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Hertz Unseats Enterprise as Top J.D. Power Car Rental BrandBy Michael B. Baker

Customer satisfaction with on-airport car rentals reached an all-time high in J.D. Power's 2019 North America Rental Car Satisfaction Study as Hertz... KEEP READING

Costs & Mileage for Mobile Workforces Are RisingBy Michael B. Baker

Companies with mobile workers are seeing increases in both the average cost per worker and the average mileage traveled by their workforces, according... KEEP READING

Flybe Will Become Virgin ConnectBy Michael B. Baker

U.K. regional carrier Flybe is rebranding as Virgin Connect. Virgin Atlantic, Stobart Group and Cyrus Capital own Connect Airways and acquired... KEEP READING

United Overhauls Premier Status RequirementsBy Michael B. Baker

United is eliminating mileage flown as a pathway to elite Premier status in its MileagePlus program. The new requirements, which take effect in 2020 for... KEEP READING

American Puts Sales Under Revenue LeadershipBy Michael B. Baker

American Airlines is reorganizing its commercial and operations structure, including moving its global sales team directly under the carrier's revenue... KEEP READING

Delta Grows Corporate Revenue in Q3 Despite Trade War ImpactBy Michael B. Baker

Delta's corporate and premium revenue grew year over year in the third quarter, though the carrier is beginning to see some declines on international... KEEP READING

United & American Keep Max Off Rosters Through Early JanuaryBy Michael B. Baker

This week, both American Airlines and United Airlines postponed the return of Boeing 737 Max aircraft to their schedules until next year.... KEEP READING

Walmart CEO Moves to Air New ZealandBy Michael B. Baker

Air New Zealand has named Walmart U.S. president and CEO Greg Foran as CEO. Foran, who grew up in Hastings and Hamilton, both in New Zealand, has led... KEEP READING

Global Air Passenger Load Factor Set an August RecordBy Dawit Habtemariam

Global air travel demand rose 3.8 percent year over year in August, according to the International Air Transport Association. Capacity grew 3.5 percent.... KEEP READING

ATPCO Hits the Accelerator on Airline Dynamic Pricing

At its Elevate Conference this month, ATPCO unveiled a dynamic pricing model that enables airlines to more quickly get a larger number of price points... KEEP READING

Delta Had the Best September On-Time Performance Among Major North American CarriersBy Dawit Habtemariam

Delta had the best on-time performance among major North American carriers in September, according to Cirium, though the top three carriers were... KEEP READING

Lot Will Launch Direct Service to San FranciscoBy Michael B. Baker

Next year, Lot Polish Airlines will launch direct service between Warsaw and San Francisco, its ninth route connecting Poland and the U.S. The... KEEP READING

Delta Adding Chat for Agents & Quicker Access to Meetings FaresBy Michael B. Baker

Delta is adding a chat feature to its Delta Professional portal, through which agents can connect with the carrier's sales support team. Select accounts... KEEP READING

Enterprise CEO Will RetireBy Michael B. Baker

Enterprise Holdings CEO Pam Nicholson will retire at the end of the year. Nicholson has been with Enterprise since 1981 and has been CEO since... KEEP READING

American & Alaska Cut Back on Loyalty Program CooperationBy Michael B. Baker

American Airlines and Alaska Airlines are scaling back their partnership. Their reciprocal loyalty program benefits will largely end as of March 1,... KEEP READING

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