Southwest Making Inroads Among Top Corporate SpendersBy Jay BoehmerSome of the companies that spend the most on travel BP, Lockheed Martin, Wells Fargo and Intel this year listed Southwest Airlines among their preferred... KEEP READING
Air Canada To Erase Second-Bag Fee As Fuel Price EbbsAir Canada today said it would eliminate its $25 second baggage charge "in response to decreasing fuel prices." The carrier implemented the charge in... KEEP READING
Amex: U.K.-U.S. Airfares Plummeted In Second QuarterPublished business class fares from London to the United States fell sharply in the second quarter of 2008, following the massive expansion of... KEEP READING
Lufthansa Buys Brussels Airlines Stake, Expects Full TakeoverLufthansa German Airways late yesterday announced the purchase of 45 percent of Brussels Airlines, Belgium's national carrier, for €65 million and said... KEEP READING
United Follows Delta In Doubling Second-Checked-Bag FeeUnited Airlines today said it is doubling its fee to check a second bag from $25 to $50 per way. The fee is effective for bookings beginning Tuesday for... KEEP READING
Alaska Airlines To Whack CapacityAlaska Airlines today said it plans to reduce capacity by 8 percent beginning Nov. 9, representing 15 percent fewer departures in this year's winter... KEEP READING
TSA To Launch Secure Flight Jan. 1The U.S. Transportation Security Administration this week said it is on track to launch its next-generation airline passenger prescreening program,... KEEP READING
Air Canada To Launch Transborder Inflight InternetAir Canada today became the latest North American carrier to embark on an inflight Internet rollout with connectivity provider Aircell. The carrier... KEEP READING
Sabre Upgrades Airline Revenue And Passenger Management TechSabre Airline Solutions today announced the launch of some components of a new airline revenue and passenger management IT platform that enables... KEEP READING
Continental Joins First-Checked-Bag-Fee BandwagonContinental Airlines today announced a $15 fee for the first bags economy passengers check, leaving Delta Air Lines the lone legacy carrier not to have... KEEP READING
US Airways' Christ To Depart, Nocella To Assume Sales DutiesTravis Christ, the vice president of sales and marketing for US Airways, will leave the company in mid-September to pursue an opportunity outside the... KEEP READING
2009 Budget Planner: Competition To Keep Car Rental, Chauffeured Transportation Rate Hikes ModestBy Elissa HunterCompetition in the rental car industry could work in buyers' favor, but some consultants still anticipate costs to increase moderately.... KEEP READING
American Leads In Launch Of U.S. Inflight Wireless InternetBy Jay BoehmerAmerican Airlines in August became the first domestic carrier to launch full wireless inflight Internet access, rolling out the service across its... KEEP READING
American, BA, Iberia Strengthen Alliance, File For ImmunityBy Jay BoehmerAmerican Airlines, British Airways and Iberia acknowledged in an August filing for antitrust immunity little headway in collectively working with... KEEP READING
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