﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Business Travel News -Transportation</title><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business_Travel</link><copyright>(c) 2026, NORTHSTAR Travel Media, LLC. All rights reserved.</copyright><ttl>60</ttl><atom:link href="https://www.businesstravelnews.com/RSS/20487" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><item><title>Jet Linx CEO Sees 'Ever Increasing' Private Aviation Demand After New York Market Entry</title><description><![CDATA[Private aviation company Jet Linx recently opened its 18th base location, a private terminal at northern New Jersey's Teterboro Airport, as part of its ongoing expansion in the Northeast. The company's model differs from other private aviation firms in that it both manages airplanes for corporate clients and private individuals and sells availability on those aircraft in the form of a jet card when the owners are not using them. President and CEO Jamie Walker said Jet Linx's terminals, such as the new Teterboro location, are part of "the uniqueness of the model in not only providing a local, private terminal with local client service representatives but also the ability to fly local airplanes with local pilots." Walker spoke with BTN transportation editor Michael B. Baker about the new location, private aviation demand trends and a new flight-sharing option launched earlier this year. &#160;]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Interviews/Jet-Linx-CEO-Sees-Ever-Increasing-Private-Aviation-Demand-After-New-York-Market-Entry</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2019 06:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=35407</guid></item><item><title>Delta Sales Execs Move to Private Jet Subsidiary</title><description><![CDATA[Delta Private Jets is beefing up its sales team with two new executive appointments.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Transportation/Air/Delta-Sales-Execs-Move-to-Private-Jet-Subsidiary</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2017 16:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=29629</guid></item><item><title>New Mumbai Flight Boosts Brussels Airlines Summer Capacity</title><description><![CDATA[Brussels Airlines is boosting its summer capacity 8 percent year over year, including new service between Brussels and Mumbai five times a week beginning March 30, the carrier announced.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Transportation/Air/New-Mumbai-Flight-Boosts-Brussels-Airlines-Summer-Capacity</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2017 13:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=29627</guid></item><item><title>American Airlines Renumbers Boarding Process</title><description><![CDATA[On March 1, American Airlines will begin boarding passengers by nine numbered groups rather than its current system of four numbered groups.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Transportation/Air/American-Airlines-Renumbers-Boarding-Process</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2017 13:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=29626</guid></item><item><title>Qantas Revamps Premium Economy Layout for Dreamliner Aircraft</title><description><![CDATA[<!--StartFragment-->Qantas will increase the size of its Premium Economy seats when it begins flying Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft later this year.&#160;<!--EndFragment-->]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Transportation/Air/Qantas-Revamps-Premium-Economy-Layout-for-Dreamliner-Aircraft</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2017 13:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=29625</guid></item><item><title>StarCite Founder Pino To Advise Ground Transportation Tech Firm</title><description><![CDATA[Ground transportation technology supplier Pow Wow Smart has appointed StarCite founder John Pino to its board of advisors. Pino also served as CEO of meetings management company McGettigan Partners, from which he spun out StarCite, and founded and serves as CEO of i-Meet, an online community for meeting an]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/StarCite-Founder-Pino-To-Advise-Ground-Transportation-Tech-Firm</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2015 14:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27173</guid></item><item><title>U.S. Airlines Followed Their October Schedules Almost Better Than Ever</title><description><![CDATA[U.S. airlines’ collective operational performance in October ranked among their best in decades, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/U-S-Airlines-Followed-Their-October-Schedules-Almost-Better-Than-Ever</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2015 14:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27172</guid></item><item><title>The Most Cost-Efficient Advance-Purchase Policy</title><description><![CDATA[Economy tickets purchased at least 21 days in advance for travel within North America are 31 percent cheaper than those purchased within three weeks of departure, and premium class tickets bought three weeks ahead of time save 27 percent. That's according to Airlines Reporting Corp. and Expedia’s analysis of airfare data over the first 10 months of 2015.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/The-Most-Cost-Efficient-Advance-Purchase-Policy</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 13:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27157</guid></item><item><title>American, Alaska To Be First Large U.S. Carriers With Premium-Economy Cabins</title><description><![CDATA[Next year, American Airlines will introduce premium economy cabins on international flights on wide-body aircraft, and Alaska Airlines will add them on as many as 60 aircraft.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/American-Alaska-To-Be-First-Large-U-S-Carriers-With-Premium-Economy-Cabins</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2015 14:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27152</guid></item><item><title>United Airlines Expands Snack Offerings</title><description><![CDATA[Beginning in February, United Airlines will offer free packaged snacks in economy cabins on North American and Latin American flights. Options will include caramel-filled waffle cookies on morning flights and Asian-style snack mixes, pretzel sticks and flavored soy nuts on afternoon and evening flights. Th]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/United-Airlines-Expands-Snack-Offerings</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2015 13:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27151</guid></item><item><title>Delta Downsizes Chinese Interline Agreements</title><description><![CDATA[Delta Air Lines ends interline ticketing and passenger agreements with Air China, Hainan Airlines, Shandong Airlines and Sichuan Airlines this week. The carrier wants to strengthen its partnership with China Eastern, in which it is investing $450 million for a 3.6 percent stake, and with China Southern A]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Delta-Downsizes-Chinese-Interline-Agreements</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2015 15:35:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27037</guid></item><item><title>United Onboards iPhones for Customer Service Reps</title><description><![CDATA[United Airlines will equip more than 6,000 customer service representatives at its hubs with iPhones next year to speed up customer assistance. The smartphones will print boarding passes and luggage tags and find alternate flight options, freeing customer service desk agents to handle more complicated trav]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/United-Onboards-iPhones-for-Customer-Service-Reps</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2015 14:35:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27030</guid></item><item><title>Premium Economy's Benefits &amp; Its Single Disadvantage</title><description><![CDATA[As more air carriers establish premium economy as a distinct service class, buyers gain a tool to increase both traveler satisfaction and savings. But with those benefits comes the need to rewrite travel policies.