Transportation

TSA Names AA, Delta For Trusted Traveler PilotBy Jay Boehmer

The Transportation Security Administration this fall expects to begin piloting its new trusted traveler expedited security-screening program with... KEEP READING

ITM Favors 'GDS Route' In Distribution Debate, Calls AA's Direct Connect UnprovenBy Jay Campbell

That optional airline services for the most part can be neither booked nor tracked using established managed-travel channels is "unacceptable" and... KEEP READING

Interview: Delta CEO Richard Anderson

New York - In the midst of investing $100 million in its website platform, Delta Air Lines has no plans to sell its Economy Comfort international... KEEP READING

Study Finds Tenfold Variance In Carbon Footprint Of FlightsBy Mary Ann Mcnulty

After studying more than 9 billion airline passenger departures, carbon accounting and offset firm Brighter Planet determined that "energy efficiency... KEEP READING

Senate Urges Enhanced Rail SecurityBy Lauren Darson

Claiming U.S. rail service is vulnerable to terrorist attacks, several U.S. senators called on the Transportation Security Administration to dedicate a... KEEP READING

Canadian Official Tries To Block United-Air Canada VentureBy Jerry Limone

Canada's competition czar has filed an application with the country's Competition Tribunal to prohibit a joint venture between Air Canada and United... KEEP READING

EPIC Highlights TSA Worker Concerns Over Scanner RadiationBy Lauren Darson

The Electronic Privacy Information Center released documents claiming that full-body airport scanners caused "cancer clusters" among TSA workers who... KEEP READING

TSA's Pistole: New Trusted Traveler Program Part Of 'Commonsense' Airport SecurityBy Lauren Darson

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration intends to test a new trusted traveler program this fall that would expedite airport screening for... KEEP READING

Branson: Virgin Atlantic A Hedge Against BA-AA 'Conglomerate'By Arnie Weissmann

Miami--Virgin Atlantic president Richard Branson said that after British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia received antitrust immunity for... KEEP READING

AirPlus Addresses Ancillary Fees With 'Assumption Engine'By David Jonas

AirPlus International made available to all U.S. corporate card accounts a new set of reports on ancillary airline fees. Company executives conveyed... KEEP READING

Avis Budget Agrees To Buy Avis Europe, Likely Ending DTAG PursuitBy Jay Boehmer

Avis Budget Group agreed to purchase Avis Europe for about $1 billion in a deal that "unifies Avis and Budget brands globally under single corporate... KEEP READING

Redefining Rental: Evolving Car Rental Programs Target Corporate UsersBy Jay Boehmer

You've just reserved a rental car. Instead of picking it up at a retail storefront, it's parked a few blocks from the office. You use your smartphone to... KEEP READING

Delta-Air France-KLM Complete Transition To Joint Transatlantic ContractsBy Jay Boehmer

SkyTeam partners Delta Air Lines and Air France-KLM completely transitioned all transatlantic corporate and agency clients, totaling some 5,000 deals,... KEEP READING

AA Ordered To Rejoin OrbitzBy Jay Campbell

The latest legal turn for American Airlines has the Illinois Circuit Court of Cook County ruling that the carrier must reinstate booking capability on... KEEP READING

Delta, US Airways Submit Revised Slot Swap ProposalBy Jay Boehmer

When the U.S. Department of Transportation last year approved a proposal by Delta Air Lines and US Airways to swap dozens of slots at New York LaGuardia... KEEP READING

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