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Most U.S. Carriers Saw Business Travel Boost September TrafficBy Jay Boehmer

Most large U.S. airlines in the past week posted single-digit percentage gains in September traffic, with many reporting passenger revenue growth of low... KEEP READING

Five Airlines Vie For Washington Reagan Slot PairBy Bill Poling

Five airlines have applied to the Transportation Department to fill a rare opening in the national route map: a single pair of slots to operate one... KEEP READING

Lufthansa Pursues Inclusive, Not Ancillary, PricingBy Jay Boehmer

Although Lufthansa has joined transatlantic competitors in charging non-status economy passengers to check a second bag and its closely knit U.S.... KEEP READING

American To Operate L.A.-Shanghai Flights

American Airlines picked up a third route to China on Thursday when the Transportation Department approved the carrier's proposal to launch Los... KEEP READING

United, Air Canada Plan Transborder Joint VentureBy Jay Boehmer

United Airlines and Air Canada on Thursday said they have agreed to the terms of a transborder, antitrust-immune joint venture, through which the... KEEP READING

DOT OKs Airline JVs As Prelude To U.S.-Japan Open SkiesBy Jay Boehmer

The U.S. Department of Transportation on Wednesday tentatively granted antitrust immunity to two competing joint ventures centered on transpacific... KEEP READING

Dollar Thrifty, Avis To Seek Antitrust ApprovalBy Michael B. Baker

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group has agreed to work with Avis Budget Group to pursue antitrust approval for Avis Budget's proposed acquisition of Dollar... KEEP READING

AA, BA, Iberia Launch Joint Venture With New Routes, ServicesBy Jay Boehmer

American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia on Wednesday officially launched their antitrust-immune joint venture, laying out plans for new routes,... KEEP READING

Singapore Airlines To Offer Transpacific Inflight Wi-FiBy Jay Boehmer

Singapore Airlines on Tuesday said it plans to roll out inflight wireless Internet and mobile device connectivity and evaluate the ability to make... KEEP READING

Carriers' September On-Time Performance SlipsBy Jay Boehmer

North American airlines delivered nearly 83 percent of their flights within 15 minutes of scheduled arrival last month, slipping 3 percentage points... KEEP READING

Enterprise Trumpets Rise In Revenue, Fleet SizeBy Michael B. Baker

Enterprise Holdings on Thursday reported increased revenues and fleet size during the fiscal year 2010.... KEEP READING

Dollar Thrifty Shareholders Rebuff Board, Quash Hertz DealBy Michael B. Baker

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group shareholders on Thursday defied their board's recommendations by rejecting Hertz's offer to acquire the company, opening... KEEP READING

Hertz To Halt Pursuit If Dollar Thrifty Stockholders Decline DealBy Jay Boehmer

Hertz Global Holdings on Wednesday announced it would terminate its merger agreement with Dollar Thrifty if the latter's stockholders vote against the... KEEP READING

International Air Demand Slows In AugustBy Jay Boehmer

The International Air Transport Association on Tuesday reported that year-over-year international airline demand slowed in August, increasing only 6... KEEP READING

Dollar Thrifty Advises Shareholders To Go With Hertz OfferBy Jerry Limone

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group on Monday recommended that shareholders approve Hertz's offer to buy the company, even though Avis Budget has submitted... KEEP READING

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