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United Picks CommutAir as Sole E145 OperatorBy Michael B. Baker

United Airlines will begin consolidating all regional flying on Embraer 145 aircraft with regional partner CommutAir, according to a carrier... KEEP READING

United Plans Capacity Growth for SeptemberBy Michael B. Baker

United Airlines will bump up capacity 4 percent month over month in September with plans to fly 37 percent of its schedule compared with a year prior,... KEEP READING

Lyft Partners with Sixt to Expand Car Rental OptionsBy Michael B. Baker

Lyft is partnering with Sixt to enable car rentals through the Lyft app beginning in three U.S. cities in August, the companies announced, with plans to... KEEP READING

Aeromexico to Add 1,200 Flights in AugustBy Michael B. Baker

Aeromexico is increasing operations by 20 percent, representing about 1,200 additional flights, in August compared with July. ... KEEP READING

Vietnam Airlines to Integrate LCC Pacific Airlines to Sabre PlatformBy Michael B. Baker

Vietnamese low-cost carrier Pacific Airlines has signed an agreement to adopt Sabre's Passenger Service System, which will enable it to merge to a... KEEP READING

Delta Adds Covid-19 Assessment Step to Check-In ProcessBy Michael B. Baker

Delta Air Lines on Wednesday added a health acknowledgment for passengers to its check-in process. ... KEEP READING

IATA: Lack of Confidence in Business Travel Will Stymie Total Travel Recovery Until 2024By Dawit Habtemariam

Global air travel will not return to pre-Covid-19 levels until 2024, according to the International Air Transport Association, a year later... KEEP READING

JetBlue Plans for Slow, Volatile Demand RecoveryBy Michael B. Baker

JetBlue's second-quarter revenue declined 90 percent year over year to $215 million, and executives project a gradual but uneven recovery in revenue... KEEP READING

United Reportedly Plans to End Contract with Regional PartnerBy Michael B. Baker

United Airlines plans to end its relationship with one of its regional airline partners, either ExpressJet or CommutAir, as part of its plan to shrink... KEEP READING

Lyft Business Launches New Commuting ProgramBy Michael B. Baker

Lyft Business has developed a program to help companies manage the return of employees to offices. ... KEEP READING

Delta Partners with Lysol to Bolster Hygienic ProtocolsBy Michael B. Baker

Delta Air Lines has established a partnership with Lysol parent company RB to enhance its hygienic protocols, the carrier announced. ... KEEP READING

Etihad Implements Mandatory Covid-19 Testing for Inbound PassengersBy Molly Dyson

From Aug. 1, all travelers flying Etihad Airways from around the world to Abu Dhabi, including those transferring through the airport onto another... KEEP READING

Accelya Completes Farelogix Acquisition, Names Davidson Chief Product OfficerBy Michael B. Baker

Travel technology provider Accelya has completed its acquisition of Farelogix and is in the process of integrating the management teams of the two... KEEP READING

OAG: Global Capacity Up But Likely to PlateauBy Michael B. Baker

Scheduled global airline capacity grew about 1.5 million seats week over week this week to 57.5 million, though further growth might be limited over the... KEEP READING

Alaska Lays Out Plan to Quell Cash Burn by Year-EndBy Michael B. Baker

Alaska Air Group's second-quarter revenue dropped 82 percent year over year to $421 million, but carrier had reduced its daily cash burn to "the best in... KEEP READING

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