Transportation

Lyft Projects 2019 Will Be Its 'Peak Loss Year'By Michael B. Baker

Lyft nearly doubled its revenue year over year during the first quarter, although it reported a loss on par with its performance last year. In an... KEEP READING

La Compagnie Allows Companies to Buy Flexible Tickets in BulkBy Michael B. Baker

All-business class carrier La Compagnie now enables companies to buy flexible tickets in bulk. The carrier—which offers service between New York and... KEEP READING

Delta Introduces Status-Reclaiming Program for Medallion MembersBy Michael B. Baker

Delta SkyMiles has introduced a Reclaim My Status feature for Medallion members who temporarily are unable to travel due to a major life event. The... KEEP READING

Alaska Tops Major North American Carriers in April On-Time PerformanceBy Dawit Habtemariam

Alaska Airlines had the best on-time performance among North American carriers in April, according to FlightStats. Delta came in second, and WestJet... KEEP READING

Lufthansa Bids to Acquire German Airline CondorBy Michael B. Baker

Lufthansa Group is making a nonbinding offer to acquire Thomas Cook's German airline, Condor, the airline group announced. The offer also includes an... KEEP READING

WestJet Grows Q1 Revenue Despite Max-Related Domestic Capacity DeclineBy Michael B. Baker

WestJet's passenger revenue grew 6.2 percent year over year to 1.2 billion Canadian dollars during the first quarter. Traffic and capacity each... KEEP READING

Rentals to Ridehailing Drivers Boost Hertz Pricing & Volume in Q1By Michael B. Baker

Hertz Global Holdings revenue grew 2 percent year over year to $2.1 billion in the first quarter, as both pricing and volume grew in the U.S. Revenue in... KEEP READING

Air Canada Reports Strong Business Cabin Demand in Q1By Michael B. Baker

Air Canada reported strength in business cabin bookings and fares in the first quarter. Business cabin revenue jumped 12.4 percent year over year,... KEEP READING

Fuel Costs & Heavy Competition Hit Air France-KLM Hard in Q1By Michael B. Baker

Rising fuel costs and heavy competition dealt a deep loss to Air France-KLM Group in the first quarter. Passenger revenue rose 1.8 percent year over... KEEP READING

Avis Budget Revenue Declines Amid Q1 ChallengesBy Michael B. Baker

Avis Budget Group's revenue declined 2 percent year over year in the first quarter to $1.9 billion, due in part to decreased demand during the... KEEP READING

The Vast Majority of Travelers Will Share Travel Preferences with Agencies & AppsBy Dawit Habtemariam

Globally, 89 percent of travelers are at least somewhat willing to share their travel preferences with an app or a travel company, according to CWT and... KEEP READING

Delta Will Return to India in DecemberBy Michael B. Baker

On Dec. 22, Delta will begin daily nonstop service between Mumbai and New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. Delta suspended service to... KEEP READING

Amadeus & Flight Centre Develop Interface for NDC ContentBy Michael B. Baker

Within the next few months, Flight Centre Travel Group's agencies will start making New Distribution Capability bookings via a user interface developed... KEEP READING

Solombrino Reflects on 30 Years in Transportation as He Pivots to Head Role at GBTA

Dav El/BostonCoach president and CEO Scott Solombrino will not renew his contract with the chauffeured transportation supplier, which he has led for... KEEP READING

Overcapacity on European Routes Causes 'Weak' Q1 for Lufthansa GroupBy Michael B. Baker

The Lufthansa Group reported a "weak" first quarter due to high capacity and heavy competition on short- and medium-haul routes in Europe, which pushed... KEEP READING

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