Transportation

Air Italy Connects with Finnair & El AlBy Michael B. Baker

Air Italy has signed Special Prorate Agreements with Finnair and El Al. The interline agreements enable passengers to buy tickets across multiple legs... KEEP READING

Interjet Joins TSA PrecheckBy Michael B. Baker

Mexican low-cost carrier Interjet has joined the U.S. Transportation Security Administration's Precheck program, enabling Precheck members to access... KEEP READING

Ridehailing Companies Are Still Focused on Long-Term ProfitabilityBy Michael B. Baker

Both Uber and Lyft continued to show significant revenue growth but large losses in their second-quarter earnings.... KEEP READING

American Airlines' Service Plans Include Tel Aviv, Casablanca & Eastern EuropeBy Michael B. Baker

American Airlines' international expansion next summer will include its first flight to Africa, the introduction of service to Tel Aviv and Krakow and... KEEP READING

Global Air Demand Grew 5 Percent YOY in JuneBy Dawit Habtemariam

Global air demand grew a solid 5 percent year over year in June, according to the International Air Transport Association. Global capacity rose 3.3... KEEP READING

Lufthansa Group Plans U.S. Route ExpansionBy Michael B. Baker

The Lufthansa Group is planning a "major expansion" in U.S. routes from its Frankfurt, Munich and Zurich hubs next year. Next summer, Lufthansa will... KEEP READING

Avis Budget & Hertz Grew Revenue in Q2By Michael B. Baker

Rental volume and pricing for both Avis Budget Group and Hertz grew year over year in the second quarter. Avis Budget's revenue inched up slightly to... KEEP READING

Travel Leaders Adds Benchmarking, Automates Yapta Rebookings & Offers Bleisure Activity BookingsBy Amanda Metcalf

Travel Leaders Corporate now resells the automated version of Yapta's RoomIQ and FareIQ reshopping services, branding the offering as Price Optimizer.... KEEP READING

PredictX Automates Review of Air Contracts & ProposalsBy Adam Perrotta

Advanced analytics software provider PredictX has launched PredictX Navigator, which automatically analyzes and compares air carrier proposals,... KEEP READING

Moving Human Trafficking Awareness Beyond the Travel Industry's Front LinesBy Donna M. Airoldi

At a Tacoma, Wash., hotel, a housekeeper standing in a hallway saw a man turn back into a hotel room and tell an unseen person: Keep the blinds closed;... KEEP READING

Boeing CEO Projects 737 Max Will Return in Q4By Michael B. Baker

The Boeing 737 Max is on track to be back in service by the fourth quarter, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg said at the Global Business Travel Association... KEEP READING

GroundLink Adds Events & Analytics DashboardsBy Donna M. Airoldi

Black car company GroundLink has created two new dashboards for travel managers: events and analytics. ... KEEP READING

Blacklane Will Open First U.S. OfficesBy Michael B. Baker

Global chauffeur and airport concierge service Blacklane is opening offices in New York and Los Angeles, its first offices in the U.S., this fall. CEO... KEEP READING

Southwest Will Put Content on GDSsBy Michael B. Baker

Southwest Airlines at long last will provide content and full booking capabilities in global distribution systems via agreements with Travelport and... KEEP READING

American Consolidates Sales Functions with JV Partners & Plans to Boost Sales StaffBy Michael B. Baker

American Airlines is integrating several corporate sales functions across its transatlantic alliance partners. That includes expanding corporate... KEEP READING

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