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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

Delta & Latam Announce Strategic Partnership PlansBy Michael B. Baker

Delta and Latam have agreed to form a strategic partnership. As part of the deal, Delta will take a 20 percent stake in Latam and Latam will exit the... KEEP READING

KLM Will Add Direct Flights to AustinBy Michael B. Baker

In May 2020, KLM will begin direct round-trip service between Amsterdam and Austin three times per week on Airbus A330-300 aircraft. Austin will be... KEEP READING

CWT Adds Partnership Manager to NDC TeamBy Dawit Habtemariam

CWT has appointed Inna Kizenkova as VP of air distribution partnerships to work with airlines, global distribution systems, online booking tools and... KEEP READING

U.S. Air Ticket Sales Fell 1.6 Percent YOY in AugustBy Dawit Habtemariam

The total consolidated dollar value of airline tickets sold by U.S.-based travel agencies in August fell 1.6 percent year over year to $7.9 billion,... KEEP READING

United Will Move to Points-Based Upgrade SystemBy Michael B. Baker

United Airlines is switching its upgrade system for high-level Premier members to a points-based system that it said would offer more flexibility in... KEEP READING

U.K. Aviation Authority Scrambles to Accommodate Stranded Thomas Cook PassengersBy Michael B. Baker

The U.K Civil Aviation Authority is organizing the return of more than 150,000 travelers following the collapse of Thomas Cook Group. The tour operator... KEEP READING

China Eastern Will Trial Facial Recognition at New Beijing AirportBy Michael B. Baker

In Beijing Daxing International Airport, which opens at the end of the month, China Eastern Airlines passengers will be able to check in, go through... KEEP READING

JetBlue CEO Prepares to Fly to Europe in 2021By Michael B. Baker

JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes is ready to take on the "obscene" premium fares between the U.S. and London as the carrier prepares to launch its first European... KEEP READING

Concur Rolls Out Full NDC Access for British Airways & LufthansaBy Adam Perrotta & Michael B. Baker

After a successful pilot this year, SAP Concur has made New Distribution Capability content from British Airways and Lufthansa Group available to all... KEEP READING

Higher Airfares Could Arrive in Coming MonthsBy Michael B. Baker

Higher airfares could be on the horizon as oil prices spike following the weekend attack on a Saudi Arabian oil facility, according to a research note... KEEP READING

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