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Lot Invests in Central & Eastern European ConsolidationBy Michael B. Baker

Lot Polish Airlines is partnering with Estonian carrier Nordica, including plans to take as much as 49 percent of shares in Nordica subsidiary Regional... KEEP READING

Enterprise Reports Revenue Growth for 2016 Fiscal YearBy Michael B. Baker

Enterprise Holdings revenue increased 8.1 percent year over year to $20.8 billion in its 2016 fiscal year, which ended July 31. Its fleet size reached... KEEP READING

Avis Budget Commercial Pricing Drops Slightly in Q3By Michael B. Baker

Avis Budget Group's commercial car rental pricing in the Americas declined 1 percent year over year in the third quarter, but an increase in leisure... KEEP READING

Air France-KLM Plans Separate Company to Compete with Gulf CarriersBy Michael B. Baker

Air France-KLM is creating a new company to compete directly with the Gulf carriers, planning to operate 10 long-haul aircraft by 2020.... KEEP READING

Amtrak Finishes Acela Express Wi-Fi UpgradesBy Michael B. Baker

Amtrak has completed a Wi-Fi upgrade on Acela Express trains, which will increase connection speeds six-fold, according to the rail service provider.... KEEP READING

Delta Premium Economy Cabin Will Debut in Fall 2017By Michael B. Baker

Beginning in fall 2017, Delta Air Lines will introduce a premium economy cabin, Delta Premium, on select international flights served by its new Airbus... KEEP READING

Transatlantic Fare Pressure Offset Lufthansa Q3 Passenger GrowthBy Michael B. Baker

Lufthansa Group traffic revenue declined 3.7 percent year over year to €7 billion in the third quarter.... KEEP READING

IAG Reaches Deal for Short-Haul Wi-Fi ConnectivityBy Michael B. Baker

International Airlines Group will outfit as many as 341 short-haul aircraft with high-speed, inflight Wi-Fi through an agreement with Inmarsat's... KEEP READING

WestJet Reports Corporate Travel Gains in Q3By Michael B. Baker

WestJet increased revenue from managed travel more than 10 percent year over year in the third quarter, president and CEO Gregg Saretsky said during an... KEEP READING

Enterprise Invests in Brazilian Franchise PartnerBy Michael B. Baker

Enterprise Holdings will acquire a 20 percent stake in Brazilian franchise partner Unidas this year. In addition, it is extending its master franchise... KEEP READING

Delta & Virgin Atlantic Broaden Codesharing with Jet AirwaysBy Michael B. Baker

On Nov. 2, Jet Airways will place its code on Delta Air Lines flights between London's Heathrow Airport and nine U.S. destinations: Atlanta, Boston,... KEEP READING

Southwest Targets Reservation System Shift for May 2017By Michael B. Baker

In December, Southwest Airlines will begin selling domestic tickets on its new Amadeus-based reservation system for May 2017 travel and beyond,... KEEP READING

Etihad & Jet Airways Will Add Capacity Between Abu Dhabi & India in 2017By Michael B. Baker

Etihad Airways and partner Jet Airways together will add 28 weekly flights between Abu Dhabi and India next year, including three Indian cities not... KEEP READING

Pawa Dominicana Launches Service to MiamiBy Michael B. Baker

On Nov. 16, Dominican Republic-based carrier Pawa Dominicana will begin twice-daily flights between Santo Domingo and Miami, becoming the first... KEEP READING

JetBlue Invests in West Coast Private Jet ServiceBy Michael B. Baker

JetBlue has made a minority investment in private jet company JetSuite to boost growth of its West Coast service.... KEEP READING

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