Transportation

Alaska Airlines Plans to End Middle-Seat Blocking in Early 2021By Michael B. Baker

Alaska Airlines will continue blocking middle seats for the rest of this year but is "mapping a framework" to end the policy in early 2021, executives... KEEP READING

Southwest to End Capacity Controls, Sell Every Seat in DecemberBy Michael B. Baker

Southwest Airlines will end capacity controls that enable it to keep middle seats vacant on Dec. 1, though it is increasing flexibility for passengers... KEEP READING

Canada Pilots Covid-19 Testing in Alberta for Arriving International TravelersBy Dawit Habtemariam

The Canadian federal government and the province of Alberta will pilot a joint initiative that tests international and transborder travelers arriving in... KEEP READING

September Softness Dents Accor Q3 Rebound, with China Leading RecoveryBy Donna M. Airoldi

Accor's third-quarter revenue per available room fell 62.8 percent year over year, showing a marked improvement over the second-quarter drop of 88.2... KEEP READING

American Sees Short-Haul International as Q4 Bright SpotBy Michael B. Baker

American Airlines executives noted "signs of a slow but steady recovery" in the third quarter, but like its competitors, the carrier does not expect to... KEEP READING

WestJet to Refund All Passengers on Flights Canceled Due to Covid-19By Michael B. Baker

WestJet is refunding all passengers who had tickets on canceled WestJet and Swoop flights dating back to the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in March,... KEEP READING

BLS Adds Driver Covid-19 Testing as Chauffeured Service OptionBy Michael B. Baker

Ground transportation supplier BLS is offering on-demand rapid Covid-19 testing for drivers as a customer offering in New York, Atlanta and Los Angeles,... KEEP READING

Lufthansa Announces Reduced Losses for Q3By Mark Frary

The Lufthansa Group lost €1.26 billion in preliminary figures for the third quarter, the company announced, compared with losses of €1.7 billion in the... KEEP READING

Enterprise Expands in Brazil, Panama and ArubaBy Michael B. Baker

Enterprise Rent-A-Car has opened 25 new locations in Brazil as well as its first locations in Panama and Aruba. ... KEEP READING

Oneworld Adds Two Japan Airlines Regional AffiliatesBy Michael B. Baker

On Oct. 25, regional Japanese carriers Japan Air Commuter and Hokkaido Air System will join the Oneworld alliance as affiliates of Japan Airlines. ... KEEP READING

UAE, Israel Sign Agreements for Direct Air Service, Visa ExemptionsBy Michael B. Baker

The United Arab Emirates and Israel have signed agreements to allow direct commercial flights between the two countries and to establish a visa... KEEP READING

Singapore Airlines to Start Nonstop Service to New York in NovemberBy Michael B. Baker

Singapore Airlines is starting nonstop service between Singapore and New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport next month, the carrier announced.... KEEP READING

U.S. CDC 'Strongly Recommends' Air, Rail Passenger Face MasksBy Chris Davis

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday issued what it called a "strong recommendation" for air and rail passengers to wear face... KEEP READING

TSA Crosses Million-Passenger Threshold in Daily ScreeningsBy Michael B. Baker

Daily passenger screenings by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration passed the 1 million mark on Sunday for the first time since mid-March,... KEEP READING

First U.S. Transportation Secretary Boyd Dies at 98By Michael B. Baker

Alan Boyd, the United States' first Secretary of Transportation and a leading figure in the department's creation, died on Sunday at the age of 98, the... KEEP READING

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