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Continental, Delta Upping Checked-Bag FeesBy Jay Boehmer

Continental Airlines and Delta Air Lines once again are upping the fees they charge domestic economy passengers to check a first and second piece of... KEEP READING

Japan, U.S. Open Skies Deal Awaits Antitrust BlessingsBy Jay Boehmer

The recently ironed out Open Skies agreement between the United States and Japan requires the approval of antitrust immunity applications between... KEEP READING

BA, Amadeus Extend Full Content DealBy Jay Boehmer

British Airways and Amadeus this week announced a three-year extension of their 2007 full content agreement, guaranteeing subscribers access to all of... KEEP READING

Continental Joins Inflight Wi-Fi BandwagonBy Jay Boehmer

Continental Airlines plans to outfit its fleet of 21 Boeing 757-300s with wireless broadband capabilities, making it the last domestic legacy airline to... KEEP READING

Carriers Plan Transpacific Ventures As U.S., Japan Finalize Open Skies PactBy Jay Boehmer

The United States and Japan this weekend finalized the terms of the Open Skies agreement they began negotiating in May. The deal lifts restrictions on... KEEP READING

Delta, Virgin Blue Joint Venture Gets Australian NodBy Jay Boehmer

Delta Air Lines today said the Australia Competition and Consumer Commission approved its antitrust-immune joint venture with Virgin Blue Airlines... KEEP READING

One-on-One with Air France-KLM CEO Pierre-Henri Gourgeon: Air France Venture Erasing Delta Distinctions

Fresh off the landing of Air France's first Airbus A380 flight from Paris to New York late last month, Air France-KLM CEO Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, nearing... KEEP READING

One-on-One with Jens Bischof: Lufthansa's N.A. Exec Takes Joint-Contractual Worldview

Lufthansa vice president for the Americas Jens Bischof spoke last month to Business Travel News contributing editor Amon Cohen about how the airline... KEEP READING

Renters Again Honor Enterprise Amid Steady Satisfaction RatingsBy Michael B. Baker

Car rental customers rated Enterprise Rent-A-Car the top brand for the sixth year in a row in J.D. Power and Associates' 2009 U.S. Car Rental... KEEP READING

Tarmac Delay Triggers DOT Fine PrecedentsBy Jay Boehmer

The U.S. Department of Transportation last month issued "precedent-setting" fines against Continental Airlines, Mesaba Airlines and ExpressJet totaling... KEEP READING

IRS Reduces 2010 Mileage Rate To 50 CentsBy Jay Boehmer

The Internal Revenue Service today announced that it is lowering its 2010 standard mileage rate to 50 cents per mile from the 55-cent rate for 2009.... KEEP READING

IRS Reduces 2010 Mileage Rate To 50 Cents - 2009-12-03By Jay Boehmer

The Internal Revenue Service today announced that it is lowering its 2010 standard mileage rate to 50 cents per mile from the 55-cent rate for 2009.... KEEP READING

Former Registered Traveler Program Leader Files For Chapter 11 Pending A SaleBy Jay Boehmer

Verified Identity Pass, which ceased operations this summer as the dominant operator of the Registered Traveler program and brought the expedited... KEEP READING

Assessing Fines For Tarmac Delay, DOT Sets PrecedentsBy Jay Boehmer

The U.S. Department of Transportation today issued "precedent-setting" fines against Continental Airlines, Mesaba Airlines and ExpressJet totaling... KEEP READING

Enterprise Tops J.D. Power Car Rental Study As Satisfaction Levels End DeclineBy Michael B. Baker

Car rental customers rated Enterprise Rent-A-Car the top brand for the sixth year in a row in J.D. Power and Associates' 2009 U.S. Car Rental... KEEP READING

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