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Premium-Economy-s-Benefits-Its-Single-Disadvantage</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2015 12:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26996</guid></item><item><title>Southwest Appoints New VP Strategy &amp; Innovation</title><description><![CDATA[Southwest Airlines appointed former JCPenney executive Tom Nealon as executive vice president of strategy and innovation, effective January. Nealon, who will report to president and CEO Gary Kelly, joins after nearly 10 years in leadership roles related to IT, strategy and digital ventures at the clothing]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Southwest-Appoints-New-VP-Strategy-Innovation</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2015 12:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27022</guid></item><item><title>Uber Adds Profile Capabilities</title><description><![CDATA[Uber now enables users to switch between business and personal profiles. That means users can charge business-related rides to corporate cards and send receipts to a work email addresses. Users also can add expense memos or project codes to their rides.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Uber-Adds-Profile-Capabilities</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2015 15:10:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27005</guid></item><item><title>American Airlines Becomes Last Of Big Three To Shift To Revenue-Based Rewards</title><description><![CDATA[American Airlines will transition its AAdvantage loyalty program from a mileage-based model to a revenue-based one in the second half of 2016.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/American-Airlines-Becomes-Last-Of-Big-Three-To-Shift-To-Revenue-Based-Rewards</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2015 14:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26987</guid></item><item><title>Taxi Owners Sue Over Ride-Sharing Regulations</title><description><![CDATA[Taxi owners are suing New York City and its Taxi &amp; Limousine Commission over a lack of ridesharing regulations. A group including the League of Mutual Taxi Owners and three credit unions that manage loans for taxi medallions in the city filed a suit in federal court Tuesday, alleging the city and commi]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Taxi-Owners-Sue-Over-Ride-Sharing-Regulations</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2015 13:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26986</guid></item><item><title>Lufthansa Resumes Normal Operations After Strike</title><description><![CDATA[Lufthansa will return to "almost normal" operations Saturday, following a seven-day strike by the Independent Flight Attendant's Organization that resulted in about 4,700 canceled flights, according to the carrier. All scheduled long-haul flights will be operational Saturday, and some long-haul flights sch]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Lufthansa-Resumes-Normal-Operations-After-Strike</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2015 11:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26963</guid></item><item><title>DOJ Opposed United Newark Slot Swap</title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Justice is trying to block a slot swap it says will give United Airlines too much dominance at Newark Liberty International Airport. Its antitrust lawsuit challenges a deal in which United gets 24 takeoff and landing slots at Newark and Delta Air Lines gains United's slots at John]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/The-U-S-Department-of-Justice-is-trying-to-block-a-slot-swap-it-says-will-give-United-Airlines-too-much-dominance</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2015 14:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26956</guid></item><item><title>Sixt Plans US Expansion</title><description><![CDATA[Frankfurt - European car rental supplier Sixt plans significant U.S. expansion over the next five years, executive board member Konstantin Sixt said at the Global Business Travel Association's European conference. Sixt entered the U.S. market four years ago and has grown to 72 locations. The United States]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Sixt-Plans-US-Expansion</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2015 11:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26954</guid></item><item><title>Emirates named Rob Gurney as senior vice president of North America,</title><description><![CDATA[Emirates named Rob Gurney as senior vice president of North America, a new role that will lead Emirates' commercial operations in the United States and Canada, the carrier announced Tuesday. Gurney has been with Emirates a little more than a year, previously serving as divisional vice president of Austr]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Emirates-named-Rob-Gurney-as-senior-vice-president-of-North-America</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2015 14:35:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26950</guid></item><item><title>Airlines this year will collect $59.2 billion in ancillary revenue globally, an increase of 18.8 percent year over year,</title><description><![CDATA[Airlines this year will collect $59.2 billion in ancillary revenue globally, an increase of 18.8 percent year over year, according to a projection by research firm IdeaWorksCompany and car rental booking platform CarTrawler. Of that total, $36.7 billion will come from such services as checked baggage, p]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Airlines-this-year-will-collect-59-2-billion-in-ancillary-revenue-globally-an-increase-of-18-8-percent-year-over-year</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2015 16:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26946</guid></item><item><title>ImagineAir CEO Ben Hamilton On Growing His Airborne Taxi Service</title><description><![CDATA[Since launching in 2007, on-demand private jet service ImagineAir has grown to 11 aircraft serving about 900 airports in the eastern United States. Aiming to "turn a three- to eight-hour drive into a one- or two-hour flight" while "making the benefits of private aviation affordable on a large scale," ImagineAir has served smaller businesses and now is eyeing more penetration into managed travel programs, according to president and CEO Ben Hamilton. Hamilton recently spoke with BTN transportation editor Michael B. Baker about ImagineAir's model, distribution strategy and growth plans.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/ImagineAir-CEO-Ben-Hamilton-On-Growing-His-Airborne-Taxi-Service</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2015 14:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26935</guid></item><item><title>WestJet’s 90.7 percent on-time arrival rate ranked it as October’s most punctual major North American airline,</title><description><![CDATA[WestJet's 90.7 percent on-time arrival rate ranked it as October's most punctual major North American airline, according to FlightStats. North American carriers on average last month got 85.8 percent of flights to the gate within 15 minutes of their scheduled arrival times. Among the 13 largest carriers]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/WestJet-s-90-7-percent-on-time-arrival-rate-ranked-it-as-October-s-most-punctual-major-North-American-airline</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2015 14:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26941</guid></item><item><title>United Airlines president and CEO Oscar Munoz plans to return to his position early next year,</title><description><![CDATA[United Airlines president and CEO Oscar Munoz plans to return to his position early next year, according to a letter sent to employees Thursday. Munoz, who was sidelined following a heart attack in October, said he was "on the road to recovery" and that his discussions with doctors indicated he would]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/United-Airlines-president-and-CEO-Oscar-Munoz-plans-to-return-to-his-position-early-next-year</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2015 20:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26937</guid></item><item><title>Uber Launches Tool For Event Planners</title><description><![CDATA[Uber is expanding its UberEVENTS tool, which allows meeting and event planners to manage guest transportation payment centrally, the company announced today.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Uber-Launches-Tool-For-Event-Planners</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 12:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26921</guid></item><item><title>Qatar Airways will codeshare on 29 JetBlue routes from Boston's Logan International Airport starting March 16,</title><description><![CDATA[Qatar Airways will codeshare on 29 JetBlue routes from Boston's Logan International Airport starting March 16, when Qatar Airways' own Doha-Boston service launches. The carriers already codeshare on flights from New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport and Washington, D.C.'s Dulles Internation]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Qatar-Airways-will-codeshare-on-29-JetBlue-routes-from-Boston-s-Logan-International-Airport-starting-March-16</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 12:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26900</guid></item><item><title>American Will Launch Unbundled Economy Fare In 2016</title><description><![CDATA[American Airlines will introduce a no-frills fare “sometime in 2016” to compete with low-cost carriers, executives said during the carrier’s third-quarter earnings call Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/American-Will-Launch-Unbundled-Economy-Fare-In-2016</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2015 12:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26887</guid></item><item><title>United Continental Holdings named Brett Hart acting CEO, following a heart attack that befell new CEO Oscar Munoz.