Transportation

Delta Expands Change Fee Elimination to Cover Long-Haul Travel from N. AmericaBy Michael B. Baker

Delta Air Lines is eliminating change fees on international travel out of North America, the carrier announced Wednesday. ... KEEP READING

IATA: October Global Air Demand Slightly Up But Big Picture 'Grim'By Dawit Habtemariam

Global air demand in October fell 70.6 percent year over year, a modest improvement from September's 72.2 percent decline, according to the... KEEP READING

American Ready to Build Corp. Business Via New Partnerships

2020 has been a busy year for American Airlines in terms of partnerships. The carrier announced a new "West Coast International Alliance" with Alaska... KEEP READING

United Rolls Out On-Demand Gate Agent Technology at HubsBy Michael B. Baker

United Airlines has launched an "Agent on Demand" tool that connects travelers to live agents via phone, text or video chat while at the airport. ... KEEP READING

Amtrak Enables Digital Wallet Payments via Web, AppBy Adam Perrotta

Amtrak passengers now can pay for tickets via digital wallet services Apple Pay, Google Pay and PayPal, each of which have been made available as... KEEP READING

Qatar Airways to Partner with Alaska Airlines, Add Seattle RouteBy Michael B. Baker

Qatar Airways and Alaska Airlines are launching a frequent-flyer partnership this month, with plans for deeper commercial cooperation next year. ... KEEP READING

American Airlines Expands Domestic Preflight Covid-19 TestingBy Michael B. Baker

American Airlines is expanding its preflight Covid-19 testing program to cover all domestic flights to destinations with travel restrictions related to... KEEP READING

Latam, Gulf Air Add Routehappy Rich ContentBy Michael B. Baker

Latam Airlines and Gulf Air each have integrated ATPCO's Routehappy Rich Content into their websites and mobile apps, ATPCO announced. ... KEEP READING

Uber to Sell Its Self-Driving Car UnitBy Dawit Habtemariam

Uber has agreed to sell its self-driving car unit, Advanced Technologies Group, to autonomous car startup Aurora Innovation for an undisclosed amount,... KEEP READING

Southwest Sends Out Notices of Looming LayoffsBy Michael B. Baker

Southwest Airlines has warned more than 6,800 employees of potential layoffs as it reported "less than meaningful progress" in negotiations with several... KEEP READING

Business Travel by the Numbers

Following September and October demand levels that slightly exceeded projections, STR and Tourism Economics boosted their forecast of U.S. 2020 hotel... KEEP READING

Delta, KLM to Launch 'Covid-Tested' U.S. Flights to AmsterdamBy Chris Davis

Delta Air Lines and KLM on Dec. 15 will begin operating 'Covid-tested' flights from Atlanta to Amsterdam, on which all passengers will have completed a... KEEP READING

Delta to Ask International Arrivals for Contact Tracing DataBy Michael B. Baker

Delta Air Lines on Dec. 15 will begin asking travelers arriving from outside of the United States for data to assist in contract tracing efforts, the... KEEP READING

Lufthansa Group Appoints New Head of SalesBy Mark Frary

Lufthansa Group has announced that Stefan Kreuzpaintner on Jan. 1 will assume responsibility for the worldwide sales activities of Lufthansa, Swiss,... KEEP READING

Delta Creates New Global Sales VP RoleBy Michael B. Baker

Delta Air Lines has promoted Delta Cargo VP Shawn Cole to a newly created VP of global sales role, effective Tuesday, the carrier announced. ... KEEP READING

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