Transportation

Alaska Airlines to Add Nonstop Everett-Anchorage RouteBy Donna M. Airoldi

Carrier cites “demand to connect workers and businesses in the two regions” as the impetus for the new route.... KEEP READING

U.S. Consumer Air Travel Complaints Up 35 Percent in June Over MayBy Donna M. Airoldi

The month-over-month increase should not necessarily come as a surprise as domestic airlines experienced widely reported disruptions in service... KEEP READING

DOT Suspends Chinese Airline Flights from U.S. in Tit-for-Tat RetaliationBy Donna M. Airoldi

The suspensions will affect seven flights from New York and 19 flights from Los Angeles by four airlines—Air China, China Eastern Airlines, China... KEEP READING

Lufthansa Reorg Connects Customer Experience with Operations

Lufthansa Group’s Frank Naeve on July 1 began his new position of SVP of global markets and stations, which includes global sales, after serving as VP... KEEP READING

DOT Proposal for Strengthened Protections for Air Ticket Refunds Open for CommentsBy Donna M. Airoldi

After getting flooded during the pandemic with complaints about airlines from consumers with non-refundable tickets, the U.S. Department of... KEEP READING

JetBlue Taps American’s Steve Olson as VP of System OperationsBy Donna M. Airoldi

Olson will replace Alex Battaglia, who has led JetBlue’s system operations and airport teams and who is retiring after more than 15 years with the... KEEP READING

Delta Moves Up Atlanta-Tel Aviv ServiceBy Donna M. Airoldi

Scheduled to start in March 2023, Delta plans three-times weekly service.... KEEP READING

Southwest Adds Digital Upgraded Boarding ServiceBy Donna M. Airoldi

The service will be available for purchase beginning 24 hours before a flight’s scheduled departure and will end 30 minutes before that scheduled... KEEP READING

Air Wisconsin Replaces United with AmericanBy Donna M. Airoldi

Air Wisconsin's fleet will start to enter service no later than March 2023.... KEEP READING

British Airways, American Among Carriers Making Significant Schedule CutsBy Donna M. Airoldi

Airline schedule cuts reach deeper into the fall.... KEEP READING

Concur Bookings Show Double-Digit Price Increases for International Airfares in JulyBy Michael B. Baker

International airfares paid by corporate travelers from the U.S. to Europe and between destinations outside of the U.S. are up by double-digit... KEEP READING

Etihad to Add Four NYC-Abu Dhabi Seasonal FlightsBy Donna M. Airoldi

New seasonal service ups Etihad's Abu Dhabi-NYC frequency.... KEEP READING

American Names New Chief Digital and Information OfficerBy Donna M. Airoldi

Ganesh Jayaram is American Airline's new EVP and chief digital and information officer, effective Sep. 1.... KEEP READING

Southwest's Harvey: New Corp. Portal 'Single Source of Truth'

Southwest Airlines is set to launch on Aug. 24 its Southwest Business Assist corporate travel portal, which will offer several self-service features for... KEEP READING

July Shows Better Airline On-Time PerformanceBy Donna M. Airoldi

After average North American airline on-time performance in June dropped by more than 5 percentage points from May to 65.7 percent, monitored carriers... KEEP READING

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