Transportation

Avis Budget Reports a Decline in Commercial Volume for 2015By Michael B. Baker

Avis Budget Group reported "weaker than expected" commercial volume for 2015, but ridesharing apps were not a factor, executives said during the... KEEP READING

IATA Reports Sluggish Premium-Traffic Growth in Late 2015By Michael B. Baker

Global premium air traffic volume rose 1.7 percent year over year in December, marking slow corporate demand growth at the end of 2015, the... KEEP READING

Air France/KLM Nets First Annual Profit in Seven YearsBy Michael B. Baker

Air France/KLM reported a net result of €118 million in 2015, its first annual profit since 2008. Total revenue increased 4.6 percent year over year to... KEEP READING

Despite U.S. Carriers' Operational Improvements, Complaints Rose in 2015By Michael B. Baker

In 2015, U.S. carriers collectively got 79.9 percent of flights to the gate within 15 minutes of their scheduled arrival times, up from 76.2 percent in... KEEP READING

Virgin America Reports Strong Demand for Business BundlesBy Michael B. Baker

Preliminary demand for Virgin America's new business traveler-focused fare bundle is "encouraging," CEO David Cush said during the... KEEP READING

U.S. & Japan Agree to Expand Service at HanedaBy Michael B. Baker

The United States and Japan are amending their Open Skies agreement to allow U.S. carriers to operate daytime flights at Tokyo's... KEEP READING

Air Canada Inks Deal with Bombardier for Narrow-Body AircraftBy Michael B. Baker

Air Canada plans to add as many as 75 Bombardier CS300 narrow-body aircraft to its fleet this decade.... KEEP READING

American Airlines Wants Out of Its Gogo ContractBy Michael B. Baker

American Airlines has filed a lawsuit to get out of its contract with inflight Internet provider Gogo. The suit, filed in the 323rd District Court in... KEEP READING

U.S. Carriers Get Green Light to Apply for Scheduled Cuba ServiceBy Michael B. Baker

In Havana, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx has signed an arrangement to re-establish scheduled air service between the... KEEP READING

Concur Launches TripLink in France & GermanyBy Jay Boehmer

Expanding on TripLink's availability in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States, Concur has launched the... KEEP READING

U.S. Carriers Increase Domestic FaresBy Michael B. Baker

U.S. carriers have matched a $6 round-trip fare hike that JetBlue initiated last week, according to FareCompare. JetBlue raised fares $3 each way on... KEEP READING

IATA: Airline Accidents & Fatalities Come in Below Five-Year Average in 2015By Michael B. Baker

The global airline industry had one major accident per every 3.1 million flights in 2015, a slightly higher rate than 2014 but well... KEEP READING

NDC Program Director Yanik Hoyles: Buyers Are Open To Change

In a recent Carlson Wagonlit Travel survey, one-third of travel managers identified the International Air Transport Association’s... KEEP READING

Uber Proposes $28.5 Million Settlement Over Safety Rides FeeBy Michael B. Baker

Uber has filed to settle two class-action lawsuits, consolidated into one, that claim the company misrepresented its background check policy for drivers... KEEP READING

OneJet Will Bulk Up Pittsburgh PresenceBy Michael B. Baker

Regional air transportation network OneJet is making Pittsburgh International Airport one of its operational bases, adding five nonstop flights from the... KEEP READING

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