Transportation

Norwegian Air Plans U.S. ExpansionBy Michael B. Baker

The U.S. Department of Transportation has approved a foreign air carrier permit for low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle's Irish subsidiary to fly to... KEEP READING

Qatar Airways More Than Doubles Expansion PlansBy Michael B. Baker

Qatar Airways has added eight destinations to the seven it already had planned to launch by 2018.... KEEP READING

United Debuts Polaris Business ClassBy Michael B. Baker

On Dec. 1, services for United Airlines' new Polaris business class rolled out, including bedding from Saks Fifth Avenue and kits from Soho House's... KEEP READING

EVA & Air India Commence CodesharingBy Michael B. Baker

On Dec. 1, Taiwanese carrier EVA and Air India began codesharing on their respective services from Taipei and Mumbai to each Singapore and Bangkok. Both... KEEP READING

Taxis from Newark Bear the Highest Extra Costs over the Base FareBy Michael B. Baker

Newark Liberty International Airport taxi fares carry the highest premium over base fares, according to research from ride-booking service Blacklane... KEEP READING

TBR Global Chauffeuring Is Available for Booking in KDS NeoBy JoAnn DeLuna

KDS Neo customers now can book TBR Global Chauffeuring, which has more than 15,000 vehicles in 3,000 cities, the T&E management provider announced. KDS... KEEP READING

American & Qantas Give Up on Expanded AllianceBy Michael B. Baker

American Airlines and Qantas are abandoning plans for an expanded joint business agreement following the U.S. Department of Transportation's rejection... KEEP READING

Elaine Chao Will Serve as Transportation SecretaryBy Michael B. Baker

President-elect Donald Trump will name former Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao as secretary of transportation, according to multiple news sources citing... KEEP READING

Ctrip Will Acquire SkyscannerBy Michael B. Baker

Chinese online travel agency Ctrip will acquire United Kingdom-based airline price comparison and booking business Skyscanner for £1.4 billion, pending... KEEP READING

Lufthansa Pilot Strikes Stretch into Second WeekBy Michael B. Baker

Lufthansa has canceled 816 Tuesday short-haul flights and 890 Wednesday short- and long-haul flights as it faces its second week of strikes from its... KEEP READING

Sabre/Conferma Integration Fully Automates Virtual Card Purchases of Air TicketsBy Amon Cohen

Sabre has eliminated all manual processes of using virtual cards to pay for air bookings, via a full integration with Conferma that went live the week... KEEP READING

Stratajet Private Jet Platform Adds 23 TerminalsBy Amanda Metcalf

Million Air’s network of 23 U.S. fixed-base operator terminals are now available on private jet booking platform Stratajet. After a customer has... KEEP READING

Rumors Hint at Trump's Transportation Secretary PickBy Michael B. Baker

As the battles begin for key appointments in President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet, a few names have arisen as likely choices for U.S. secretary of... KEEP READING

BA Will Renovate U.S. Airport FacilitiesBy Michael B. Baker

British Airways will invest $110 million to improve its U.S. airport facilities over the next five years. The bulk of that, $65 million, will improve... KEEP READING

American Develops Seal of Approval for Sources of Operations DataBy Michael B. Baker

American Airlines has developed an Official Source designation for third-party sources that use flight operations data directly from American or from... KEEP READING

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