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Cathay Pacific Slashes Capacity Growth PlansBy Michael B. Baker

Cathay Pacific Group is cutting its capacity plans as traffic has declined dramatically amid protests in Hong Kong. Passenger numbers decreased 11.3... KEEP READING

Longtime Latam CEO Steps DownBy Michael B. Baker

Latam Airlines Group CEO Enrique Cueto Plaza, who has served in the role since LAN and TAM merged into Latam in 2012, will step down March 31.... KEEP READING

Amtrak Improves App's Booking CapabilitiesBy Michael B. Baker

Amtrak has updated its mobile app to improve booking capabilities. It can save credit card information within the app, and travelers can edit their... KEEP READING

JetBlue Adds Guyana to Route NetworkBy Michael B. Baker

On April 2, JetBlue will begin nonstop service between New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and Guyana's capital city Georgetown on... KEEP READING

Have Airline SME Discounts Unseated Traditional RFPs?By Michael B. Baker

Small and midsize corporate travel programs have proven lucrative for airline sales teams in recent years. Carriers have lowered the air spend... KEEP READING

What You Can Get Without NegotiatingBy Amanda Metcalf

A sampling of products & deals suppliers have developed with small & midsize enterprises in mind.... KEEP READING

British Airways Faces Its First Pilot StrikeBy Michael B. Baker

British Airways is warning of possible additional cancellations this month as the carrier works to reach an agreement with its pilots, who went on... KEEP READING

Ethiopian Installs Wi-Fi on A350 FleetBy Michael B. Baker

Ethiopian Airlines has installed broadband satellite Wi-Fi across its Airbus A350 fleet. The service is available for a fee or by redemption of... KEEP READING

Ukraine International Airlines Appoints New PresidentBy Michael B. Baker

Ukraine International Airlines president Yuri Miroshnikov is stepping down from his position on Thursday as his contract expires. Miroshnikov, who then... KEEP READING

Global Load Factor Hit Record High in JulyBy Dawit Habtemariam

Global air passenger demand rose 3.6 percent year over year in July, according to the International Air Transport Association. In recent months, air... KEEP READING

Virgin Atlantic Plans Further Alignment with Delta

Virgin Atlantic VP of North America Yuli Thompson is nearing the end of her first full year as the leader of commercial operations, including sales, in... KEEP READING

Next Generation Storefront No Longer Mandates Star RatingsBy Dawit Habtemariam

Booking channels that adopt the evolving Next Generation Storefront standard no longer must use a tiered six-star system for identifying like fares... KEEP READING

Cathay Pacific Chairman ResignsBy Amanda Metcalf

John Slosar, former CEO from 2011 to 2014 and chairman since then of Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific, will resign effective Nov 6., the date of the... KEEP READING

American & United Extend Boeing Max Cancellations AgainBy Amanda Metcalf

American Airlines is extending cancellations for the Boeing 737 Max through Dec. 3, an extension of about a month. According to a release from the... KEEP READING

Enterprise Execs Discuss Connectivity & Global Growth PlansBy Michael B. Baker

As Enterprise Holdings closed the books on its 2019 fiscal year last month, president and COO Christine Taylor and SVP of business rental sales and... KEEP READING

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