Transportation

Sixt Appoints New CFOBy Dawit Habtemariam

Sixt appointed former KPMG managing partner Kai Andrejewski as CFO, effective June 1. ... KEEP READING

Southwest Collecting 'Ingredients' for Travel Recovery

Southwest Airlines this week began service out of Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport for the first time since 2005, with 15 daily departures to... KEEP READING

Delta Projects 'Significant Increases' in Corporate Travel in the FallBy Michael B. Baker

Delta Air Lines reported a "slow but steady" recovery in corporate travel, with a stronger rebound—as well as a return to overall profitability—on track... KEEP READING

Qantas Reports Recovery of Majority of Domestic Business TravelBy Michael B. Baker

Qantas expects to restore more than 90 percent of its domestic capacity by the end of this year, and the carrier in a Thursday financial update reported... KEEP READING

Air France to Launch Direct Denver ServiceBy Michael B. Baker

Air France this summer will begin nonstop service between Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and Denver, the carrier announced. ... KEEP READING

Etihad Aims to Stay a Step Ahead of Health Requirements

Throughout the pandemic, Etihad Airways has been ahead of the curve with some of its health initiatives, including early moves to make Covid-19 testing... KEEP READING

JetBlue Hires Former Southwest Exec to Lead Tech StrategiesBy Michael B. Baker

JetBlue has hired former Southwest Airlines executive Carol Clements as its chief digital and technology officer, the carrier announced. ... KEEP READING

American Airlines Plans Summer Domestic Capacity Hike to Near 2019 LevelsBy Michael B. Baker

American Airlines this summer plans to restore its domestic capacity to 90 percent of 2019 levels and its international network to 80 percent of 2019... KEEP READING

Too Few Drivers to Meet Demand as Ride-Hail Companies RecoverBy Dawit Habtemariam

Ride-hailing companies are reporting a shortage of drivers as demand for their services pick up. "As vaccination rates increase in the United States, we... KEEP READING

Air Canada to Issue Refunds for Canceled Tickets in Government AgreementBy Michael B. Baker

Air Canada will refund all tickets to passengers whose travel plans were changed by the Covid-19 pandemic as part of a liquidity program agreement... KEEP READING

JetBlue to Codeshare on 16 Qatar Airways RoutesBy Michael B. Baker

JetBlue will codeshare with Qatar Airways on nine routes to the United States as well as seven routes from Doha to Africa and Asia as part of an... KEEP READING

United Forms Alliance of Corp. Customers to Fund Sustainable Fuel PurchasesBy Michael B. Baker

United Airlines has created an alliance of more than a dozen of its corporate customers that will contribute toward purchasing sustainable fuel, the... KEEP READING

Narita Introduces Biometric Airport Journey ProcessBy Michael B. Baker

Tokyo's Narita International Airport is testing a new biometric process for the journey from check-in to boarding, using technology from Amadeus and... KEEP READING

Industry Waits to See on Biden's Infrastructure PlanBy Chris Davis

The business travel industry for the most part is taking a wait-and-see approach to President Joe Biden's plan, announced March 31, to spend about $2.3... KEEP READING

United NDC Content Comes to Concur TravelBy Adam Perrotta

United Airlines has become the third carrier to offer New Distribution Capability content though Concur Travel, joining British Airways and Lufthansa,... KEEP READING

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