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China Airlines To Join SkyTeamBy Jay Boehmer

SkyTeam on Tuesday announced an agreement to add China Airlines as a full member of the airline alliance, continuing its rapid expansion in Asia.... KEEP READING

DHS Installing Advanced Scanners In Eight More AirportsBy Jay Boehmer

The Department of Homeland Security on Friday said it is continuing to deploy advanced imaging technology as the primary screening device at major U.S.... KEEP READING

Hertz Sweetens Bid For Dollar ThriftyBy Michael B. Baker

Hertz upped its offer to acquire Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, which postponed the vote for shareholder approval until the end of the month, the two... KEEP READING

Ancillary Air Services Standards Bodies To AlignBy Jay Boehmer

Two industry standards-making bodies, the Open AXIS Group and the OpenTravel Alliance, on Friday agreed to work together to align efforts in creating... KEEP READING

Oneworld JV Partners Begin Talks With Clients About Merging ContractsBy Amon Cohen

The new transatlantic joint venture between American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia has started talking to existing clients about merging their... KEEP READING

Southwest To Offer Wi-Fi On 60 Aircraft Before 2011By Jay Boehmer

Southwest Airlines this week said it expects to have 60 of its aircraft outfitted with wireless Internet by year-end as the carrier makes its way toward... KEEP READING

ANA, Investors To Launch First Japanese Low-Cost CarrierBy Jay Boehmer

Japan's All Nippon Airways, along with other Japan-based investors and a Hong Kong-based investment firm, on Thursday signed an agreement to launch in... KEEP READING

DOT Tentatively Denies Delta, Virgin Blue Transpacific VentureBy Jay Boehmer

The U.S. Department of Transportation on Wednesday tentatively denied an antitrust-immune joint venture proposed in July 2009 between Delta Air Lines... KEEP READING

U.S. Launches New Visa-Waiver Entry FeeBy Jay Boehmer

U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Wednesday began collecting $14 from travelers to complete the requisite Electronic System for Travel Authorization... KEEP READING

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

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