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Air Italy Expansion Reignites Open Skies FlapBy Michael B. Baker

The dustup over Open Skies between the U.S. and Qatar has resurfaced now that Air Italy, which is 49 percent owned by Qatar Airways, has announced... KEEP READING

Lyft Files for IPOBy Michael B. Baker

Lyft has filed paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an IPO, projected to occur early next year, The Wall Street Journal... KEEP READING

Spirit Had the Most On-Time Performances in North America AgainBy Dawit Habtemariam

Spirit had the best on-time performance among North American carriers for the second consecutive month in November, according to FlightStats. Delta came... KEEP READING

Oneworld Signs First Full Member Since 2014By Michael B. Baker

In mid-2020, Morocco's Royal Air Maroc will become the Oneworld alliance's first full member from Africa and its first new full member since 2012. The... KEEP READING

Lufthansa Is Working on a Corporate Account PortalBy Amon Cohen

Lufthansa has started building an online account management platform for corporate clients, akin to corporate portals already launched by the three... KEEP READING

Former Lufthansa CEO Mayrhuber DiesBy Michael B. Baker

Former Deutsche Lufthansa AG chairman and CEO Wolfgang Mayrhuber, who helped build the airline group to its current structure, died Saturday at the age... KEEP READING

New Delta West & Midwest Sales HeadBy Michael B. Baker

Delta has named Scott Santoro as a VP to oversee the carrier's Los Angeles hub and the sales organization in the West and Midwest regions. He replaces... KEEP READING

United Introduces Transatlantic Basic Economy FaresBy Michael B. Baker

On Dec. 11, United will begin selling transatlantic Basic Economy fares that are less restrictive than the Basic Economy fares it offers on its domestic... KEEP READING

United Reaches Joint Business Agreement with Avianca & CopaBy Michael B. Baker

United, Copa and Avianca have reached a joint business agreement covering travel between the U.S. and 19 countries in Central and South America. Pending... KEEP READING

U.S. & U.K. Reach Post-Brexit Open Skies AgreementBy Michael B. Baker

The U.S. and U.K. have reached an Open Skies agreement to maintain the relationship currently covered by the U.S.'s agreement with the European Union,... KEEP READING

Delta Private Jets Names New CEOBy Michael B. Baker

Delta Private Jets has named Jeff Mihalic as president and CEO. Mihalic, who joined Delta in 2015 to launch the subsidiary Delta Material Services,... KEEP READING

Business Travel by the Numbers

North American hotel outlook for August 2018 to July 2019; year-over-year changes in average daily rate and occupancy across the globe in July, August... KEEP READING

Qatar Airways Leverages Qsuite Expansion for Corporate Travel Business

Qatar Airways has reported significant year-to-date year-over-year growth in contracted corporate business, and the carrier credits a good portion of... KEEP READING

Sifting Through the European Airline DemisesBy Michael B. Baker

The graveyard of European airlines has become a bit fuller recently, and analysts said more are likely to fall amid consolidation and higher fuel... KEEP READING

Blacklane to Build MEA Business from Dubai OfficeBy Michael B. Baker

Chauffeured transportation network Blacklane has opened an office in Dubai, its third after its Berlin headquarters and an office in Singapore. From... KEEP READING

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