa Unions Consider Going On StrikeBy Amon Cohen

Passengers of both Lufthansa and British Airways may face disruption over the next two months after unions serving both airlines opened strike ballots... KEEP READING

French Rules Thwart EU Rail Competition Despite DeregulationBy Amon Cohen

The prospect of competition on Europe's busiest international rail routes receded last week when Air France and German rail operator Deutsche Bahn said... KEEP READING

Travelport Names First Dedicated Manager For GermanyBy Amon Cohen

Travelport's first dedicated country manager for Germany, Juergen Witte, started work on Monday. The parent company of the Galileo and Worldspan global... KEEP READING

Travelport To Launch IPO On London ExchangeBy Amon Cohen

Travel technology company Travelport this week announced its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange. The initial public offering is expected to... KEEP READING

Amadeus CFO To Succeed Jones As CEO Next YearBy Jay Boehmer

Amadeus this week announced that president and CEO David Jones in January 2011 plans to step down from his post to be succeeded by CFO Luis Maroto.... KEEP READING

BA Urges U.S. DOT To Ignore DOJ Objection To Transatlantic Joint VentureBy Amon Cohen

British Airways this week urged the U.S. Department of Transportation to reject last month's U.S. Department of Justice objection to the carrier's... KEEP READING

European Load Factors Rise As Airlines Align Supply, DemandBy Amon Cohen

European carriers appear to be aligning seat supply and demand successfully after Air France KLM and SAS reported this week that traffic, or revenue... KEEP READING

Lufthansa Seeks To Launch Service To IraqBy Amon Cohen

Lufthansa announced this week that it has applied for traffic rights to fly from Frankfurt and Munich to Baghdad and the northern Iraqi city of Erbil.... KEEP READING

U.S. Makes Authorization Compulsory For Inbound TravelersBy Amon Cohen

U.S. border authorities will take a zero-tolerance approach starting Jan. 20 to travelers entering the country without either a visa or pre-departure... KEEP READING

Amadeus, Lufthansa Bury Hatchet With Surcharge-Free Full-Content PactBy Amon Cohen

Amadeus and Lufthansa last month ended a two-year rift with the announcement of a full-content distribution deal with no surcharges. Sources indicated... KEEP READING

CWT Sees Beginnings Of Recovery For U.K. Long-Haul BookingsBy Amon Cohen

Long-haul business-class bookings by corporate clients of Carlson Wagonlit Travel in the United Kingdom are starting to recover, according to figures... KEEP READING

NBTA Launches European OrganizationBy Amon Cohen

The National Business Travel Association of the United States, the world's largest association for corporate travel professionals, announced today that... KEEP READING

Netherlands, U.K. To Use Body ScannersBy Amon Cohen

The Netherlands and United Kingdom have responded to the foiled Christmas Day bomb attack on an Amsterdam-Detroit flight by authorizing the use of... KEEP READING

EU, Canada Reach Open Skies Deal Without Ownership RestrictionsBy Amon Cohen

The European Union and Canada on Dec. 17 signed an Open Skies agreement liberalizing commercial air traffic between the two markets. The deal lifts all... KEEP READING

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