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Virgin Atlantic's Strategy in a Global World

Responding to increased competition from low-cost carriers, Virgin Atlantic in March reconfigured its economy class cabinwith three options:... KEEP READING

Korean Regulators OK Delta-Korean Air Joint VentureBy Michael B. Baker

The Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Support has approved the joint venture partnership between Korean Air and Delta, the final regulatory... KEEP READING

Sixt Accelerates U.S. Growth

Though a longtime powerhouse in the European car rental industry, German car rental company Sixt established its U.S. presence less than a decade ago.... KEEP READING

Short's Travel Adds Lyft Pricing Data to Online Booking ToolBy Michael B. Baker

Short's Travel Management is partnering with Lyft to provide price comparison data in the Short's Travel Online booking tool. Travelers booking with the... KEEP READING

Delta Adds Fingerprint Access to All U.S. ClubsBy Michael B. Baker

This week, Delta is expanding a biometric check-in option to all 50 of its Sky Club locations across the United States, the carrier announced. The... KEEP READING

Seamless Global Services Tops Delta's 2018 PrioritiesBy Michael B. Baker

Delta hosted corporate and agency customers at its Insights conference in New York this week to update them on its initiatives over the coming years.... KEEP READING

Lufthansa Expands in CaliforniaBy Michael B. Baker

Lufthansa is adding round-trip service five days a week from each San Diego and San Jose to Frankfurt. San Diego service begins today, and San Jose... KEEP READING

Intercontinental Economy Fares Are on the RiseBy Dawit Habtemariam

Intercontinental economy airfares will rise 1 percent globally in 2018, according to BCD Travel's midyear update to its 2018 Industry Forecast. BCD... KEEP READING

Air Astana Bulks Up Summer ScheduleBy Michael B. Baker

Air Astana is increasing flight frequencies on several of its routes out of Kazakhstan this summer. Those include: from Astana, increased service to... KEEP READING

Alaska Tops North American Carrier On-Time Performances in FebruaryBy Dawit Habtemariam

Alaska Airlines had the best on-time performance among North American carriers in February, according to FlightStats. Flights are considered to be on... KEEP READING

Lufthansa Will Expand Biometric Boarding After LAX TestBy Michael B. Baker

Lufthansa will expand a biometrics-based boarding program, which it reports can enable a 350-passenger A380 to be boarded in about 20 minutes, to more... KEEP READING

ARC Joins NDC ExchangeBy Michael B. Baker

Airlines Reporting Corp. is integrating its settlement data with NDC Exchange, the marketplace that provides interoperability between schema versions of... KEEP READING

WTMC Aims to Upend Distribution & Financial Models

WTMC CEO Sarosh Waghmar is breaking away from entrenched corporate travel industry paradigms by building proprietary technology and pursuing a New... KEEP READING

Delta Adds Communication Tools for Travel BuyersBy Michael B. Baker

Delta has added to its Delta Edge suite an opt-in Communication Cockpit tool for travel managers. Companies can add their names to messaging that Delta... KEEP READING

Lufthansa Reports Record Profit in 2017By Michael B. Baker

Lufthansa Group revenue increased 12.7 percent in 2017 to 35.6 billion euros, pushing its earnings before taxes and interest to a record 2.97 billion... KEEP READING

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