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Air Berlin Using 'Simple Process' For Corporate NegotiationsBy Amon Cohen

Air Berlin is aiming to expand the number of corporate contracts it has outside Germany, the carrier's head of corporate sales told BTN. The airline,... KEEP READING

Germany Launches Probe Into Lufthansa Corporate ContractsBy Amon Cohen

The Federal Cartel Office, Germany's competition authority, has launched an investigation into whether Lufthansa forced corporate clients to release... KEEP READING

Euro Poll: Corp. Agreements Rank Low In Air Selection CriteriaBy Jay Campbell

Corporate airline agreements generally are considered by occasional European business travelers to be less important than schedule, price, loyalty... KEEP READING

Slots, Visas Stymie U.S.-China Open SkiesBy Jay Boehmer

Phoenix - As much as Air China would like to develop a deeper relationship with its U.S.-based Star Alliance partners, the possibility of forging an... KEEP READING

U.S. OKs Southwest Acquisition Of AirTranBy Chris Davis

The U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division on Tuesday announced that it had approved Southwest Airlines' acquisition of AirTran Airways,... KEEP READING

AA: Distribution Disputes Hurt Q1 RevenueBy Jay Boehmer

American Airlines acknowledged its distribution approach diluted revenue during the first three months of 2011, a period in which it briefly pulled out... KEEP READING

GBTA: DOT Should Require Carriers To Display Fee InformationBy Jay Campbell

The Global Business Travel Association "encourages" the Department of Transportation "to move quickly and require airlines to provide ancillary fee and... KEEP READING

US Airways Files Antitrust Suit Against SabreBy Jay Boehmer

US Airways on Thursday filed a federal antitrust lawsuit in New York against Sabre that seeks "to halt anticompetitive and anticonsumer practices, as... KEEP READING

ASTA, Sabre Applaud DOT, Push For Fee Disclosure RuleBy David Jonas

The American Society of Travel Agents and Sabre each added their voices of support for the U.S. Department of Transportation's stated plan to further... KEEP READING

DOT Finalizes New Air Traveler Protections, Defers Rule On Fee Disclosure In GDSsBy David Jonas

The U.S. Department of Transportation today issued a long-awaited final rule on a number of air travel consumer protections it had proposed last June.... KEEP READING

Obama Signs Budget, Cuts High-Speed Rail FundingBy Lauren Darson

President Barack Obama signed into law the fiscal year 2011 budget, which eliminates additional high-speed rail funding and caps at 46,000 the number of... KEEP READING

Delta, Farelogix Agree To Content Deal

Delta Air Lines signed a deal with Farelogix to provide "direct access to Delta's content," The Beat reported, quoting a carrier official.... KEEP READING

BA Suspends Heathrow-Haneda ServiceBy Amon Cohen

British Airways has suspended London Heathrow-Tokyo Haneda service. The airline on Feb. 19 began five weekly flights on the route, becoming the first... KEEP READING

FAA Makes ATC Scheduling ChangesBy Jerry Limone

In response to reported incidents of air traffic controllers falling asleep on the job over the past few weeks, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration... KEEP READING

Frontier Airlines Cuts Change Fee In HalfBy Gay Nagle Myers

Frontier Airlines reduced several fees charged to passengers, effective for tickets purchased on or after April 13.... KEEP READING

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