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Southwest, Sabre End Enhanced GDS Participation TalksBy Michael B. Baker

Southwest Airlines has ended negotiations with Sabre for enhanced global distribution system participation, Southwest Business VP Dave Harvey told BTN.... KEEP READING

American Reports Q4 Operational Turnaround, Corp. Share GainsBy Michael B. Baker

American Airlines recaptured corporate business share during the fourth quarter, in which it reported "significant improvement" in its operations,... KEEP READING

United Execs Optimistic Transpacific Demand Recovering After Soft Q4By Michael B. Baker

United Airlines' fourth-quarter passenger revenue grew 3.9 percent year over year to $9.9 billion, closing out a challenging year on a strong note and... KEEP READING

Scrambling for Solutions As Airport Curbside Congestion Reaches Critical MassBy Dawit Habtemariam

Los Angeles long has been plagued with horrible traffic congestion, and Los Angeles International Airport has not been spared. But in October, when LAX... KEEP READING

Lufthansa Invests In TripActions, Plans 'Extensive' PartnershipBy Adam Perrotta

After racking up more than $450 million in venture funding during the past two years, TripActions has landed what it described as its first-ever... KEEP READING

Amex GBT Extends Lyft PartnershipBy Michael B. Baker

American Express Global Business Travel and Lyft have signed a five-year extension of their partnership, in which Lyft's rideshare platform and related... KEEP READING

Delta to Bulk Up Service to MiamiBy Michael B. Baker

This summer, Delta Air Lines will add 13 daily nonstop domestic flights to Miami International Airport. The routes include five roundtrip flights from... KEEP READING

Latam To Move JFK Operations for Closer Cooperation with DeltaBy Michael B. Baker

Latam on Feb. 1 will move its operations at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport from Terminal 8 to Terminal 4. The move is to facilitate... KEEP READING

ARC: 2019 U.S. Travel Agency Air Ticket Sales Set Record HighBy Dawit Habtemariam

The consolidated dollar value of airline tickets sold by U.S.-based travel agencies totaled a record $97.4 billion in 2019, according to the Airlines... KEEP READING

Latam to Expand Premium Economy Offering Across Short- and Medium-Haul NetworkBy Michael B. Baker

Latam will offer Premium Economy seating across all of its short- and medium-haul flights as of March 16, the carrier announced.... KEEP READING

Oneworld Sets April 1 as Royal Air Maroc's Join DateBy Michael B. Baker

Royal Air Maroc officially will join the Oneworld alliance on April 1. After 15 months of integration work since the initial announcement, the carrier... KEEP READING

Qatar to Add Eight New Destinations to Network in 2020By Michael B. Baker

Qatar Airways announced eight new destinations in Asia, Europe and Africa to be added to its network this year, which will expand its operations to 177... KEEP READING

American Pushes Back Max Return to JuneBy Michael B. Baker

American Airlines has pushed back its return date for Boeing 737 Max by nearly two months to June 4.... KEEP READING

Delta Reports 'Across the Board' Corporate Demand Strength at 2020 OnsetBy Michael B. Baker

Delta Air Lines' fourth-quarter passenger revenues increased 6 percent year over year to $10.3 billion, closing out what CEO Ed Bastian called the... KEEP READING

Helping to Keep Flying SustainableBy IATA director of aviation environment & ATAG executive director Michael Gill

Air travel is absolutely central to doing business in a globalized economy. Even as global companies increasingly use technology to stay in touch, the... KEEP READING

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