Transportation

Airberlin Files for Insolvency as Etihad Pulls Financial SupportBy Michael B. Baker

Airberlin has filed with a Berlin district court to begin insolvency proceedings, although it will maintain flight operations via a loan from the German... KEEP READING

Qantas Will Enable Bookings Through FliggyBy Michael B. Baker

Qantas and Alibaba Group have signed a memorandum of understanding to allow Qantas flights to be booked directly from Alibaba's online travel service... KEEP READING

David Pekoske Becomes TSA AdministratorBy Michael B. Baker

Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Elaine Duke swore in David Pekoske as administrator of the Transportation Security Administration.... KEEP READING

China Southern's Corporate Accounts & Growth PotentialBy Michael B. Baker

China Southern Airlines has secured its 50th corporate account and anticipates accelerated growth through a new airport and increased cooperation with... KEEP READING

Hertz Forecasts Bluer Skies After Tough Q2By Michael B. Baker

Hertz Global Holdings revenue declined 2 percent year over year to $2.2 billion in the second quarter as both transaction days and pricing declined in... KEEP READING

Avis Budget Group Sees Pricing Turnaround at Q2's EndBy Michael B. Baker

Avis Budget Group reported $2.2 billion in revenue in the second quarter. That's flat year over year as pricing declined 5 percent, though executives... KEEP READING

Bumping by U.S. Carriers Hits Low in First Half of 2017By Michael B. Baker

Instances of involuntary denied boarding on U.S. airlines hit a historic low over the first half of this year, according to the Department of... KEEP READING

JetBlue Consolidates Customer Service Communication ChannelsBy Michael B. Baker

Customer service platform Gladly will consolidate customer communication channels for JetBlue's support center. The platform brings communications from... KEEP READING

ATPCO Hires Cvent's FliessBy Michael B. Baker

Cvent executive Kevin Fliess has joined airline fare and merchandising distributor ATPCO as VP of marketing and sales. Most recently VP of marketing for... KEEP READING

Alaska Leads in July On-Time PerformanceBy Michael B. Baker

Alaska Airlines was the most punctual of major North American carriers in July with an on-time performance rate of 86.1 percent, according to... KEEP READING

Turkish Airlines Pushes Forth with Aggressive Growth Plans

More than a year after a deadly terrorist attack in Istanbul's Ataturk Airport, Turkish Airlines is in recovery mode, building back demand that dropped... KEEP READING

Airline Traffic Growth Hit 12-Year High for First Half of the YearBy Michael B. Baker

Global air travel demand increased 7.8 percent year over year in June and rose across all global regions, according to the International Air Transport... KEEP READING

Qatar Airways Drops American Airlines Investment PlansBy Michael B. Baker

Qatar Airways has scrapped its plans to buy a 10 percent stake in American Airlines. "Further review of the proposed financial investment, taking into... KEEP READING

Lufthansa Group Traffic & Revenue Grow in Q2By Michael B. Baker

The Lufthansa Group's passenger revenue increased 16.9 percent year over year to €9.3 billion in the second quarter. Traffic increased 18.9 percent, and... KEEP READING

WestJet Reports Increase in Revenue & Traffic in Q2By Michael B. Baker

WestJet's revenue increased 11.1 percent year over year in the second quarter to C$1.1 billion. Traffic increased 8.9 percent as WestJet increased... KEEP READING

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