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American, United Extend Change Fee WaiverBy Michael B. Baker

American Airlines and United Airlines have extended change fee waivers on tickets purchased before March 1 to cover travel through May 31.... KEEP READING

Ground Transportation Suppliers Request Government Relief to Prevent 'Wipeout'By Michael B. Baker

As U.S. government leaders consider funding travel industry relief packages, ground transportation executives are imploring them not to be left out.... KEEP READING

Carriers Announce More Service SuspensionsBy Michael B. Baker

Carriers around the world continue to slash capacity as they contend with increasing restrictions and little demand amid the Covid-19 outbreak.... KEEP READING

American Airlines April Flight Reductions Now Total More Than 55,000By Michael B. Baker

American Airlines' domestic schedule reduction for April stands at 30 percent, with plans for deeper cuts in May, president Robert Isom said in a... KEEP READING

United Extends Soon-to-Expire Corporate ContractsBy Michael B. Baker

United Airlines automatically is extending contract expiration dates for all corporate accounts with contracts otherwise set to end within the next six... KEEP READING

American Airlines Alters F&B Service to Keep Some Lounges RunningBy Michael B. Baker

American Airlines continues to operate some of its lounges, though it has adapted its food and beverage service in them to prevent Covid-19 spread, SVP... KEEP READING

Etihad Adds Credit Program for RebookingsBy Michael B. Baker

Etihad Airways has introduced a credit program to ease cancellations and rebookings.... KEEP READING

Delta Deepens Capacity Cuts as Southwest Announces Planned ReductionsBy Michael B. Baker

Delta Air Lines has cut total capacity by 70 percent "until demand starts to recover," CEO Ed Bastian said in a letter to employees on Wednesday.... KEEP READING

U.S. CBP Suspends Trusted Traveler EnrollmentBy Michael B. Baker

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has suspended enrollment for Trusted Traveler programs until at least May 1. ... KEEP READING

ARC: February Travel Agency Air Ticket Sales PlummetBy Dawit Habtemariam

In February, the total consolidated value of tickets sold by U.S.-based travel agencies fell $1 billion year over year to $7.2 billion, representing a... KEEP READING

JetBlue, United Again Slash CapacityBy Michael B. Baker

United Airlines and JetBlue each have deepened their service cuts amid plummeting demand.... KEEP READING

Alitalia Rescue Included in Government Relief PackageBy Michael B. Baker

Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte's €25 billion relief package for the country's Covid-19 crisis included funding to preserve and renationalize... KEEP READING

Amtrak Reduces ServiceBy Michael B. Baker

Amtrak has cut Northeast Corridor service between Boston, New York and Washington, D.C., to about 40 percent of its normal weekday schedule, the rail... KEEP READING

CAPA: Most Airlines Face Bankruptcy Within Less than Two MonthsBy Michael B. Baker

Most global airlines will be bankrupt by the end of May, and the global aviation industry will face "catastrophe" without "coordinated government and... KEEP READING

American Airlines to Suspend Most Long-Haul Routes as of MondayBy Michael B. Baker

American Airlines will cut international capacity by 75 percent beginning Monday through May 6, including almost all service to Europe and Asia, due to... KEEP READING

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