Transportation

Southwest Ironing Out Minor Details of Reservations System SwitchBy Michael B. Baker

Southwest Airlines passenger revenues in the second quarter increased 6.7 percent year over year to a quarterly record of $5.2 billion, despite an... KEEP READING

Etihad Reports Loss on Aircraft Costs & Equity InvestmentsBy Michael B. Baker

Etihad Airways reported flat passenger revenues of $4.9 billion and a net loss of $1.87 billion for 2016. The carrier blamed the loss on $1.06 billion... KEEP READING

Certify: Taxi Share of Ground Transportation Expenses Falls to Single Digits in Q2By Michael B. Baker

Ride-hailing apps are continuing to gain share at the expense of taxi services, which for the first time fell to single-digit percentage levels of total... KEEP READING

Alaska Accelerates Virgin America Passenger Service System IntegrationBy Michael B. Baker

Alaska Airlines is pushing up its integration of Virgin America into its passenger service system to early in the second quarter of next year, CEO Brad... KEEP READING

Longtime Sabre Exec Joins Travelport as Air Commerce VPBy Michael B. Baker

Travelport has hired former Sabre executive Mike Douglass as VP of air commerce, in charge of the global distribution system's relationships with... KEEP READING

Strong Business Travel Demand Helps Propel JetBlue Fare Increase in Q2By Michael B. Baker

JetBlue pushed its average fare up 4 percent year over year to about $160, citing solid demand as leverage. That demand supported a domestic fare... KEEP READING

U.S. Domestic Fares Hit Quarterly Record Low in Q1By Michael B. Baker

The average U.S. domestic airfare declined 5 percent year over year on an inflation-adjusted basis to $352, the lowest first-quarter fare since records... KEEP READING

Avis Adds App Features & Alexa IntegrationBy Michael B. Baker

Avis Car Rental continues to focus on the technology side with updates to its app, a data protection feature and voice-powered reservations. New app... KEEP READING

One-Way Fares Don't Cost as Much More as You ThinkBy Amanda Metcalf

As traditional carriers compete with low-cost carriers and their one-way fares, traditional carriers have lowered one-way fares themselves. That's the... KEEP READING

Deem Launches Facebook Messenger Chatbot & Expands Ground Transportation PartnershipsBy Julie Sickel

Deem is building out its Work Fource platform with a Facebook Messenger chatbot and integrations with chauffeured transportation providers.... KEEP READING

Frontier Growth Will Heat Up Denver CompetitionBy Michael B. Baker

Frontier Airlines plans to double its routes and add 21 new cities to its network. The carrier expects to reach 314 nonstop routes by summer of 2018,... KEEP READING

Primera Air Joins LCC Transatlantic FrayBy Michael B. Baker

Nordic low-cost carrier Primera Air will begin transatlantic service between the U.S. and both the U.K. and France next year. The carrier, based in... KEEP READING

Air France Millennial-Targeted Carrier Will Launch This FallBy Michael B. Baker

This fall, Air France will launch a "lifestyle brand" targeting younger travelers. Joon will not fall under the low-cost-carrier model, as it will offer... KEEP READING

United Reports Dramatic Decrease in Bumping Following Policy ChangesBy Michael B. Baker

After United Airlines overhauled its policy regarding overbooking and bumping, involuntary denied boarding decreased 79 percent year over year in May... KEEP READING

Delta Private Jets Names New PresidentBy Michael B. Baker

Delta Private Jets has named former Virgin Australia COO Gary Hammes as president. Hammes will head the subsidiary's financial and operational... KEEP READING

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