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TAP Air Portugal Joins List of Southwest Int'l PartnersBy Donna M. Airoldi

Southwest Airlines has added TAP Air Portugal as its 10th international partner, Southwest confirmed Wednesday. ... KEEP READING

Delta's Bowman to Head New Wheels Up Corp. Sales RoleBy Donna M. Airoldi

Delta Air Lines head of sales for Delta and Wheels Up Michael Bowman has taken on a new role as EVP of global corporate sales at Wheels Up, effective... KEEP READING

Lufthansa Cuts Profit Outlook Despite Resilient Corp. DemandBy Lauren Arena

Lufthansa Group on Tuesday lowered its 2026 profit outlook after higher fuel costs and labor strikes in Germany weighed on second-quarter... KEEP READING

Southwest Business Plans to Add NDC Connectivity by Year-EndBy Donna M. Airoldi

Southwest Airlines plans to add New Distribution Capability connectivity and a new preferred-access product dubbed Business Priority for corporate... KEEP READING

WestJet, Flight Attendants Reach Tentative DealBy Donna M. Airoldi

WestJet and the Canadian Union of Public Employees have reached a tentative agreement, according to the carrier, "bringing an end to the work stoppage... KEEP READING

Travelport to Offer Egyptair NDCBy Donna M. Airoldi

Travelport and Egyptair have expanded their partnership to include the carrier's New Distribution Capability content, the technology company reported.... KEEP READING

U.S. Carriers: Q2 Corp. Revenue Up Amid Rising CostsBy Donna M. Airoldi

The major U.S. carriers' second-quarter earnings results included one common thread: Corporate travel revenue "surged" during the April-through-June... KEEP READING

Air France-KLM Trims Capacity Growth Amid Rising Fuel CostsBy Lauren Arena

Air France-KLM has cut its capacity growth forecast for the year as rising fuel costs continue to pressure profit margins. ... KEEP READING

IAG Q2 Profit Hit By Fuel Costs Despite 'Strong' Corporate DemandBy Lauren Arena

"Robust" corporate travel demand boosted British Airways parent IAG in Q1, but rising fuel costs dented the company's profit. ... KEEP READING

IATA: Global Air Demand Again Contracts in JuneBy Donna M. Airoldi

Global air demand contracted for the fourth straight month in June, impacted by Middle East tensions, with a 1.7 percent decline year-over-year and... KEEP READING

GBTA-Altour Forecast: Travel Price Hikes to Slow in 2027By Chris Davis

After sharp increases in the first half of 2026 spurred by climbing oil prices amid the Middle East conflict, travel price hikes should slow for the... KEEP READING

Avis Budget to Prioritize Longer Rentals Amid Fleet ReductionBy Donna M. Airoldi

Avis Budget at least for the second and third quarters is prioritizing "longer-duration, higher-contribution transactions" over shorter rentals,... KEEP READING

United Part of $20B Dulles 'Transformation' ProjectBy Donna M. Airoldi

United Airlines, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority and the U.S. Department of Transportation are collaborating on a more than $20 billion... KEEP READING

Air France-KLM, Lufthansa Submit Bids for TAP Air Portugal StakeBy Donna M. Airoldi

Air France-KLM and the Lufthansa Group each announced Wednesday that they had submitted binding offers to acquire a minority stake in TAP Air... KEEP READING

London Heathrow to Raise Fees to Pay for Early Expansion CostsBy Rob Gill

London Heathrow Airport will be allowed to levy a surcharge of around 15 pence (about 20 U.S. cents) per passenger to pay for the early costs of its... KEEP READING

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