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United Aircraft Order Heralds Shift to Premium Seating, Bigger PlanesBy Michael B. Baker

United Airlines has agreed to an order of 270 new aircraft from both Boeing and Airbus as part of long-term fleet plan to increase premium seating and... KEEP READING

Cvent, Uber for Business Partner for Attendee VouchersBy Dawit Habtemariam

Users of meetings management technology provider Cvent now can create and distribute custom Uber for Business vouchers within the Cvent platform under... KEEP READING

Kazakhstan's SCAT Airlines Moves to Sabre Res PlatformBy Michael B. Baker

Kazakhstani carrier SCAT Airlines is moving to Sabre's passenger reservations system SabreSonic and its commercial platform per a new agreement with the... KEEP READING

TAP to Rebuild U.S. Network in JulyBy Michael B. Baker

TAP Air Portugal has expanded its service plans to North America for the summer and plans to restore service to all but one of its gateway airports on... KEEP READING

WestJet to Grow Domestic Network in Coming WeeksBy Michael B. Baker

WestJet plans to significantly rebuild and add to its domestic network over the next few weeks, the carrier announced. ... KEEP READING

Singapore Airlines Launches Carbon-Offset MicrositesBy Michael B. Baker

Singapore Airlines Group has launched a carbon-offset program that it plans to expand later this year to include its corporate customers, the carrier... KEEP READING

U.K. Says It Will Ease Quarantine for U.S., Other ArrivalsBy Mark Frary & Chris Davis

The United Kingdom this summer will begin to allow fully vaccinated travelers from the United States and other countries on the U.K.'s "amber list" to... KEEP READING

Air Canada to Test Health Requirement Verification Tool on Frankfurt RoutesBy Michael B. Baker

Air Canada next week will begin testing a mobile tool that validates health requirements for travelers, the carrier announced. ... KEEP READING

Delta Adds At-Home Covid-19 Testing OptionBy Michael B. Baker

Delta Air Lines has added a new Covid-19 home testing option for international travelers via a partnership with home healthcare technology provider... KEEP READING

Qatar to Increase U.S. Service This SummerBy Michael B. Baker

Qatar Airways is increasing its network to the United States over the next month, the carrier announced. ... KEEP READING

U.S. Commerce Secretary Calls Corp. Travel Restart 'Top Priority,' Details FewBy Chris Davis

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo on Wednesday said that restarting business and international travel was a "top priority" of the federal... KEEP READING

Southwest EVP Jordan to Succeed Kelly as CEO in 2022By Michael B. Baker

Longtime Southwest Airlines chairman and CEO Gary Kelly next year will step down as chief executive officer, and Southwest EVP of corporate services... KEEP READING

Delta, Kenya Airways Add More Codeshare FlightsBy Michael B. Baker

Delta Air Lines and Kenya Airways have expanded their codesharing agreement to cover a total of 39 cities in Africa and North America. ... KEEP READING

Norwegian Names Geir Karlsen CEOBy Mark Frary

Norwegian Air Shuttle has announced that CEO Jacob Schram would be replaced by current chief financial officer Geir Karlsen, effective... KEEP READING

United Eases Loyalty Program Restrictions with Future Business Travel Demand in MindBy Michael B. Baker

United Airlines has loosened restrictions in its MileagePlus program, a move the carrier hopes will help stimulate business travel demand later in the... KEEP READING

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