</title><description><![CDATA[United Continental Holdings named Brett Hart acting CEO, following a heart attack that befell new CEO Oscar Munoz. "At this time, it is too soon to know the course of treatment and timing of recovery," according to the company. Executive vice president and general counsel Hart "will work closely with Henry]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/United-Continental-Holdings-named-Brett-Hart-acting-CEO-following-a-heart-attack-that-befell-new-CEO-Oscar-Munoz-</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2015 19:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26874</guid></item><item><title>United Airlines' new president and CEO, Oscar Munoz, was admitted to a hospital Thursday,</title><description><![CDATA[United Airlines' new president and CEO, Oscar Munoz, was admitted to a hospital Thursday, following what several media reports characterized as a heart attack. "We are continuing to operate normally," according to a United Airlines statement. "Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and we are respect]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/United-Airlines-new-president-and-CEO-Oscar-Munoz-was-admitted-to-a-hospital-Thursday</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2015 13:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26869</guid></item><item><title>On Saturday, American Airlines will complete the integration of US Airways' reservations</title><description><![CDATA[On Saturday, American Airlines will complete the integration of US Airways' reservations from that carriers' Shares platform into American's Sabre system, American reported. That feat marks the end of a reservation transition period that followed the carriers' merger. Now, passengers will have a single poi]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/On-Saturday-American-Airlines-will-complete-the-integration-of-US-Airways-reservations</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2015 15:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26852</guid></item><item><title>Marcou Transportation Group, owner of the BostonCoach and Dav El brands, has acquired San Diego-based Torrey Pines Transportation.</title><description><![CDATA[Marcou Transportation Group, owner of the BostonCoach and Dav El brands, has acquired San Diego-based Torrey Pines Transportation. Scott Solombrino, president and CEO of Dav El and BostonCoach, said "more acquisitions are to come as we … consolidate the highly fragmented chauffeured transportation business]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Marcou-Transportation-Group-owner-of-the-BostonCoach-and-Dav-El-brands-has-acquired-San-Diego-based-Torrey-Pines-Transportation-</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2015 17:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26828</guid></item><item><title>Air France To Reduce Long-Haul Service, Fleet Size</title><description><![CDATA[Air France is trimming its fleet, reducing long-haul service and cutting 2,900 jobs as part of an accelerated cost-cutting plan announced Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Air-France-To-Reduce-Long-Haul-Service-Fleet-Size</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2015 16:35:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26817</guid></item><item><title>On Thursday, British Airways and Iberia will make the hours for their travel professional support desk round-the-clock.</title><description><![CDATA[On Thursday, British Airways and Iberia will make the hours for their travel professional support desk round-the-clock. The carriers also are merging their support teams for North American agent service.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/On-Thursday-British-Airways-and-Iberia-will-make-the-hours-for-their-travel-professional-support-desk-round-the-clock-</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 13:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26808</guid></item><item><title>On Thursday, Amtrak will begin charging $20 for each item that exceeds carry-on baggage limits.</title><description><![CDATA[On Thursday, Amtrak will begin charging $20 for each item that exceeds carry-on baggage limits. The rail service provider limits each passenger to two carry-on bags, each a maximum of 50 pounds and 28 x 22 x 14 inches, and two personal items, each a maximum of 25 pounds and 14 x 11 x 7 inches. Passengers s]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/On-Thursday-Amtrak-will-begin-charging-20-for-each-item-that-exceeds-carry-on-baggage-limits-</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 11:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26806</guid></item><item><title>The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill extending Federal Aviation Administration funding</title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill extending Federal Aviation Administration funding through March 31, 2016. FAA funding, last passed in 2012 after numerous temporary extensions, had been set to expire Wednesday night.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/The-U-S-House-of-Representatives-has-approved-a-bill-extending-Federal-Aviation-Administration-funding</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2015 17:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26804</guid></item><item><title>Delta Air Lines is changing its code for fares to improve identification of main cabin, basic economy and first class F-upsell products</title><description><![CDATA[Delta Air Lines is changing its code for fares to improve identification of main cabin, basic economy and first class F-upsell products and to allow corporate-incentive options across the three classes. The new code structure adds a character product identifier-differentiating B for basic economy, M for ma]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Delta-Air-Lines-is-changing-its-code-for-fares-to-improve-identification-of-main-cabin-basic-economy-and-first-class-F-upsell-products</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2015 17:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26803</guid></item><item><title>TSA Increasingly Reserves PreCheck Lanes For Enrollees Only</title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Transportation Security Administration has largely phased out “managed inclusion,” which placed nonenrolled travelers into PreCheck lanes, and now is focused on significantly raising membership levels in the PreCheck program.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/TSA-Increasingly-Reserves-PreCheck-Lanes-For-Enrollees-Only</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2015 15:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26789</guid></item><item><title>Alaska Airlines and Icelandair will begin a codeshare agreement on Nov. 1, pending regulatory approval,</title><description><![CDATA[Alaska Airlines and Icelandair will begin a codeshare agreement on Nov. 1, pending regulatory approval, the carriers announced Wednesday. The agreement would bring integrated ticketing, one-stop check-in and baggage handling, and coordinated schedules between the two carriers. They also will offer reciproc]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Alaska-Airlines-and-Icelandair-will-begin-a-codeshare-agreement-on-Nov-1-pending-regulatory-approval</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2015 14:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26787</guid></item><item><title>Lufthansa will install broadband Internet access on short- and medium-haul flights in early summer 2016.</title><description><![CDATA[Lufthansa will install broadband Internet access on short- and medium-haul flights in early summer 2016. Lufthansa is partnering with satellite telecommunications supplier Inmarsat for the service, which will enable passengers to use mobile devices via a wireless network. Lufthansa will not allow on-board]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Lufthansa-will-install-broadband-Internet-access-on-short-and-medium-haul-flights-in-early-summer-2016-</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2015 12:10:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26778</guid></item><item><title>Avis Budget Group international president Larry De Shon will succeed Ron Nelson as president and CEO.