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Delta, American Join United in Eliminating Domestic Change FeesBy Michael B. Baker

Delta Air Lines and American Airlines each have permanently eliminated change fees for domestic flights, becoming the second and third major U.S.... KEEP READING

United Eliminates Domestic Change FeesBy Michael B. Baker

United is permanently ending change fees for most domestic fares, the carrier announced on Sunday. ... KEEP READING

AA Extends TripLink Integration to App BookingsBy Adam Perrotta

Two years after American Airlines integrated SAP Concur's TripLink for corporate customer bookings made on the airline's website, the carrier has... KEEP READING

Virgin Atlantic to Establish Routes to Pakistan in DecemberBy Michael B. Baker

Virgin Atlantic will start service between the United Kingdom and Pakistan in December, the carrier announced. ... KEEP READING

Boeing Developing UV Disinfectant Tech for AirlinesBy Dawit Habtemariam

Boeing is developing a handheld device for airline staff to help disinfect aircraft using ultraviolet light, according to the aircraft... KEEP READING

Sabre Gets Level 4 NDC Aggregator CertificationBy Michael B. Baker

Sabre Corp. has earned Level 4 certification as an aggregator under the International Air Transport Association's certification program for New... KEEP READING

Alaska Airlines to Reduce Traveler TouchpointsBy Michael B. Baker

Alaska Airlines is introducing technology and protocols to reduce touchpoints for travelers over the next few weeks, the carrier announced. ... KEEP READING

Qantas International Head to DepartBy Chris Davis

A few days after the CEO of Australian airline group Qantas acknowledged the carrier planned no international flights until July 2021, Qantas announced... KEEP READING

Delta COO West to RetireBy Michael B. Baker

Delta Air Lines COO Gil West will retire next month after 12 years with the carrier, according to a memo by CEO Ed Bastian. ... KEEP READING

EPA Grants Special Approval to American Airlines for Antiviral ProductBy Michael B. Baker

American Airlines will treat its fleet with a new long-lasting antiviral product under special emergency approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection... KEEP READING

Etihad Working to Rekindle Pre-Pandemic Momentum

The smallest of the Big Three Gulf carriers, Etihad Airways had a big start to 2020—on track to double earnings compared with last year, per its most... KEEP READING

EU Approves Brussels Airlines BailoutBy Michael B. Baker

The European Commission has approved a €460 million stabilization package for Brussels Airlines. ... KEEP READING

FairFly Data Show Steep Increase in Airfare VolatilityBy Michael B. Baker

Global airfare volatility sharply increased in July compared with previous month, according to a new data metric released by FairFly. ... KEEP READING

Qantas: International Flights Unlikely Before July 2021By Molly Dyson

Australian airline group Qantas has reported a statutory loss of A$2.7 billion (US$1.95 billion) for the 12 months to June 30 following "a near total... KEEP READING

Delta to Block Middle Seats for the Rest of the YearBy Michael B. Baker

Delta is extending its policy of blocking middle seats through at least Jan. 6, though might ease some of its other capacity restrictions before then,... KEEP READING

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