Transportation

Car-Ride Suppliers Improve in Buyers' EyesBy Michael B. Baker

Travel buyers report that service levels from their chauffeured and ridehailing suppliers improved year over year. Scores rose across every car-ride... KEEP READING

The Fastest-Growing & Busiest AirportsBy Dawit Habtemariam

Florida hosts the three fastest-growing airports among those that handled more than 1 percent of North America's scheduled departing seat capacity each... KEEP READING

Canada Issues Flight Disruption Compensation RegulationsBy Dawit Habtemariam

Canada now requires carriers to compensate passengers for flight disruptions within the carriers' control. The Canadian Transportation Agency's Air... KEEP READING

Amex GBT Will Avoid Non-GDS Booking Fees for QantasBy Michael B. Baker

American Express Global Business Travel will participate in the Qantas Channel when it launches Aug. 1, enabling GBT to avoid the per-segment fee that... KEEP READING

JetBlue Makes Promotions as Chief Commercial Officer Plans DepartureBy Michael B. Baker

JetBlue has promoted two executives on its commercial leadership team as chief commercial officer Marty St. George, who has been with the carrier for 13... KEEP READING

Air Italy Adds Third Gender Option for BookingsBy Amanda Metcalf

Travelers booking on Air Italy's website now can select X, or other, as a gender option, in addition to M for male and F for female. The carrier claims... KEEP READING

Delta Tops Major North American Carriers in May On-Time PerformanceBy Dawit Habtemariam

Delta had the best on-time performance among North American carriers in May, according to FlightStats.... KEEP READING

Alipay Users Now Can Hail Rides Through the AppBy Amon Cohen

Alipay has integrated ridehailing services into its app through ground transportation aggregator Splyt, a U.K. start-up. Originally a digital payment... KEEP READING

American-Qantas JV Gets DOT Approval at Long LastBy Michael B. Baker

After nearly five years of trying, American Airlines and Qantas have received tentative approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation for a joint... KEEP READING

Star Alliance Adds Thai Smile AirwaysBy Michael B. Baker

Thai Airways regional subsidiary Thai Smile Airways is joining the Star Alliance as its second Connecting Partner member, Star Alliance CEO Jeffrey Goh... KEEP READING

IATA Cuts Forecast for Airline Profitability by $7.5 BillionBy Michael B. Baker

Rising costs and weakening cargo revenue are hurting airline profitability this year, though passenger business "looks healthy and is growing... KEEP READING

Three Airline CEOs ResignBy Michael B. Baker

South African Airways group CEO Vuyani Jarana will resign as of Aug. 31. The carrier's board will search for a replacement, SAA board chair JB Magwaza... KEEP READING

Are We Overlooking One of the Biggest Threats to Business Travelers?By Matthew Judge, group managing director of global travel & operational risk management company Anvil Group

The biggest threat to personal safety on the world's roads often goes unreported. Every year, the lives of almost 1.3 million people are cut short as a... KEEP READING

Alaska Makes Gains with Corporate & TMC Partners as Virgin Integration Nears Completion

Alaska Airlines in recent years has made bigger moves to win corporate market share. Part of that strategy was hiring David Oppenheim for the new... KEEP READING

South African Airways & Alaska Airlines Now InterlineBy Michael B. Baker

South African Airways and Alaska Airlines have established an interline partnership, enabling travelers to book travel on a single itinerary across both... KEEP READING

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