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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Lower Fares Buoy International Air Travel DemandBy Michael B. Baker

International air traffic grew 5.6 percent year over year in November, and global domestic traffic... KEEP READING

Delta Led December's On-Time ArrivalsBy Michael B. Baker

Delta Air Lines’ 80.9 percent on-time arrival rate ranked it as December’s most punctual major North... KEEP READING

DHS Gives Passengers Two-Year Grace Period To Get New IDsBy Michael B. Baker

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has delayed by two years the requirement for U.S. flight... KEEP READING

Frontier Plans 42 New U.S. FlightsBy Michael B. Baker

Low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines will add 42 nonstop domestic routes to its network in April... KEEP READING

Airlines Collectively Raised Fares This WeekBy Michael B. Baker

U.S. carriers have implemented a slight domestic fare hike over the past few days, according to... KEEP READING

Dav El & Boston Coach Owner Acquires Metropolitan LimousineBy Michael B. Baker

Dav El and Boston Coach parent company Marcou Transportation Group has acquired Chicago-based... KEEP READING

Spirit CEO Steps DownBy Michael B. Baker

Spirit Airlines president and CEO Ben Baldanza has stepped down, and former AirTran president and CEO... KEEP READING

Lyft Raises $1 Billion, Half From GMBy Michael B. Baker

Rideshare service Lyft has closed $1 billion in funding, including $500 million from General Motors.... KEEP READING

Delta Launches Blended Group PricingBy Michael B. Baker

Delta Air Lines now allows one group to book seats across multiple fare classes in one reservation.... KEEP READING

Etihad To Appeal Air Berlin Codeshare RulingBy Michael B. Baker

A German court on Wednesday ruled against codesharing agreements for Etihad Airways on 31 Air Berlin... KEEP READING

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