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United Overhauls Premier Status RequirementsBy Michael B. Baker

United is eliminating mileage flown as a pathway to elite Premier status in its MileagePlus program. The new requirements, which take effect in 2020 for... KEEP READING

American Puts Sales Under Revenue LeadershipBy Michael B. Baker

American Airlines is reorganizing its commercial and operations structure, including moving its global sales team directly under the carrier's revenue... KEEP READING

Delta Grows Corporate Revenue in Q3 Despite Trade War ImpactBy Michael B. Baker

Delta's corporate and premium revenue grew year over year in the third quarter, though the carrier is beginning to see some declines on international... KEEP READING

United & American Keep Max Off Rosters Through Early JanuaryBy Michael B. Baker

This week, both American Airlines and United Airlines postponed the return of Boeing 737 Max aircraft to their schedules until next year.... KEEP READING

Walmart CEO Moves to Air New ZealandBy Michael B. Baker

Air New Zealand has named Walmart U.S. president and CEO Greg Foran as CEO. Foran, who grew up in Hastings and Hamilton, both in New Zealand, has led... KEEP READING

Global Air Passenger Load Factor Set an August RecordBy Dawit Habtemariam

Global air travel demand rose 3.8 percent year over year in August, according to the International Air Transport Association. Capacity grew 3.5 percent.... KEEP READING

ATPCO Hits the Accelerator on Airline Dynamic Pricing

At its Elevate Conference this month, ATPCO unveiled a dynamic pricing model that enables airlines to more quickly get a larger number of price points... KEEP READING

Delta Had the Best September On-Time Performance Among Major North American CarriersBy Dawit Habtemariam

Delta had the best on-time performance among major North American carriers in September, according to Cirium, though the top three carriers were... KEEP READING

Lot Will Launch Direct Service to San FranciscoBy Michael B. Baker

Next year, Lot Polish Airlines will launch direct service between Warsaw and San Francisco, its ninth route connecting Poland and the U.S. The... KEEP READING

Delta Adding Chat for Agents & Quicker Access to Meetings FaresBy Michael B. Baker

Delta is adding a chat feature to its Delta Professional portal, through which agents can connect with the carrier's sales support team. Select accounts... KEEP READING

Enterprise CEO Will RetireBy Michael B. Baker

Enterprise Holdings CEO Pam Nicholson will retire at the end of the year. Nicholson has been with Enterprise since 1981 and has been CEO since... KEEP READING

American & Alaska Cut Back on Loyalty Program CooperationBy Michael B. Baker

American Airlines and Alaska Airlines are scaling back their partnership. Their reciprocal loyalty program benefits will largely end as of March 1,... KEEP READING

Southwest Connects to AmTrav Via NDC ExchangeBy Michael B. Baker

AmTrav has begun making bookings on Southwest Airlines via ATPCO and SITA's NDC Exchange platform. The move will improve the travel management company's... KEEP READING

Ukraine Will End Service to Almaty, KazakhstanBy Michael B. Baker

On Oct. 27, Ukraine International Airlines will end service between Kyiv and Almaty, Kazakhstan, citing excessive costs from Russia's prohibition of... KEEP READING

American Will Expand Service to South America & Europe in 2020By Michael B. Baker

American Airlines next year will boost its service to three South American cities from Miami and will add new direct service between Boston and London... KEEP READING

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