Transportation

ANA Expands Wi-Fi Availability To Domestic FlightsBy Michael B. Baker

All Nippon Airways is adding Wi-Fi to domestic routes, ranging from ¥550 (US$4.65) for 40 minutes to ¥1,050 (US$8.87) for the entire flight.... KEEP READING

Oneworld CEO To Resign In JuneBy Michael B. Baker

Oneworld CEO Bruce Ashby will step down in June.... KEEP READING

Southwest Speeds Up Fleet ModernizationBy Michael B. Baker

Southwest Airlines is accelerating retirement of its older Boeing 737 Classic fleet, projecting it will fully retire the aircraft by mid-2018.... KEEP READING

United Will Introduce No-Frills Economy Fare In Second Half Of 2016By Michael B. Baker

United Airlines will join its rivals in introducing a stripped-down economy fare later this year as part of a move toward larger pricing segmentation,... KEEP READING

Alaska Airlines Increases Revenue, Capacity In Fourth QuarterBy Michael B. Baker

Alaska Airlines total passenger revenue increased 6 percent year over year to $1.2 billion during the fourth quarter.... KEEP READING

The Most Valuable Airline Rewards ProgramsBy Michael B. Baker

Among the 10 largest U.S. airlines' frequent-flyer programs, JetBlue provides the most value to frequent travelers, according to credit card-comparison... KEEP READING

Uber Overtakes Car Rental Suppliers On Expense ReportsBy Michael B. Baker

The fourth quarter of 2015 represents the first time Uber rides outpaced car rentals on Certify corporate expense reports.... KEEP READING

Delta Expects Corporate Demand Growth In 2016By Michael B. Baker

Despite looming global economic concerns, Delta Air Lines projects corporate demand will strengthen year over year in 2016, executives said during the... KEEP READING

German Court OKs Etihad-Air Berlin CodesharesBy Michael B. Baker

Etihad Airways may continue codesharing with Air Berlin on 26 of 31 disputed routes, a German appeals court ruled this week.... KEEP READING

Delta Ends Interline Agreement With EtihadBy Michael B. Baker

Delta Air Lines will end its interline ticketing and baggage agreement with Etihad Airways on Jan. 21.... KEEP READING

United, Delta File For Dismissal Of Newark Slot-Swap SuitBy Michael B. Baker

United Continental Holdings and Delta Air Lines separately have requested that the U.S. Department of Justice dismiss an antitrust lawsuit that... KEEP READING

One European Travel Manager's Quest To Get Rail Operators OnlineBy Amon Cohen

SKF global travel manager Mikael Holmyr is closer to conquering one of his travel program’s biggest logistical challenges: booking foreign rail tickets... KEEP READING

Wi-Fi Availability On Airlines Expands In 2015By Michael B. Baker

Travelers anywhere in the world now have slightly better than one-in-three odds of getting Wi-Fi on their flights, according to Routehappy’s Global... KEEP READING

Lufthansa Passengers & Load Factor Set Records In 2015By Michael B. Baker

The Lufthansa Group reported that total passengers in 2015 increased 1.6 percent year over year to 107.7 million... KEEP READING

Lower Fares Buoy International Air Travel DemandBy Michael B. Baker

International air traffic grew 5.6 percent year over year in November, and global domestic traffic grew 6.4 percent, the International Air Transport... KEEP READING

More Articles