Michael B. Baker

Michael B. Baker
Executive Editor

Michael Baker joined The BTN Group in 2006 and, as executive editor, leads the group’s technology, payment and travel management coverage. He has covered all the major travel industry beats over his many years with BTN, including about eight years each covering the aviation/transportation and lodging industries.

Before joining BTN, he cut his journalistic teeth in the newspaper industry, covering business and industry for both The Press of Atlantic City and The Facts, a daily in the greater Houston area where he won awards for both breaking news and feature coverage.

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United Reconfigures Fleet for More Premium SeatingBy Michael B. Baker

United Airlines plans to add more than 1,600 premium seats to its fleet, including larger Polaris... KEEP READING

WestJet Reports Strong Premium DemandBy Michael B. Baker

WestJet's revenue increased 6.6 percent year over year in the fourth quarter to 1.2 billion Canadian... KEEP READING

TripActions Launches New Booking Platform with Delta's Seal of ApprovalBy Michael B. Baker

Less than a month after Delta pulled its content from TripActions, it is returning with a vengeance as... KEEP READING

United Makes Live TV Access FreeBy Michael B. Baker

United Airlines is dropping the charge for accessing DirecTV live TV on aircraft that have seatback... KEEP READING

Southwest Promotes Several ExecutivesBy Michael B. Baker

Southwest Airlines on Monday announced several executive appointments. ... KEEP READING

Shutdown Deals Southwest a Revenue BlowBy Michael B. Baker

The government shutdown has cost Southwest Airlines as much as $15 million in lost bookings,... KEEP READING

Alaska Ready to Reap Benefits of Networkwide Basic Economy FaresBy Michael B. Baker

Alaska Airlines has rolled out its basic economy Saver fare across its full network and expects it to... KEEP READING

JetBlue Fares Increased in Q4By Michael B. Baker

JetBlue reported strong demand in close-in bookings in the fourth quarter, as passenger revenue... KEEP READING

American Q4 Revenue Jumps Thanks to Small & Midsize EnterprisesBy Michael B. Baker

Strong corporate demand helped propel American Airlines to a fourth-quarter-record revenue of $10.9... KEEP READING

Aer Lingus Invests in Ambition to Grow Dublin as Transit HubBy Michael B. Baker

Aer Lingus aims to make Dublin a bigger transit hub for travel between the U.S. and Europe as the... KEEP READING

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