</title><description><![CDATA[Avis Budget Group international president Larry De Shon will succeed Ron Nelson as president and CEO on Oct. 1. De Shon has led international operations at Avis Budget this year and overseen Europe, Middle East, Africa and U.S. operations since joining the company in 2006. Nelson, CEO since 2006, will stay]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Avis-Budget-Group-international-president-Larry-De-Shon-will-succeed-Ron-Nelson-as-president-and-CEO-on-Oct-1-</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2015 11:10:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26769</guid></item><item><title>The Lufthansa Group will reorganize its management structure to cut costs and boost development of its low-cost Eurowings brand,</title><description><![CDATA[The Lufthansa Group will reorganize its management structure to cut costs and boost development of its low-cost Eurowings brand, the company announced Wednesday. The structure, effective Jan. 1, moves Lufthansa German Airlines head Karl Ulrich Garnadt to the top of Eurowings. He also will lead airline serv]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/The-Lufthansa-Group-will-reorganize-its-management-structure-to-cut-costs-and-boost-development-of-its-low-cost-Eurowings-brand</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2015 16:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26768</guid></item><item><title>Membership-based air service supplier Beacon began nonstop service between New York's Westchester County Airport and Boston's Logan International Airport</title><description><![CDATA[Membership-based air service supplier Beacon began nonstop service between New York's Westchester County Airport and Boston's Logan International Airport Membership-based air service supplier Beacon began nonstop service between New York's Westchester County Airport and Boston's Logan International Airpor]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Membership-based-air-service-supplier-Beacon-began-nonstop-service-between-New-York-s-Westchester-County-Airport-and-Boston-s-Logan-International-Airport</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2015 12:10:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26767</guid></item><item><title>Delta Air Lines and American Airlines will end their interline agreement for ticketing and baggage on Tuesday.</title><description><![CDATA[Delta Air Lines and American Airlines will end their interline agreement for ticketing and baggage on Tuesday. The agreement, in place for decades, allowed passengers to book multisegment tickets across the two airlines and enabled the carriers to rebook passengers on each other's flights during irregular]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Delta-Air-Lines-and-American-Airlines-will-end-their-interline-agreement-for-ticketing-and-baggage-on-Tuesday-</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 16:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26762</guid></item><item><title>Analysts See Silver Lining In Smisek’s Departure From United</title><description><![CDATA[Although United Airlines has faced a turbulent week with the sudden ouster of president and CEO Jeff Smisek, analysts said his departure could be positive for the carrier, whose profit has lagged that of its competitors.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Analysts-See-Silver-Lining-In-Smisek-s-Departure-From-United</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2015 15:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26754</guid></item><item><title>WestJet’s 84 percent on-time arrival rate ranked it as August’s most punctual major North American airline,</title><description><![CDATA[WestJet's 84 percent on-time arrival rate ranked it as August's most punctual major North American airline, according to FlightStats. North American carriers on average got 80 percent of flights to the gate within 15 minutes of their scheduled arrival times last month. Among the 13 largest carriers, De]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/WestJet-s-84-percent-on-time-arrival-rate-ranked-it-as-August-s-most-punctual-major-North-American-airline</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2015 13:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26752</guid></item><item><title>United Airlines will introduce a new first class seat on an Airbus A319 next week</title><description><![CDATA[United Airlines will introduce a new first class seat on an Airbus A319 next week and will retrofit about 200 A319s, A320s, Boeing 737s and 757s through 2016. Tray tables with tablet holders will accompany leather seats whose bottoms move forward as the backs recline. The 21.1-inch seats, wider than existi]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/United-Airlines-will-introduce-a-new-first-class-seat-on-an-Airbus-A319-next-week</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2015 16:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26741</guid></item><item><title>Jeff Smisek has resigned as chairman, president, CEO and director of United Continental Holdings,</title><description><![CDATA[Jeff Smisek has resigned as chairman, president, CEO and director of United Continental Holdings, prompted by an internal investigation coinciding with a federal probe into corruption within The Port Authority of New York &amp; New Jersey. United Continental announced Smisek's resignation today, along with]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Jeff-Smisek-has-resigned-as-chairman-president-CEO-and-director-of-United-Continental-Holdings</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2015 17:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26735</guid></item><item><title>More than 50,000 companies enrolled in Uber for Business during the first year of the program,</title><description><![CDATA[More than 50,000 companies enrolled in Uber for Business during the first year of the program, the ridesharing company reported. New York City led with the most Uber for Business riders, though 40 percent of trips occurred outside the United States, led by London, Mexico City, Paris and Toronto, according]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/More-than-50000-companies-enrolled-in-Uber-for-Business-during-the-first-year-of-the-program</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2015 10:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26724</guid></item><item><title>Uber’s business model could be found unlawful now that a judge has expanded the plaintiff pool in a lawsuit</title><description><![CDATA[Uber's business model could be found unlawful now that a judge has expanded the plaintiff pool in a lawsuit against the on-demand car service app. U.S. District Judge Edward Chen decided Tuesday that the suit, originally brought by three California drivers, is a class action suit and can represent all 160,]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Uber-s-business-model-could-be-found-unlawful-now-that-a-judge-has-expanded-the-plaintiff-pool-in-a-lawsuit</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2015 18:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26720</guid></item><item><title>LaHood &amp; Deputy Join OneJet, Talk Economic Rebuilding &amp; Airline Consolidation</title><description><![CDATA[Ray LaHood, U.S. Secretary of Transportation from 2009 to 2013, joined U.S. regional air transportation network OneJet as a senior advisor in late August, following his deputy secretary, John Porcari, who became an advisor for the company earlier this year. Both LaHood and Porcari spoke with BTN transportation editor Michael B. Baker about the model's potential effect on corporate travel growth.