BLS Adds Driver Covid-19 Testing as Chauffeured Service OptionBy Michael B. BakerGround transportation supplier BLS is offering on-demand rapid Covid-19 testing for drivers as a customer offering in New York, Atlanta and Los Angeles,... KEEP READING
Lufthansa Announces Reduced Losses for Q3By Mark FraryThe Lufthansa Group lost €1.26 billion in preliminary figures for the third quarter, the company announced, compared with losses of €1.7 billion in the... KEEP READING
Enterprise Expands in Brazil, Panama and ArubaBy Michael B. BakerEnterprise Rent-A-Car has opened 25 new locations in Brazil as well as its first locations in Panama and Aruba. ... KEEP READING
Oneworld Adds Two Japan Airlines Regional AffiliatesBy Michael B. BakerOn Oct. 25, regional Japanese carriers Japan Air Commuter and Hokkaido Air System will join the Oneworld alliance as affiliates of Japan Airlines. ... KEEP READING
UAE, Israel Sign Agreements for Direct Air Service, Visa ExemptionsBy Michael B. BakerThe United Arab Emirates and Israel have signed agreements to allow direct commercial flights between the two countries and to establish a visa... KEEP READING
Singapore Airlines to Start Nonstop Service to New York in NovemberBy Michael B. BakerSingapore Airlines is starting nonstop service between Singapore and New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport next month, the carrier announced.... KEEP READING
U.S. CDC 'Strongly Recommends' Air, Rail Passenger Face MasksBy Chris DavisThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday issued what it called a "strong recommendation" for air and rail passengers to wear face... KEEP READING
TSA Crosses Million-Passenger Threshold in Daily ScreeningsBy Michael B. BakerDaily passenger screenings by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration passed the 1 million mark on Sunday for the first time since mid-March,... KEEP READING
First U.S. Transportation Secretary Boyd Dies at 98By Michael B. BakerAlan Boyd, the United States' first Secretary of Transportation and a leading figure in the department's creation, died on Sunday at the age of 98, the... KEEP READING
U.S. Transportation Command Study Finds Risk of Covid-19 Transmission Very Low on AircraftBy Dawit HabtemariamThe risk of exposure to Covid-19 on aircraft is very low for masked passengers, according to a study by the U.S. Transportation Command, which is part... KEEP READING
United Plans Route Expansion in Latin America, CaribbeanBy Michael B. BakerUnited Airlines this winter will expand service to Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin American, with eight new routes and expanded service on 19 other... KEEP READING
Air Canada CEO Rovinescu to RetireBy Michael B. BakerAir Canada president and CEO Calin Rovinescu is retiring on Feb. 15 after more than a decade at the helm of the carrier. ... KEEP READING
United: 'Long Tunnel' to Recovery, Sees 2024 for Pre-Covid Level of Business DemandBy Michael B. BakerUnited Airlines has shifted its focus from survival to recovery, though executives still expect any significant pickup in demand will not happen until... KEEP READING
ARC: Sept. Monthly Agency Air Ticket Sales Surpass $1B, First Time Since MarchBy Dawit HabtemariamTotal air tickets sold in September by U.S.-based travel agencies reached $1.2 billion, the first time sales surpassed $1 billion since March 2020,... KEEP READING
American Launches Group Travel Platform in Europe, with U.S., Canada to FollowBy Michael B. BakerAmerican Airlines has developed a booking and management platform for group travel for travel advisors, the carrier announced. ... KEEP READING
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