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Air & Hotel Rate Outlook for 2020, Region by RegionBy Dawit Habtemariam

Global hotel rates will rise modestly in 2020 compared with previous years, by 1.3 percent, according to CWT's 2020 Global Travel Forecast, as supply... KEEP READING

Short-Haul Competition & 'Gloomy' Economy Dampen Lufthansa's OutlookBy Michael B. Baker

The Lufthansa Group reported strong performance on long-haul North America and Asia routes in the second quarter but faced high competition and low... KEEP READING

Air Canada Reports Record Revenue Despite Max GroundingBy Michael B. Baker

Air Canada's second-quarter passenger revenue hit a quarterly record of $4.34 billion Canadian, up 10.7 percent year over year, despite cancellations... KEEP READING

United Clear Partnership Includes Investment to Add Houston & Newark LanesBy Michael B. Baker

United Airlines is making an equity investment in expedited security screening service Clear to add lanes at its Newark Liberty International Airport... KEEP READING

WestJet Revenue Jumped in Q2By Michael B. Baker

WestJet passenger revenue increased 11.9 percent year over year to $1.16 billion Canadian in the second quarter. Traffic increased 6.8 percent as... KEEP READING

Star Alliance Will Develop Biometric Identification PlatformBy Michael B. Baker

Star Alliance and biometric technology firm NEC Corp. are developing a biometric-based identification platform through which passengers can use facial... KEEP READING

Lyft Moves Up Three Among Most-Expensed BrandsBy Adam Perrotta

While Uber remained atop Certify's ranking of the most-expensed brands during the second quarter of 2019, ridehailing competitor Lyft gained significant... KEEP READING

Alaska Airlines Reports Stable Pricing Environment in Q2By Michael B. Baker

Alaska Airlines passenger revenue grew 6 percent year over year to $2.1 billion in the second quarter as the carrier reported that corporate pricing is... KEEP READING

American Reports Corporate Customers Have Been Shielded from Cancellation ChallengesBy Michael B. Baker

American Airlines' passenger revenue grew 3.2 percent year over year in the second quarter to $11 billion, and corporate revenue growth kept pace with... KEEP READING

Southwest Extends Max Cancellations & Plans Newark PulloutBy Michael B. Baker

Southwest Airlines has removed Boeing 737 Max aircraft from its schedule for the rest of this year and is pulling its operations from Newark Liberty... KEEP READING

Amtrak Adds Nonstop New York-to-D.C. OptionBy Michael B. Baker

On Sept. 23, Amtrak will begin nonstop Acela service between New York Penn Station and Washington, D.C.'s Union Station. Initially, the service will... KEEP READING

United Will Move PassPlus to Jetstream PortalBy Michael B. Baker

United is migrating its prepaid PassPlus program to its Jetstream portal. PassPlus is a product for corporate customers to load funds onto UATP cards... KEEP READING

Senate Confirms Delta Veteran as FAA HeadBy Dawit Habtemariam

The Senate has confirmed Stephen Dickson to be the next FAA administrator. Dickson, a former Air Force pilot, spent 27 years at Delta, climbing the... KEEP READING

South African Airways Names New Sales Leader for Western U.S.By Michael B. Baker

South African Airways has appointed Umar Chaudhry as director of sales development for the Western U.S. to lead corporate, travel management company and... KEEP READING

WestJet Shareholders Approve Private Equity SaleBy Michael B. Baker

WestJet shareholders and option holders voted 92.5 percent to 7.5 percent to approve Onex Corp.'s acquisition of the carrier, which will take the... KEEP READING

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