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Air Canada Q1 Revenue & Expenses Rose on Capacity GrowthBy Michael B. Baker

Air Canada's passenger revenue increased 8.1 percent year over year to C$3.1 billion in the first quarter as the carrier entered its third year of... KEEP READING

Low Fares & Improving Economy Pushed Global Air Demand in MarchBy Michael B. Baker

Global air travel demand increased 6.8 percent year over year in March. That's slower growth than in February but still solid, boosted by low fares and... KEEP READING

WestJet Reports Managed Corporate Business Growth in Q1By Michael B. Baker

WestJet's revenue from managed corporate business travel increased almost 7 percent year over year in the first quarter, president and CEO Gregg... KEEP READING

Air Canada & United Will Add More South America ServiceBy Michael B. Baker

United and Air Canada both are expanding service to South America later this year. On Oct. 28, United will begin daily round-trip flights between Newark... KEEP READING

House Transportation Committee Grills Airlines on Customer Service PoliciesBy Michael B. Baker

During nearly four-and-a-half hours before the House Infrastructure & Transportation Committee Tuesday, airline executives detailed their strategies to... KEEP READING

Lufthansa Reports Improved Pricing in Q1By Michael B. Baker

Lufthansa Group traffic revenue increased 10.9 percent year over year to €5.8 billion during the first quarter. Some of that growth stemmed from the... KEEP READING

Southwest Profits Were Hit by Fuel & Reservation System CostsBy Michael B. Baker

Southwest Airlines passenger revenue increased 0.6 percent year over year to $4.4 billion in the first quarter. The carrier reported a quarterly record... KEEP READING

American Grows Revenue on Improving Corporate MarketshareBy Michael B. Baker

American Airlines reported it increased its share of corporate business in the first quarter as total revenue increased 2 percent year over year to $9.6... KEEP READING

Alitalia Faces Bankruptcy Proceedings After Recapitalization Plan RejectionBy Michael B. Baker

Alitalia is beginning bankruptcy procedures after its employees rejected a €2 billion recapitalization plan that included job and pay cuts. The carrier... KEEP READING

Accelerated Track Work Will Snarl Penn Station Summer Train SchedulesBy Michael B. Baker

Amtrak is speeding up infrastructure repairs at New York Penn Station, which will result in track closures and schedule changes throughout the summer,... KEEP READING

United Overhauls Policies Following Review of Forcibly Removed PassengerBy Michael B. Baker

United Airlines is cutting back on overbooking and has bumped its cap for denied-boarding compensation to $10,000. The changes follow its review of an... KEEP READING

Alaska Airlines & Virgin America Report Corporate Revenue Growth Post-MergerBy Michael B. Baker

Alaska Airlines and Virgin America's combined passenger revenue increased 2 percent year over year to $1.5 billion in the first quarter. CEO Brad Tilden... KEEP READING

JetBlue Is Changing Fleet Plans to Cut CostsBy Michael B. Baker

JetBlue is deferring delivery of 13 aircraft over the next few years as part of a "detailed review of current and future fleet," CFO Steve Priest said.... KEEP READING

South African Airways & Hawaiian Will InterlineBy Michael B. Baker

South African Airways and Hawaiian Airlines have signed an interline agreement allowing travelers to buy a single ticket across both airlines from... KEEP READING

Etihad Names New Leader of Equity Partner AirlinesBy Michael B. Baker

Etihad Aviation Group has named former SAS executive Robin Kamark CEO of the group's airline equity partners. He now leads the group's minority... KEEP READING

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