U.S. Airlines To Slice International CapacityBy Jay BoehmerAfter purging domestic capacity in the past year, U.S.-based airlines are beginning to look to their international networks once bastions of unbridled... KEEP READING
Delta To Trim Transatlantic, Transpacific FlightsDelta Air Lines today said it would reduce international capacity by 10 percent beginning in September, focusing on reductions in transatlantic and... KEEP READING
Sabre Withdraws Suit Over Northwest's ACH UseA U.S. district court last week dismissed at Sabre Inc.'s request a lawsuit against Northwest Airlines in which Sabre claimed the airline "stole" more... KEEP READING
Enterprise Agrees To Buy Bankrupt Advantage Rent-A-Car AssetsEnterprise Rent-A-Car late yesterday announced it had agreed to purchase some assets of bankrupt Advantage Rent-A-Car, including its eight remaining... KEEP READING
Car Rental Cos. Decelerate In Fourth QuarterSlowing demand, soft pricing and increasing fleet costs resulted in fourth-quarter losses for all three major publicly traded car rental companies.... KEEP READING
IATA: Global Airline Industry Losses Higher Than ExpectedThe International Air Transport Association today estimated the global airline industry lost $8 billion in 2008, with fourth-quarter losses comprising... KEEP READING
US Airways Backs Off Soft-Drink FeeUS Airways on March 1 will reverse course on its fees for non-alcoholic beverages on domestic flights, the company said today.... KEEP READING
Premium Class Ticket Purchases PlummetPremium class ticket use declined 13.3 percent year-over-year in December as business travel significantly dropped off toward the end of 2008, according... KEEP READING
Concur Takes Stake In Partner RideChargeExpense and booking technology company Concur today announced an investment in RideCharge, a firm that provides electronic booking and payment tools for... KEEP READING
Milwaukee Brawl Brews As AirTran Plans Capacity HikeAirTran Airways today announced plans to increase its Milwaukee capacity by 40 percent through a combination of frequency growth and service to new... KEEP READING
Southwest Piloting Onboard Wi-FiSouthwest Airlines today launched a one-airplane pilot test of inflight wireless Internet with satellite connectivity supplier Row 44. In the next... KEEP READING
Tight Capacity Helps Domestic Carriers Endure Bitter JanuaryMajor domestic carriers in the past week reported falling traffic, flagging load factors and a harsh revenue environment for the first month of the... KEEP READING
Drop In Demand Dims Open SkiesBy Jay BoehmerThe persistent economic downturn is nullifying capacity gains the U.S.-EU Open Skies agreement brought to the transatlantic market last year, as a... KEEP READING
Hertz Lays Off Thousands, Defleets As Air Cuts, Economy Hit DemandBy Jay BoehmerHertz Global Holdings, beginning in the fourth quarter of 2008 and through the first quarter of 2009, is eliminating more than 4,000 jobs across its... KEEP READING
Southwest Makes First Capacity Cuts As Airline Traffic DropsBy Jay BoehmerSouthwest Airlines for the first time in its history plans to reduce annual capacity this year, targeting a full-year decline in available seat miles of... KEEP READING
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