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Qatar Takes Stake in China SouthernBy Michael B. Baker

Qatar Airways Group has acquired a 5 percent stake in China Southern Airlines. The investment indicates "opportunities for us to work together and build... KEEP READING

Uber Resumes Autonomous Vehicle Road TestsBy Michael B. Baker

Uber is once again testing self-driving vehicles in Pittsburgh, nine months after suspending the tests of the vehicles following a fatal accident. Uber... KEEP READING

Air Canada Reconfigures Executive RolesBy Adam Perrotta

Air Canada has made a pair of executive appointments, naming Michael Rousseau to the new position of deputy CEO and CFO and Craig... KEEP READING

Air Ticket Sales Rose 5.4 Percent in NovemberBy Dawit Habtemariam

The consolidated dollar value of airline tickets sold by U.S.-based travel agencies rose 5.4 percent year over year to $7.1 billion in November,... KEEP READING

United Nabs ExpressJet for $70 MillionBy Adam Perrotta

United Airlines has reached a deal to acquire ExpressJet from SkyWest for $70 million. Under terms of the agreement, SkyWest will maintain ownership of... KEEP READING

Enterprise Promotes Taylor & Kindle BetzBy Michael B. Baker

Enterprise Holdings has promoted EVP and COO Christine Taylor to president and COO. The company also promoted Enterprise Holdings Foundation SVP and... KEEP READING

Alitalia Reports Corporate Business Gains in 2018By Michael B. Baker

As Alitalia, which is wading through bankruptcy and courting buyers, waits to see how its long-term future will look, it has turned to corporate travel... KEEP READING

United Announces SFO ExpansionBy Michael B. Baker

United plans to build up international service out of San Francisco next year, including several new routes and turning some routes from seasonal into... KEEP READING

Air France Appoints New CEOBy Michael B. Baker

Air France has appointed Anne Rigail, customer EVP, as its new CEO, effective Dec. 17. Air France-KLM Group CEO Benjamin Smith had been acting as the... KEEP READING

Enterprise Will Add Internet-Connected VehiclesBy Michael B. Baker

Enterprise Holdings plans to add more than 100,000 connected vehicles, vehicles equipped with internet, to its fleet over the next year through a... KEEP READING

Delta Gives Branded Fares Boarding PriorityBy Michael B. Baker

On Jan. 23, Delta will introduce a color-coded boarding process, based on branded fares purchased, to replace its zone-based process. The boarding order... KEEP READING

Hertz Partners with Clear for Quick Exit LanesBy Michael B. Baker

Hertz has partnered with Clear to create a biometrics-based Fast Lane at its Atlanta airport location. It plans to replicate the lane at a few dozen... KEEP READING

Delta Plans Boston Growth in 2019By Michael B. Baker

Delta and its partners will add about 30 new daily departures out of Boston Logan International Airport next year, including "service to the top five... KEEP READING

Uber IPO Could Come in Q1By Michael B. Baker

Uber Technologies has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an IPO, which could happen as early as the first quarter of 2019, The... KEEP READING

October Global Air Travel Demand Grew 6.3 PercentBy Dawit Habtemariam

Global air travel demand grew 6.3 percent year over year in October, according to the International Air Transport Association. "Traffic growth has... KEEP READING

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