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Air Canada Revenue Increased While Yield Declined in Q1By Michael B. Baker

Air Canada's passenger revenue increased 2.8 percent year over year to C$2.9 billion in the first quarter. Its yield declined 4.7 percent due to... KEEP READING

Delta's Bastian Era BeginsBy Michael B. Baker

Delta Air Lines president Ed Bastian succeeded Richard Anderson as CEO on May 2. A change in leadership style seems likely, but not a major shift in... KEEP READING

Dave Harvey on Southwest's New Focus on Corporate Sales

After vice president and chief marketing officer Kevin Krone retired in February, Southwest Airlines moved corporate sales to a new business function... KEEP READING

Delta to Deploy New Baggage-Scanning TechnologyBy Michael B. Baker

Atlanta—Delta Air Lines this summer at 84 airport stations will replace hand-scanned barcodes on checked luggage tags with radio wave scanner technology... KEEP READING

Virgin America: Easing of Advance-Purchase Policies Lowering FaresBy Michael B. Baker

Relaxation of advance-purchase rules in corporate travel policies is pushing down airlines' yields, Virgin America CEO David Cush said during the... KEEP READING

Uber for Business Adds Expense Management FeaturesBy Michael B. Baker

Uber for Business has added two new features aimed at easing expense management with the ride-sharing service.... KEEP READING

JetBlue Reports Corporate Share GrowthBy Michael B. Baker

While industrywide corporate air demand was flat in the first quarter, JetBlue Airways increased its share of corporate business, executives said during... KEEP READING

Etihad Reports Revenue & Profit Growth in 2015By Michael B. Baker

Etihad Airways in 2015 grew revenue 19.5 percent year over year to $9 billion, the carrier reported.... KEEP READING

Average U.S. Domestic Airfare Reaches Six-Year Q4 Low in 2015By Michael B. Baker

The average fourth-quarter 2015 U.S. domestic airfare dropped 8.3 percent year over year to $363, its lowest fourth-quarter level since 2010 when... KEEP READING

Delta Announces New York Sales Leadership ChangesBy Michael B. Baker

Delta Air Lines named Henry Kuykendall as vice president of the New York region and Chuck Imhof as vice president of New York sales.... KEEP READING

Uber & Lyft Increase Share of Expense Transactions in Q1By Michael B. Baker

Ridesharing services accounted for 46 percent of ground transportation transactions processed by expense management supplier Certify during the first... KEEP READING

Train from Denver Airport to Downtown Begins ServiceBy Michael B. Baker

Denver's University of Colorado A Line, which connects Denver International Airport to the Union Station transportation hub in downtown Denver, began... KEEP READING

American Airlines Revenue DeclinesBy Michael B. Baker

Corporate air travel demand hit a "rough patch" in February and March but has since strengthened, American Airlines executives said on a first-quarter... KEEP READING

Uber Drivers Will Not Become EmployeesBy Michael B. Baker

Uber drivers will remain classified as independent contractors per a settlement of two class-action lawsuits in California and Massachusetts, according... KEEP READING

Southwest to Retire Classic Fleet FasterBy Michael B. Baker

Southwest Airlines once again is accelerating retirement of its Boeing 737 Classic fleet, a move that will slow capacity growth for the carrier... KEEP READING

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