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SAS Will Surcharge Corporate PaymentsBy Amon Cohen

Effective Nov. 7, Scandinavian Airlines will impose a 1.96 percent surcharge in 15 European countries on bookings settled through corporate payment... KEEP READING

Cory Garner Reverses Decision to Leave American AirlinesBy Michael B. Baker

American Airlines VP of sales and distribution strategy Cory Garner has decided to stay in his role. Garner, who pioneered American's direct connect... KEEP READING

Delta Soars Ahead in September On-Time PerformancesBy Dawit Habtemariam

Delta had the best on-performance time among North American carriers in September, according to FlightStats. Alaska was second, barley edging out... KEEP READING

Primera Air Ceases OperationsBy Michael B. Baker

Nordic low-cost carrier Primera Air abruptly ended its operations at midnight Monday and has filed for bankruptcy, according to a statement from the... KEEP READING

Southwest Pulls In More Network & Scheduling Tools from AmadeusBy Michael B. Baker

Southwest Airlines has signed a 10-year agreement to use Amadeus' Sky Suite by Optym. Southwest had been using the suite's tools for network... KEEP READING

August Global Load Factor Breaks RecordBy Dawit Habtemariam

Global air travel demand rose 6.4 percent year over year in August, according to the International Air Transport Association, while capacity rose 5.5... KEEP READING

Five-Year FAA Reauthorization Moves to SenateBy Michael B. Baker

The U.S. House of Representatives this week passed a five-year reauthorization act for the FAA that omits many of the changes that had been under... KEEP READING

Air Reshopping Tool Trappit Moves into North AmericaBy Michael B. Baker

Madrid-based air reshopping tool Trappit has expanded its operations into North America, opening a sales office in California. Former American Express... KEEP READING

American Airlines Readies Corporate Management Portal for Widespread LaunchBy Michael B. Baker

American Airlines next year will launch SalesLink Insights, a data portal for corporate travel buyers through which they can monitor contract... KEEP READING

Routehappy Switches Up Wi–Fi CategorizationsBy Michael B. Baker

Routehappy has added new descriptors for in-flight Wi-Fi to better define what sort of connection will be available aboard a flight. The categorizations... KEEP READING

Delta Gets Level 3 NDC CertificationBy Michael B. Baker

Delta has achieved Level 3 certification for the International Transport Association's New Distribution Capability schema version 18.1, the highest... KEEP READING

American Follows Suit with $5 Bag Fee IncreasesBy Michael B. Baker

American Airlines will charge $30 for the first checked bag for tickets purchased on and after Sept. 21 for domestic flights and flights to Canada. The... KEEP READING

DHS Steps Up Real ID Education EffortsBy Michael B. Baker

As another deadline for state Real ID compliance creeps closer, Department of Homeland Security officials are hoping travelers and traveler buyers start... KEEP READING

VistaJet Owner Buys XOJetBy Michael B. Baker

Dubai-based Vista Global is acquiring North America private aviation platform XOJet. VistaJet founder Thomas Flohr had launched Vista Global this month... KEEP READING

Delta Matches United & JetBlue's Bag Fee IncreaseBy Michael B. Baker

Delta has raised its fee for a first checked bag from $25 to $30 for domestic flights and for most flights within North America. The increase matches... KEEP READING

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