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Delta Sees Ripe Environment for Fare IncreasesBy Michael B. Baker

Delta expects to increase fares this year amid growing corporate demand and controlled capacity, executives said during the carrier's fourth-quarter... KEEP READING

International Air Travel Demand Rose Across All Regions in NovemberBy Michael B. Baker

International air travel demand increased year over year across all regions in November, according to the International Air Transport Association. On a... KEEP READING

Global In-Flight Wi-Fi Coverage Will Grow in 2017By Michael B. Baker

In-flight Wi-Fi is available on 39 percent of available seat miles globally and 83 percent of U.S. carriers' ASMs, according to Routehappy's 2017 Wi-Fi... KEEP READING

The Reign of the 'Queen of the Skies' Will EndBy Michael B. Baker

United Airlines will retire its 747 fleet in 2017, a year earlier than the carrier previously announced. United's fleet plan can cover the 747... KEEP READING

Elaine Chao's Senate Confirmation HearingBy Michael B. Baker

Secretary of Transportation nominee Elaine Chao wants to speed up modernization of air traffic control technology but did not commit to support for... KEEP READING

JetBlue Finishes Wi-Fi InstallationBy Michael B. Baker

JetBlue has installed Wi-Fi across all 227 of its aircraft. JetBlue began installing the Fly-Fi system, which offers free gate-to-gate Internet, in... KEEP READING

Southwest Names New PresidentBy Amanda Metcalf

Southwest chairman, president and CEO Gary Kelly will give up his president title to Thomas Nealon, who will oversee technology, corporate delivery and... KEEP READING

Frontier COO Steps DownBy Michael B. Baker

Frontier Airlines COO Bill Meehan has left his position, citing personal reasons. Formerly the CEO of Pemco World Air Services and a long-time... KEEP READING

Lufthansa & Austrian Begin Offering Short-Haul Wi-Fi ServiceBy Michael B. Baker

Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines are testing Wi-Fi on short-haul flights. Service is available on five aircraft at each carrier.... KEEP READING

JetSmarter Adds Shuttle Service from Fort LauderdaleBy Michael B. Baker

Private jet company JetSmarter has added twice-weekly shuttle service between Fort Lauderdale and each Orlando, Tampa and the Bahamas. The flights are... KEEP READING

Carriers Offer Change Fee Waivers After Fort Lauderdale ShootingBy Michael B. Baker

Carriers are offering waivers for flight changes following Friday's deadly shooting in the baggage claim area at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International... KEEP READING

Alaska Airlines Makes Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp & iMessage FreeBy Michael B. Baker

Alaska Airlines is beta-testing free access to Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and iMessage on Wi-Fi-equipped flights and expects to deploy it fully on... KEEP READING

9 Key Findings from BTN’s 2016 Corporate Travel 100By David Meyer

Every year, BTN surveys the biggest spenders in the corporate travel industry and profiles them in the annual BTN Corporate Travel 100. Looking at the... KEEP READING

Southwest to Boost Service in Ohio, Florida & West CoastBy Michael B. Baker

Southwest Airlines will add several routes this year, including service from Cincinnati and more service in Florida and the West Coast.... KEEP READING

United Adds Baggage Handling & Carbon Footprint to Its Performance GuaranteeBy Michael B. Baker

United Airlines has expanded its Global Performance Commitment to guarantee corporate customers that its 2017 mishandled baggage report will be better... KEEP READING

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