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Qatar Airways Counters Complaints Regarding Air Italy InvestmentBy Michael B. Baker

Qatar Airways has issued a response to allegations that its Air Italy investment violates agreements between the U.S. and Qatar related to open skies.... KEEP READING

Solombrino to Depart Dav El/BostonCoachBy Michael B. Baker

Longtime Dav El/BostonCoach president and CEO Scott Solombrino is stepping down from his position. He has led Dav El since buying the business from... KEEP READING

Uber IPO Prospectus Warns of Continuing LossesBy Michael B. Baker

Uber has filed the prospectus for its upcoming IPO, reporting $11.3 billion in revenue and 91 million active users in 2018. Ridehailing revenue... KEEP READING

JetBlue to Start Transatlantic Service in 2021By Michael B. Baker

JetBlue will begin its first transatlantic service with flights to London from both New York and Boston in 2021. The flights will be on Airbus A321LR... KEEP READING

Delta's Domestic Corporate Revenue Grew 10 Percent YOY in Q1By Michael B. Baker

Delta's passenger revenue grew 6 percent year over year to $9.3 billion during the first quarter, including 8 percent year-over-year growth in corporate... KEEP READING

Lufthansa Names New Americas Sales HeadBy Michael B. Baker

The Lufthansa Group has appointed Frank Naeve as VP of sales for the Americas, effective May 1. He has worked for the airline group for 30 years, most... KEEP READING

TPConnects Receives One Order CertificationBy Michael B. Baker

The International Air Transport Association has certified travel content aggregator TPConnects as One Order Capable. The certification means TPConnects'... KEEP READING

Vista Global Will Acquire JetSmarterBy Michael B. Baker

Dubai-based Vista Global will acquire private air travel platform JetSmarter and plans to integrate it into the back-end technology of its private... KEEP READING

Small & Midsize Enterprise-Focused TMC Will Offer Yapta to ClientsBy Amanda Metcalf

Travel management company Forest Travel will add Yapta to its Ultimate Travel Program bundle, designed to offer enterprise-level technology to the... KEEP READING

Enterprise Expands Partnership with Nippon Rent-A-CarBy Michael B. Baker

Under a partnership between Enterprise Holdings and Nippon Rent-A-Car International, about 80 Nippon Rent-A-Car offices at Japan's airports will feature... KEEP READING

Freebird & Rocketrip Join Traxo MarketplaceBy Dawit Habtemariam

Off-channel bookings data aggregator Traxo has added mobile app Freebird to the Traxo Connect Marketplace and will add travel savings incentives... KEEP READING

Korean Air CEO Cho Yang-Ho Has DiedBy Michael B. Baker

Korean Air CEO Cho Yang-Ho, who has led the airline's massive growth over more than two decades, died in a Los Angeles hospital on Sunday from a chronic... KEEP READING

United Suspends New Delhi ServiceBy Michael B. Baker

United Airlines has suspended flights between Newark and New Delhi through April 19. In addition to seasonal winds, airlines are dealing with the... KEEP READING

Turkish Airlines Begins Move to New Istanbul AirportBy Michael B. Baker

Turkish Airlines has begun its "great move," as it switches airport operations from Ataturk International Airport to the new Istanbul Airport.... KEEP READING

Global Air Capacity Grew More Than Traffic YOY in FebruaryBy Dawit Habtemariam

Globally, air traffic rose 5.3 percent year over year in February, according to the International Air Transport Association. Capacity rose 5.4 percent... KEEP READING

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