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United's $3.1 Billion Bottom-Line PlanBy Michael B. Baker

United Airlines plans to improve its bottom line by $3.1 billion by 2018, including winning back corporate market share lost in the difficult... KEEP READING

India Enacts Aviation Policy to Boost Domestic CarriersBy Michael B. Baker

India aims to become the third-largest civil aviation market by 2022 via a recently approved National Civil Aviation Policy that puts a maximum fare on... KEEP READING

Air Canada Has Launched 10 International RoutesBy Michael B. Baker

Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge have launched 10 routes over the past month in "the most intensive period of international expansion in its history,"... KEEP READING

U.S. Travel Agency Air Transactions Rise Year over Year in MayBy Jay Boehmer

Total U.S. travel agency air ticket transactions settled through ARC rose 10 percent year over year in May, as total air sales fell 3 percent. Including... KEEP READING

United's Plans for Transpacific Growth from San Francisco

United Airlines began direct service between San Francisco and Singapore on June 1, reigniting the only nonstop flights between North America and... KEEP READING

Brussels Airlines Adds Premium Economy SeatingBy Michael B. Baker

Brussels Airlines flights to the United States, Canada and Africa will gain a premium economy option. As of July 1, the carrier's A330 aircraft will... KEEP READING

Singapore Airlines Will Resume Nonstop U.S. ServiceBy Michael B. Baker

Singapore Airlines will resume nonstop service between the United States and Singapore on Oct. 23 with daily flights from San Francisco.... KEEP READING

Delta Private Jets Will Enable In-Flight Calls & TextingBy Michael B. Baker

Delta Air Lines subsidiary Delta Private Jets plans to equip its fleet of more than 70 aircraft with Gogo Biz 4G service, enabling passengers to make... KEEP READING

Sharing Economy Is More Than Uber, Lyft & AirbnbBy Elizabeth West

Travel buyers and policy managers have sharing economy on the brain. The questions go something like this: “Is Uber safe?” “Can I or should I prevent... KEEP READING

National Wins AgainBy Michael B. Baker

Travel buyers rated National Car Rental as the most cooperative, responsive and value-providing car rental supplier for the second year in a row, and... KEEP READING

The Gap Between Buyers' Satisfaction with Chauffeured Pricing & How Important They Find ItBy Michael B. Baker

Pricing pressure from ridesharing competitors is cutting into corporate travel buyers' satisfaction with chauffeured suppliers, even though buyers rank... KEEP READING

U.S. DOT Approves Flights to Cuba CitiesBy Michael B. Baker

The U.S. Department of Transportation approved six airlines to begin flights to Cuba, though it still has not decided which carriers will receive the... KEEP READING

Alaska Leads On-Time Performance in MayBy Michael B. Baker

Alaska Airlines' 91.2 percent on-time arrival rate ranked it as May's most punctual North American airline, according to FlightStats. North American... KEEP READING

U.S. Airline Fare Hikes Have Been More Successful in 2016By Michael B. Baker

U.S. airlines have matched a $3 hike on domestic fares that JetBlue began earlier this week, according to a research note by J.P. Morgan analyst Jamie... KEEP READING

American's Shift to a Revenue-Based Loyalty ProgramBy Michael B. Baker

American Airlines is beginning its shift to a revenue-based loyalty program, first with mileage accrual and then with spending requirements for elite... KEEP READING

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