Transportation

Carey Testing Low-Cost Chauffeured OfferingBy Chris Davis

Developing separate lower-frills, lower-cost versions of existing product lines is a concept that has a mixed history in the corporate travel industry:... KEEP READING

CO/UAL Merger Gives Southwest A Jersey ScoreBy Chris Davis

The 36 slots Southwest Airlines gained at Newark Liberty International Airport as a result of a permanent lease agreement that paved the way for federal... KEEP READING

EasyJet Steps Up Pursuit Of Corp. BizBy Amon Cohen

Low-cost U.K. carrier EasyJet has intensified its drive for corporate business by signing soft-benefit deals with customers and preparing to introduce... KEEP READING

Delta Plans Transpacific 747 UpgradesBy Chris Davis

Delta Air Lines next year will begin equipping its 16-plane Boeing 747 fleet with full flat-bed seats in business class and newly designed economy seats... KEEP READING

Merging Airlines Choose More Continental, United Executives For Management TeamBy David Meyer

Continental Airlines and United Airlines on Wednesday chose the rest of the senior management team for the merged carrier, with the expectation that the... KEEP READING

Avis Budget Raises Offer For Dollar ThriftyBy Michael B. Baker

Avis Budget Group on Thursday upped the cash portion of its offer to acquire Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group and rebuffed analysis Hertz issued earlier... KEEP READING

Airlines Kick In More Money To Fund Atlanta Airport TerminalBy Jerry Limone

Delta Air Lines, AirTran Airways and other airlines have agreed to a supplementary rental payment of $30 million to help pay for a new international... KEEP READING

JAL Plan Would Dump 49 Routes, Consider Low-Cost ConversionBy Michael Fabey

Japan Airlines has outlined restructuring plans that include cutting 30 percent of its global workforce and additional financing to keep flying after... KEEP READING

JetBlue To Expand Newark Presence With Boston ServiceBy Chris Davis

JetBlue Airways in May 2011 plans to inaugurate service from Boston's Logan International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport, the carrier... KEEP READING

U.S. OKs Continental, United Merger, Southwest To Take Newark SlotsBy Chris Davis

The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday approved the proposed merger of Continental Airlines and United Airlines, hours after Continental agreed to... KEEP READING

FAA Proposes Record $24.2 Million AA FineBy Chris Davis

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday proposed a $24.2 million penalty against American Airlines for violating a maintenance directive... KEEP READING

Delta Bids For Heathrow Slots Relinquished By AA, BABy Chris Davis

Delta Air Lines on Thursday announced it applied to launch its first transatlantic service from London's Heathrow Airport, using slots that the U.S.... KEEP READING

Sixt's Sixth-Month Results Show Successful U-TurnBy Amon Cohen

Germany's largest car rental provider, Sixt, cited growth in other European markets and a reduced fleet last week as reasons behind its return to profit... KEEP READING

AirTran Increases Checked-Bag FeeBy Jay Boehmer

AirTran on Sept. 1 will begin charging $20 for customers to check their first piece of luggage, up from the current $15 fee, the airline said on its... KEEP READING

American Airlines Appoints DeCross To Head Corporate SalesBy Jay Boehmer

American Airlines on Friday announced Derek DeCross, a 14-year American Airlines veteran, is assuming leadership of the carrier's corporate sales force... KEEP READING

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