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/LaHood-Deputy-Join-OneJet-Talk-Economic-Rebuilding-Airline-Consolidation</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2015 16:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26718</guid></item><item><title>Kazakhstan national carrier Air Astana has introduced an online-auction model for business class upgrades on select routes,</title><description><![CDATA[Kazakhstan national carrier Air Astana has introduced an online-auction model for business class upgrades on select routes, the carrier announced Tuesday. With the MyUpgrade tool on Air Astana's website, passengers booked in economy can bid a price range they'd pay for an upgrade. Bidding ends 72 hours bef]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Kazakhstan-national-carrier-Air-Astana-has-introduced-an-online-auction-model-for-business-class-upgrades-on-select-routes</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2015 12:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26712</guid></item><item><title>Amtrak will change Amtrak Guest Rewards’ redemption structure and boost travelers’ points-earning potential,</title><description><![CDATA[Amtrak will change Amtrak Guest Rewards' redemption structure and boost travelers' points-earning potential, it announced Wednesday. Set for launch in January, the program will offer bonus points on Acela and business class travel, and points no longer will expire so long as accounts have been active wit]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Amtrak-will-change-Amtrak-Guest-Rewards-redemption-structure-and-boost-travelers-points-earning-potential</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2015 12:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26705</guid></item><item><title>Premium Economy Demand Picks Up In Asia/Pacific</title><description><![CDATA[Corporate travelers in the Asia/Pacific region increasingly are gravitating toward airlines with premium economy offerings, according to a Sabre Asia Pacific survey of 108 corporate travel agents in the region.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Premium-Economy-Demand-Picks-Up-In-Asia/Pacific</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2015 16:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26701</guid></item><item><title>Qantas reported a pre-tax profit of A$975 million (US$716 million) for its 2015 fiscal year, a turnaround from a A$646 million loss the prior year.</title><description><![CDATA[Qantas reported a pre-tax profit of A$975 million (US$716 million) for its 2015 fiscal year, a turnaround from a A$646 million loss the prior year. The results, for the fiscal year ending June 30, come about halfway through Qantas' A$2 billion cost-cutting "transformation" program, which chief executive]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Qantas-reported-a-pre-tax-profit-of-A975-million-US716-million-for-its-2015-fiscal-year</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2015 13:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26687</guid></item><item><title>Four Questions With Air France-KLM Sales VP Astrid Hennekam</title><description><![CDATA[Air France-KLM U.S. vice president of sales Astrid Hennekam spoke to BTN transportation editor Michael B. Baker about the carriers' partnership with Delta Air Lines, fleet improvements and network growth.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Four-Questions-With-Air-France-KLM-Sales-VP-Astrid-Hennekam</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2015 16:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26680</guid></item><item><title>Air Canada Sales VP Bureau Talks International Expansion, U.S. Sales Growth</title><description><![CDATA[Air Canada significantly has bulked up its U.S. sales force as the carrier prepares for major international expansion during the next several years. Today, the carrier serves about 190 markets and carries 38 million people per year; by 2020, it aims to operate in 250 markets and carry about 50 million people annually, according to vice president of global sales Duncan Bureau. Comprising much of that increase will be international expansion “focused on turning Toronto—and Canada, for that matter—into a super-hub, much like Amsterdam,” Bureau said in a recent interview with BTN transportation editor Michael B. Baker. An edited transcript of the interview, in which Bureau details expansion plans, U.S. sales growth and Air Canada’s low-cost subsidiary Rouge, follows.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Air-Canada-Sales-VP-Bureau-Talks-International-Expansion-U-S-Sales-Growth</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2015 16:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26676</guid></item><item><title>Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood has joined regional air transportation network OneJet as a senior advisor,</title><description><![CDATA[Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood has joined regional air transportation network OneJet as a senior advisor, the network announced Tuesday. LaHood, who was Secretary of Transportation under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, will advise on government policy and help the network's]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Former-U-S-Secretary-of-Transportation-Ray-LaHood-has-joined-regional-air-transportation-network-OneJet-as-a-senior-advisor</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2015 15:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26674</guid></item><item><title>The Federal Aviation Administration blames a recent software upgrade at a Virginia radar facility for a system outage that caused hundreds of delays</title><description><![CDATA[The Federal Aviation Administration blames a recent software upgrade at a Virginia radar facility for a system outage that caused hundreds of delays and cancellations, largely at Washington, D.C.-area airports, on Saturday. A new function allowing air traffic controllers to set up a customized display of]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/The-Federal-Aviation-Administration-blames-a-recent-software-upgrade-at-a-Virginia-radar-facility-for-a-system-outage-that-caused-hundreds-of-delays</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2015 11:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26672</guid></item><item><title>Enterprise Holdings&amp;#39; Greg Stubblefield On National&amp;#39;s Global Push &amp;amp; User Experience</title><description><![CDATA[In the eight years since Enterprise Holdings acquired the National Car Rental brand, it has invested heavily to increase the corporate-focused brand's standing, according to Enterprise chief strategy officer and executive vice president of global sales and marketing Greg Stubblefield. "National had always been a third tier to Hertz and Avis, so we spent an enormous sum of money building the infrastructure for National, and you can see it in the customer satisfaction scores," Stubblefield said. "In certain measurements, it's equal to or greater than Avis, and it's moving down the path to catch Hertz as the premier business travel supplier." During the Global Business Travel Association's annual convention, Stubblefield spoke with BTN transportation editor Michael B. Baker about Enterprise's investment and National's technology and global growth plans.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Enterprise-Holdings-Greg-Stubblefield-On-National-s-Global-Push-User-Experience</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2015 16:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26670</guid></item><item><title>The average domestic U.S. airfare increased 1.7 percent year over year to $388 during the first quarter,</title><description><![CDATA[The average domestic U.S. airfare increased 1.7 percent year over year to $388 during the first quarter, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported on Monday. About 34 percent of fares BTS calculated were one-way. The bureau noted first-quarter fares have change]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/The-average-domestic-U-S-airfare-increased-1-7-percent-year-over-year-to-388-during-the-first-quarter</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2015 15:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26669</guid></item><item><title>Regional air transportation network OneJet will add service to Nashville on Sept. 8,</title><description><![CDATA[Regional air transportation network OneJet will add service to Nashville on Sept. 8, the network announced. On Thursday, OneJet began selling tickets for its Indianapolis-Nashville route through "all major corporate and online travel agencies," according to the network. OneJet, which targets small and mids]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Regional-air-transportation-network-OneJet-will-add-service-to-Nashville-on-Sept-8</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2015 12:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26664</guid></item><item><title>United Airlines has launched a subsidiary that will manage its ground-handling services at select airports,</title><description><![CDATA[United Airlines has launched a subsidiary that will manage its ground-handling services at select airports, particularly smaller airports with United Express service, the carrier announced Monday. United Ground Express will provide customer service, station operations and ramp and cargo services at certain]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/United-Airlines-has-launched-a-subsidiary-that-will-manage-its-ground-handling-services-at-select-airports</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2015 16:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26654</guid></item><item><title>Hertz To Cease Car-Sharing Services In U.S. Next Month</title><description><![CDATA[Citing a low return on investment, Hertz will close all its car-sharing service operations in the United States by September, though it will continue the service in some international markets, a spokesperson confirmed.