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Airline-Hotel Loyalty Partnerships to Expand OfferingsBy Donna M. Airoldi

In another sign that loyalty has become increasingly important for travel brands, two pairs of airlines and hotel companies on Tuesday announced... KEEP READING

National Tops J.D. Power Car Rental Satisfaction SurveyBy Donna M. Airoldi

National took top honors in the J.D. Power 2024 North American Rental Car Satisfaction Study with a score of 736 out of possible 1,000 points, according... KEEP READING

ARC Integrates Oman Air NDC in Direct ConnectBy Donna M. Airoldi

Airlines Reporting Corp. has implemented Oman Air's New Distribution Capability offering in the ARC Direct Connect program, ARC announced Tuesday.... KEEP READING

Wheels Up Names Wells Head of Corp. StrategyBy Donna M. Airoldi

Private aviation provider Wheels Up has named Meaghan Wells its new EVP of enterprise planning and strategy, effective Nov. 4, the company announced... KEEP READING

Delta Opens Delta One Lounge in LAXBy Donna M. Airoldi

Delta Air Lines has opened a premium Delta One lounge in LAX, the airline announced Tuesday. ... KEEP READING

Uber Enables Green EV-Only Option in 40-Plus CitiesBy Donna M. Airoldi

Uber now has enough electric-vehicle drivers on its platform to enable an EV-only option in more than 40 cities globally through Uber Green, the company... KEEP READING

TPConnects Adds Hawaiian NDC Content to Agent PlatformBy Michael B. Baker

Airline content aggregator TPConnects Technologies has integrated New Distribution Capability content and servicing for Hawaiian Airlines to its Iris... KEEP READING

American Extends TMC NDC CommissionsBy Donna M. Airoldi

American Airlines has extended its travel management company incentives for New Distribution Capability bookings through the end of the year, the... KEEP READING

SAS, Virgin Atlantic Agree to CodeshareBy Donna M. Airoldi

SAS and Virgin Atlantic have entered into a codeshare agreement, scheduled to take effect Oct. 7, the carriers announced Friday. ... KEEP READING

Aer Lingus to Add Direct Nashville ServiceBy Donna M. Airoldi

Aer Lingus on April 12, 2025, will launch direct Dublin-Nashville service, the carrier announced Friday. ... KEEP READING

IATA: August Global Air Load Factor at Record HighBy Donna M. Airoldi

Demand in August for air travel continued to increase, with the month's load factor at 86.2 percent, up 1.6 percentage points and a new high for the... KEEP READING

Qatar Airways to Take Minority Stake in Virgin AustraliaBy Donna M. Airoldi

Qatar Airways intends to acquire a 25 percent equity stake in Virgin Australia from Bain Capital, subject to regulatory approval, the carriers... KEEP READING

Delta, Saudia Sign Codeshare AgreementBy Donna M. Airoldi

Delta Air Lines and Saudia Airlines, the flag carrier for Saudi Arabia, have signed a codeshare agreement pending government approvals, Delta announced... KEEP READING

Alaska Partners for Schedule-Optimization StartupBy Chris Davis

Alaska Airlines has partnered with startup builder Up.Labs to launch a new company that offers an AI-powered flight schedule optimization... KEEP READING

Saudia Works with QuadLabs for Corporate Travel ToolBy Michael B. Baker

Saudi Arabian carrier Saudia is partnering with travel technology supplier QuadLabs to develop a tool to manage corporate travel on the carrier, the... KEEP READING

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