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IATA Halves 2010 Airline Loss ForecastBy Jay Boehmer

The aviation industry outlook grew a little less gloomy today, as the International Air Transport Association cut its 2010 loss forecast in half.... KEEP READING

J.P. Morgan Notebook: Airlines Share Plans For Capacity, Alliances, Revenue GrowthBy Jay Boehmer

Major domestic airlines today praised the industry's restraint from adding new supply into the domestic market as executives committed to flat capacity... KEEP READING

BA's Walsh: Joint Ventures Only Another Step To Consolidation

The U.S. Department of Transportation last month tentatively approved an antitrust-immune joint venture proposed by American Airlines, British Airways... KEEP READING

Premium Class Begins ComebackBy Jay Boehmer

Corporate travelers slowly are making their way back to the front of the plane for long-haul international journeys after a year marred by deep declines... KEEP READING

Business Travelers Begin Return To The Front Of The PlaneBy Jay Boehmer

Corporate travelers slowly are making their way back to the front of the plane after a year marred by deep declines in first and business class travel... KEEP READING

Continental To Upsell Roomier Economy SeatsBy Jay Boehmer

Continental Airlines on March 17 will begin charging at the time of checkin a premium to reserve seats in its economy cabin that offer more legroom than... KEEP READING

Amtrak Switches On Free Acela Wi-Fi ServiceBy Seth Harris

Amtrak today announced that it has launched free wireless Internet service on all 20 Acela Express trains that run along the Northeast Corridor between... KEEP READING

Kingfisher Inks Deal To Join OneworldBy Jay Boehmer

Oneworld today announced that Kingfisher Airlines signed a memorandum of understanding that paves the way for the Indian carrier to join the alliance in... KEEP READING

Airlines Seek Extension Of DOT Deadline For Online On-Time DataBy Jay Boehmer

The Air Transport Association late last week told the U.S. Department of Transportation that its members would need on average five-and-a-half months to... KEEP READING

Five Airlines Apply To Provide First U.S.-Tokyo Haneda Service In DecadesBy Michael B. Baker

Five U.S. carriers are vying for four pairs of daily slots to Japan's Haneda airport, which if approved would mark the first time a U.S. carrier has... KEEP READING

IATA Shows Return To Monthly Growth In Premium TravelBy Jay Boehmer

International Air Transport Association global traffic data released today registered in December 2009 the first monthly year-over-year increase in the... KEEP READING

DOT: Delta, US Airways Would Have To Give Up Slots In Swap DealBy Jay Boehmer

The U.S. Department of Transportation Tuesday tentatively approved a slot swap transaction proposed by Delta Air Lines and US Airways, although the... KEEP READING

BA's OpenSkies To Add Paris-D.C. ServiceBy Jay Boehmer

British Airways' premium class subsidiary OpenSkies today said it would launch in May service between Paris and Washington, D.C., its first sign of... KEEP READING

Japan Airlines To Stick With Oneworld, Forge Joint Venture With AABy Jay Boehmer

Following more than two months of indecision as to whom it would pick as its U.S. alliance partner, Japan Airlines today reaffirmed its loyalties to... KEEP READING

UBS Forecast Sees Slow Rise In Airline CapacityBy Jay Boehmer

Following two years of sustained capacity cuts, domestic airlines are expected to slowly add supply this year, though full-year growth should register... KEEP READING

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