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Hertz-To-Cease-Car-Sharing-Services-In-U-S-Next-Month</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2015 16:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26653</guid></item><item><title>Latam To Consolidate Carriers To Single Brand</title><description><![CDATA[Latam Airlines Group will consolidate all its carriers, including Lan Airlines and Tam Linhas Aéreas S.A., into a single brand over the next three years, the company announced Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Latam-To-Consolidate-Carriers-To-Single-Brand</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2015 14:35:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26647</guid></item><item><title>A 360-Degree Look At Uber</title><description><![CDATA[Uber, once the elephant in the room that travel managers and buyers didn’t talk about, has become the 800-pound gorilla they can’t ignore. More Uber rides than taxi trips are showing up on Certify expense reports, and corporations, figuring they might as well work with the reportedly $40 billion to $50 billion company, are getting on board. Here's a look at Uber from all the business travel angles.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/A-360-Degree-Look-At-Uber</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2015 13:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Amanda Metcalf</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26613</guid></item><item><title>Construction on a new central terminal for New York City’s LaGuardia Airport will begin in 2016,</title><description><![CDATA[Construction on a new central terminal for New York City's LaGuardia Airport will begin in 2016, pending approval from The Port Authority of New York &amp; New Jersey board of directors, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced. The first half of the terminal, a $4 billion project managed by private/public par]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Construction-on-a-new-central-terminal-for-New-York-City-s-LaGuardia-Airport-will-begin-in-2016</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2015 12:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26611</guid></item><item><title>Delta Air Lines will invest $450 million in a 3.55 percent stake in China Eastern Airlines</title><description><![CDATA[Delta Air Lines will invest $450 million in a 3.55 percent stake in China Eastern Airlines as part of an expanded partnership agreement, the carriers announced Monday. China Eastern also plans to add new routes and increase frequencies in North America. The two carriers, including China Eastern subsidiary]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Delta-Air-Lines-will-invest-450-million-in-a-3-55-percent-stake-in-China-Eastern-Airlines</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2015 13:10:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26608</guid></item><item><title>Orlando – Southwest Airlines intends to remain the last major U.S. airline eschewing checked bag fees,</title><description><![CDATA[Orlando - Southwest Airlines intends to remain the last major U.S. airline eschewing checked bag fees, president and CEO Gary Kelly said at the Global Business Travel Association conference. The carrier estimates that adding such fees would cost it a billion dollars in net revenue, factoring in the loss of]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Orlando-Southwest-Airlines-intends-to-remain-the-last-major-U-S-airline-eschewing-checked-bag-fees</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2015 13:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26607</guid></item><item><title>American Profit Soars Despite Revenue Challenges</title><description><![CDATA[American Airlines netted a record profit for the second quarter of 2015 despite a dip in revenues, the carrier reported on Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/American-Profit-Soars-Despite-Revenue-Challenges</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2015 13:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26598</guid></item><item><title>Ahmet Olmustur Speaks On Turkish Airlines’ 10-Year Plan</title><description><![CDATA[Over the past 12 years, Turkish Airlines has increased its fleet size nearly sixfold from 55 aircraft to almost 300, enabling it to fly "more countries than any other airline in the world." BTN transportation editor Michael B. Baker visited the carrier's headquarters in Istanbul, where a new airport slated to begin a phased opening in a few years will give the carrier the capability to expand even further. Turkish Airlines chief marketing officer Ahmet Olmustur spoke about the airline's growth plans, particularly in the U.S. corporate segment, as well as upcoming technology and sales staff.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Ahmet-Olmustur-Speaks-On-Turkish-Airlines-10-Year-Plan</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2015 16:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26575</guid></item><item><title>American Airlines will deactivate Shares and fully transition US Airways flights to its Sabre reservation system on Oct. 17,</title><description><![CDATA[American Airlines will deactivate Shares and fully transition US Airways flights to its Sabre reservation system on Oct. 17, according to a letter the carrier sent to corporate and agency partners on Friday. It will begin its previously announced three-month transition period on July 18. All tickets sold]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/American-Airlines-will-deactivate-Shares-and-fully-transition-US-Airways-flights-to-its-Sabre-reservation-system-on-Oct-17</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2015 14:35:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26556</guid></item><item><title>All-you-can-fly, membership-based air travel service provider Beacon has selected Dynamic Aviation as its operations partner.</title><description><![CDATA[All-you-can-fly, membership-based air travel service provider Beacon has selected Dynamic Aviation as its operations partner. The move precedes Beacon's launch this summer, pending Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration approval, starting with year-round service between New York a]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/All-you-can-fly-membership-based-air-travel-service-provider-Beacon-has-selected-Dynamic-Aviation-as-its-operations-partner-</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2015 14:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26554</guid></item><item><title>Qantas, American Get Interim OK To Expand Partner Flights</title><description><![CDATA[American Airlines and Qantas are finalizing the schedules and fares for added service between the United States and Australia now that the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission has granted interim approval for expansion of the carriers’ partnership.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Qantas-American-Get-Interim-OK-To-Expand-Partner-Flights</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2015 14:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26552</guid></item><item><title>United Airlines has lifted a ground stop after a system glitch halted all mainline flights this morning.</title><description><![CDATA[United Airlines has lifted a ground stop after a system glitch halted all mainline flights this morning. The carrier still is working to resolve a "network connectivity issue," it said in a statement, and is waiving change fees for rebookings from today that fly by Friday in the same class. A similar glitc]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/United-Airlines-has-lifted-a-ground-stop-after-a-system-glitch-halted-all-mainline-flights-this-morning-</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2015 11:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26548</guid></item><item><title>AA Prepares For Final Merger Step</title><description><![CDATA[American Airlines is starting the countdown clock to the final major step of its merger with US Airways, and it already has integrated the “vast majority” of corporate contracts between the two carriers, according to AA vice president of global sales Derek DeCross.