Transportation

Five Carriers Sign Up for PrecheckBy Michael B. Baker

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration has added five additional carriers to participate in its Precheck expedited screening program: ANA,... KEEP READING

United App Enables Mobile Boarding Passes for Partner AirlinesBy Michael B. Baker

United Airlines has updated its mobile app to allow travelers to receive boarding passes from 19 partner airlines when the travelers are connecting to... KEEP READING

Marcou Transportation Group Grows South Florida NetworkBy Michael B. Baker

Marcou Transportation Group has acquired Boca Raton Transportation, which provides transportation services like airport transfers and golf charters for... KEEP READING

JetBlue Will Redeploy Capacity as Puerto Rico RecoversBy Michael B. Baker

JetBlue passenger revenue increased 3.3 percent year over year in the third quarter to $1.6 billion. That's despite a hit to revenue from hurricanes... KEEP READING

Enterprise Reports Revenue Growth for FY 2017By Michael B. Baker

Enterprise Holdings revenue increased 6.5 percent year over year to $22.3 billion in its 2017 fiscal year, which ended July 31. The company reported a... KEEP READING

China Is on Track to Become the Largest Aviation Market by 2022By Michael B. Baker

China will overtake the U.S. as the world's largest aviation market, based on combined domestic and international traffic, in or around 2022, according... KEEP READING

Lyft Gains on Uber Dominance in Q3By Michael B. Baker

Lyft gained market share in the third quarter as Uber saw its first recorded share decline, according to Certify. While Uber still dominated ground... KEEP READING

Alitalia Prepares to Judge Suitors to Lead It Out of Bankruptcy

The proposal process to determine the future of Alitalia is winding down, but executives insist the carrier will not accept a marriage of desperation.... KEEP READING

United Makes Changes to PassPlus Program to Grow EnrollmentBy Michael B. Baker

United Airlines hopes to increase participation among small and midmarket travel programs in the prepaid program. Among changes that began in September,... KEEP READING

U.S. Airline On-Time Performance Declined in AugustBy Michael B. Baker

Flight delays and cancellations rose year over year for U.S. carriers in August, but carriers showed improvement in baggage handling, according to the... KEEP READING

Google Parent Company Invests in LyftBy Michael B. Baker

Lyft has raised $1 billion in a financing round led by CapitalG, the growth investment fund of Google parent company Alphabet. The financing brings... KEEP READING

Latam Adds New Destinations in U.S. & EuropeBy Michael B. Baker

In 2018, Latam will add service from Sao Paulo to Boston, Lisbon and Rome. The service to Boston and Lisbon will begin in the middle of the year, each... KEEP READING

Hurricanes Deal $185 Million Blow to United in Q3By Michael B. Baker

United Airlines' passenger revenue declined 0.9 percent year over year to $8.5 billion in the third quarter as the carrier took a $185 million income... KEEP READING

JetBlue Launches New Distribution StrategyBy Michael B. Baker

JetBlue is pulling content from a dozen "lower-yield" online travel agencies as part of a new cost-cutting online distribution strategy focused on... KEEP READING

Gett Users Soon Will Be Able to Book Carey International CarsBy JoAnn DeLuna

In a few weeks, users of U.K.-based Gett's ride-hailing app will be able to book Carey International black car services through the app and Gett's One... KEEP READING

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