Transportation

Domestic airlines aggressively hiked airfares in the second half of 2007, and airfare analysts expect the trend to continue in 2008. As tightened... KEEP READING

The U.S. Department of Transportation today said it plans to limit to 81 the number of hourly scheduled arrivals and departures at New York's John F.... KEEP READING

Lufthansa this week announced plans to impose what amounts to a €4.90 per-way surcharge plus value added tax on fares booked through global distribution... KEEP READING

Registered Traveler provider Clear today announced an agreement with MasterCard to offer corporate and consumer cardholders preferred pricing on... KEEP READING

The U.S. Department of Transportation today issued a proposal that would allow airports to charge landing fees based on the time of day and traffic... KEEP READING

British Airways plans to launch an airline serving the United States from continental Europe in June. In a nod to the historic agreement that makes an... KEEP READING

AirTran Airways last week began displaying seat maps through Sabre's Extensible Markup Language interface, and plans to add additional booking options... KEEP READING

JetBlue Airways last week became the first domestic carrier to offer free, though limited, Wi-Fi availability on one of its aircraft. Accessing its... KEEP READING

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters, nearing her year-end deadline to submit recommendations to President George W. Bush on ways to reduce U.S.... KEEP READING

Continental Airlines is testing a new paperless boarding system in cooperation with the Transportation Security Administration that allows passengers to... KEEP READING

The global airline sector is on pace to earn $5.6 billion this year, but profits are expected to fall to $5 billion in 2008, according to a forecast... KEEP READING

Hertz Global Holdings last week named longtime General Electric sales manager Robert J. Stuart to head the car rental company's global sales operations... KEEP READING

Northwest Airlines today announced it has secured London Heathrow slots from its joint venture partner KLM, and plans next year to launch daily service... KEEP READING

American Airlines parent company AMR today said it plans to unload its American Eagle regional subsidiary next year, but has not yet determined the form... KEEP READING

The Internal Revenue Service next year will raise the allowable vehicle reimbursement rate to 50.5 cents per mile, which is the highest rate in history.... KEEP READING