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/AA-Prepares-For-Final-Merger-Step</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2015 17:35:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26547</guid></item><item><title>U.S. Carriers Pledge Cooperation With DOJ Collusion Probe</title><description><![CDATA[The four largest U.S. airlines have confirmed receipt of an investigative demand from the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust division regarding communications about capacity controls over the past two years.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/US-Carriers-Pledge-Cooperation-With-DOJ-Collusion-Probe</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2015 13:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26542</guid></item><item><title>JetBlue Launches Fare Tiers, Checked-Bag Fees</title><description><![CDATA[Free first-checked bags on major U.S. airlines edged one step closer to extinction on Tuesday as JetBlue implemented its three-tiered fare program that includes a first-checked-bag fee at the lowest level, as well as a fee scale for cancellations and changes.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/JetBlue-Launches-Fare-Tiers-And-Checked-Bag-Fees</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2015 16:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26534</guid></item><item><title>United Airlines and Azul Brazilian Airlines have formed a partnership that includes codesharing and loyalty-program reciprocation,</title><description><![CDATA[ United Airlines and Azul Brazilian Airlines have formed a partnership that includes codesharing and loyalty-program reciprocation, the carriers announced Friday. United will acquire a 5 percent stake in Azul for $100 million. Pending government approval, United will codeshare on Azul’s flights within Brazi]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Worldwide-Travel/United-Airlines-and-Azul-Brazilian-Airlines-have-formed-a-partnership-that-includes-codesharing-and-loyalty-program-reciprocation</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2015 12:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26015</guid></item><item><title>JetBlue Eyes Corporate Growth With SME Portal, Mint Expansion</title><description><![CDATA[JetBlue Airways aims to boost corporate marketshare by launching a new corporate booking portal for small and midsize enterprises and expanding its premium Mint product. It also has pushed back the launch of a bundled-fare program.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Travel-Management/JetBlue-Eyes-Corporate-Growth-With-SME-Portal-Mint-Expansion</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2015 12:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26005</guid></item><item><title>The U.S. Senate confirmed Coast Guard Vice Adm. Peter Neffenger as the head of the Transportation Security Administration on Monday.</title><description><![CDATA[ The U.S. Senate confirmed Coast Guard Vice Adm. Peter Neffenger as the head of the Transportation Security Administration on Monday. Most recently deputy commandant for operations with the Coast Guard, Neffenger replaces John Pistole, who stepped down last year, and takes the helm following an internal inv]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Travel-Management/The-U-S-Senate-confirmed-Coast-Guard-Vice-Adm-Peter-Neffenger-as-the-head-of-the-Transportation-Security-Administration-on-Monday-</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2015 12:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26004</guid></item><item><title>Interview: How Ridesharing Is Changing Traditional Ground Transportation</title><description><![CDATA[One might assume that Gary Kessler, president and CEO of ground transportation network Carey International, is not a fan of Uber and its fellow on-demand transportation apps. Kessler, however, says the industry owes a bit of gratitude to such disruptors. As travel buyers confront the apps' policy and security ramifications, he says, they also want to discuss ground transportation and duty of care. At the same time, suppliers like Carey have reevaluated their own services and tech.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Travel-Management/Interview-How-Ridesharing-Is-Changing-Traditional-Ground-Transportation</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2015 16:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26001</guid></item><item><title>United Airlines announced today that it will cease operations at New York City’s John F. Kennedy airport as of Oct. 25.</title><description><![CDATA[ United Airlines announced today that it will cease operations at New York City’s John F. Kennedy airport as of Oct. 25. The airline is doubling down at its Newark Liberty International hub, where it has plowed $2 billion into Terminal C to date and plans to redo the terminal's lobby and redesign United Cl]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/United-Airlines-announced-today-that-it-will-cease-operations-at-New-York-City-s-John-F-Kennedy-airport-as-of-Oct-25-</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2015 14:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25986</guid></item><item><title>The Port Authority of New York &amp; New Jersey board of commissioners has approved the development team</title><description><![CDATA[ The Port Authority of New York &amp; New Jersey board of commissioners has approved the development team for LaGuardia Airport's $3.6 billion redevelopment. for LaGuardia Airport's $3.6 billion redevelopment. The Port Authority thus is negotiating terms with LaGuardia Gateway Partners, whose members inclu]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/The-Port-Authority-of-New-York-New-Jersey-board-of-commissioners-has-approved-the-development-team</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2015 15:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25937</guid></item><item><title>Irish Government OKs IAG Aer Lingus Offer</title><description><![CDATA[International Airlines Group has secured support from the Irish government for its takeover bid for Aer Lingus and has outlined its strategy to grow Ireland’s national flag carrier.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Irish-Government-OKs-IAG-Aer-Lingus-Offer</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2015 17:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25931</guid></item><item><title>To account for inflation, the U.S. Department of Transportation on Wednesday increased thresholds for denied-boarding compensation</title><description><![CDATA[ To account for inflation, the U.S. Department of Transportation on Wednesday increased thresholds for denied-boarding compensation &#160;and mishandled-domestic-baggage liability. For cases in which airlines bump passengers from oversold flights, DOT raised the maximum compensation to $675 for passengers dela]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Travel-Management/To-account-for-inflation-the-U-S-Department-of-Transportation-on-Wednesday-increased-thresholds-for-denied-boarding-compensation</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2015 16:10:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25929</guid></item><item><title>Airports Grapple With Rideshare Pickups</title><description><![CDATA[Uber and other rideshare apps are gaining widespread acceptance in managed travel programs, but whether they're legal for airport pickups all depends on the airport.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Travel-Management/Airports-Grapple-With-Rideshare-Pickups</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2015 17:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25921</guid></item><item><title>Interview: OneJet President And CEO Matt Maguire</title><description><![CDATA[Regional network OneJet is using smaller, twin-engine jets to connect markets that offer corporate demand but few nonstop options. Over a month in, it connects Indianapolis, Milwaukee and Pittsburgh. OneJet president and CEO Matt Maguire walked BTN transportation editor Michael B. Baker through the business model that will fill the hole left behind by major airlines’ hub consolidation.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Interview-OneJet-President-And-CEO-Matt-Maguire</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2015 17:10:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25913</guid></item><item><title>Amtrak restored all Acela Express and Northeast Regional service between Philadelphia and New York on Monday morning,</title><description><![CDATA[ Amtrak restored all Acela Express and Northeast Regional service between Philadelphia and New York on Monday morning, the railroad service announced. Service along that segment had been suspended since a fatal May 12 derailment in Philadelphia killed eight people and injured more than 200 others. ]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Amtrak-restored-all-Acela-Express-and-Northeast-Regional-service-between-Philadelphia-and-New-York-on-Monday-morning</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2015 15:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25911</guid></item><item><title>GroundLink this week named Liz Carisone CEO, effective immediately,</title><description><![CDATA[ GroundLink this week named Liz Carisone CEO, effective immediately, as Dean Sivley departs to become president of Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection. Carisone has worked for GroundLink since 2012, most recently as CFO and senior vice president of operations. Sivley in a note to industry colleagues said h]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/People/GroundLink-this-week-named-Liz-Carisone-CEO-effective-immediately</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2015 14:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25907</guid></item><item><title>The Lufthansa Group’s supervisory board on Tuesday approved Kay Kratky’s appointment as CEO of Austrian Airlines.</title><description><![CDATA[ The Lufthansa Group’s supervisory board on Tuesday approved Kay Kratky’s appointment as CEO of Austrian Airlines. Lufthansa nominated him last week. Kratky, currently COO of Lufthansa German Airlines, will assume his new role on Aug. 1, replacing Jaan Albrecht, who will depart on June 1. Chief commercial]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/People/The-Lufthansa-Group-s-supervisory-board-on-Tuesday-approved-Kay-Kratky-s-appointment-as-CEO-of-Austrian-Airlines-</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2015 12:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25896</guid></item><item><title>The Lufthansa Group named Kay Kratky CEO of Austrian Airlines,</title><description><![CDATA[ The Lufthansa Group named Kay Kratky CEO of Austrian Airlines, the company announced Tuesday. Pending approval of the carrier's supervisory board next week, Kratky on Aug. 1 would succeed Jaan Albrecht, who is leaving the position to lead SunExpress, a joint venture of Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines. Kratk]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/People/The-Lufthansa-Group-named-Kay-Kratky-CEO-of-Austrian-Airlines</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2015 12:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25877</guid></item><item><title>At CAPA Aviation Summit, Warnings Of Lasting Consequences In U.S., Gulf Open Skies Flap</title><description><![CDATA[As the three biggest U.S. airlines publicly prod the federal government to revisit Open Skies agreements with the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, their biggest obstacle might be quelling "slippery slope" arguments that would make the government reticent to act.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Worldwide-Travel/At-CAPA-Aviation-Summit-Warnings-Of-Lasting-Consequences-In-U-S-Gulf-Open-Skies-Flap</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2015 11:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25873</guid></item><item><title>JetBlue Rakes In Record Revenues As Premium-Class Mint Offering Thrives</title><description><![CDATA[JetBlue Airways' first-quarter operating revenues increased 13 percent year over year to $1.5 billion, a record-high first-quarter figure for the carrier, as its executives reported "healthy demand" across the carrier's network.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/JetBlue-Rakes-In-Record-Revenues-As-Premium-Class-Mint-Offering-Thrives</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2015 16:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25850</guid></item><item><title>Interview: Alitalia CEO Silvano Cassano</title><description><![CDATA[Teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, Alitalia last year sold a 49 percent stake to Etihad, and now the Italian national airline is back in investment mode—expanding routes, improving its distribution technology and preparing for a complete fleet overhaul. Silvano Cassano, who became CEO at the beginning of this year in conjunction with the Etihad deal, spoke with BTN transportation editor Michael B. Baker at the carrier's New York office.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/Interview-Alitalia-CEO-Silvano-Cassano</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2015 16:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25845</guid></item><item><title>Interview: VistaJet U.S. President Ron Silverman</title><description><![CDATA[Swiss private jet service supplier VistaJet this past fall opened its first office in the United States. To lead its U.S. team, VistaJet tapped Ron Silverman, a former executive with competitor NetJets and membership-based private aviation company Wheels Up, which had acted as VistaJet's sales partner in the United States prior to its own office opening. Silverman, who's been building VistaJet's U.S. sales and marketing team, spoke with BTN transportation editor Michael B. Baker about the company's growth strategy, deal structure and corporate aviation outlook. An edited transcript follows.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel/Interview-VistaJet-U-S-President-Ron-Silverman</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2015 11:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25811</guid></item><item><title>U.S. airlines in February improved both their on-time performance and baggage handling year over year,</title><description><![CDATA[ U.S. airlines in February improved both their on-time performance and baggage handling year over year, the U.S. Department of Transportation reported Thursday. The largest U.S. carriers posted an on-time arrival rate of 72.8 percent, up from 70.7 percent in February 2014 but still down from 76.8 percent in]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Travel-Management/U-S-airlines-in-February-improved-both-their-on-time-performance-and-baggage-handling-year-over-year</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2015 13:35:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25627</guid></item><item><title>Southwest Airlines further has expanded operations at Dallas Love Field,</title><description><![CDATA[ Southwest Airlines further has expanded operations at Dallas Love Field, on Wednesday adding daily service to Columbus; Indianapolis; Memphis; Milwaukee; Panama City Beach, Fla.; Portland, Ore.; Sacramento; San Jose, Calif.; and Seattle. The carrier this week also will begin Saturday-only service between L]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Travel-Management/Southwest-Airlines-further-has-expanded-operations-at-Dallas-Love-Field</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2015 16:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25626</guid></item><item><title>The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has granted American Airlines and US Airways a single operating certificate,</title><description><![CDATA[ The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has granted American Airlines and US Airways a single operating certificate, AA announced Wednesday. The certificate means most procedures related to operations, maintenance and dispatch are now identical for all flights, and all flights will be referred to as “Amer]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Travel-Management/The-U-S-Federal-Aviation-Administration-has-granted-American-Airlines-and-US-Airways-a-single-operating-certificate</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2015 13:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25625</guid></item><item><title>The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has upgraded India's aviation safety assessment rating to Category 1,</title><description><![CDATA[ The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has upgraded India's aviation safety assessment rating to Category 1, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced Wednesday. The rating gives Indian carriers the green light to add flights to the United States and to codeshare with U.S. carriers. FAA in 201]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/The-U-S-Federal-Aviation-Administration-has-upgraded-India-s-aviation-safety-assessment-rating-to-Category-1</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2015 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25624</guid></item></channel></rss>