Lufthansa Will Expand Biometric Boarding After LAX TestBy Michael B. BakerLufthansa will expand a biometrics-based boarding program, which it reports can enable a 350-passenger A380 to be boarded in about 20 minutes, to more... KEEP READING
ARC Joins NDC ExchangeBy Michael B. BakerAirlines Reporting Corp. is integrating its settlement data with NDC Exchange, the marketplace that provides interoperability between schema versions of... KEEP READING
WTMC Aims to Upend Distribution & Financial ModelsWTMC CEO Sarosh Waghmar is breaking away from entrenched corporate travel industry paradigms by building proprietary technology and pursuing a New... KEEP READING
Delta Adds Communication Tools for Travel BuyersBy Michael B. BakerDelta has added to its Delta Edge suite an opt-in Communication Cockpit tool for travel managers. Companies can add their names to messaging that Delta... KEEP READING
Lufthansa Reports Record Profit in 2017By Michael B. BakerLufthansa Group revenue increased 12.7 percent in 2017 to 35.6 billion euros, pushing its earnings before taxes and interest to a record 2.97 billion... KEEP READING
Air Ticket Sales Rose 7.7 Percent Year Over Year in FebruaryBy Dawit HabtemariamThe consolidated dollar value of airline ticket sales sold by U.S. travel agencies rose 7.7 percent year over year in February to $8.1 billion,... KEEP READING
U.S. Airfares Reverse Downward Trend in FebruaryBy Michael B. BakerU.S. airfares edged up 0.6 percent from January to February on a seasonally adjusted basis, ending a streak of three months of declines, according to... KEEP READING
Austrian Airlines Completes Long-Haul Premium Economy InstallationBy Michael B. BakerAustrian Airlines has completed installation of Premium Economy seating on its long-haul aircraft. It installed 228 Premium Economy seats across 11... KEEP READING
South African Airways Names New North American Sales VPBy Michael B. BakerSouth African Airways has appointed former Lufthansa sales executive Marlene Sanau as VP of sales for North America. Based in Fort Lauderdale, she will... KEEP READING
Global Air Traffic Growth Slowed Year over Year in January Owing to One-Time FactorsBy Dawit HabtemariamGlobally, air travel demand rose 4.6 percent year over year in January, the slowest monthly year-over-year increase in nearly four years, according to... KEEP READING
American Airlines Appoints New Marketing VPBy Michael B. BakerAmerican Airlines has hired former PepsiCo executive Janelle Anderson. As VP of global marketing, she will lead "development and implementation of brand... KEEP READING
Ctrip Enables Car Rental Booking on Trip.comBy Michael B. BakerChinese online travel agency Ctrip has added car rental bookings to its Trip.com booking site. The Car Hire option links to more than 130,000 car rental... KEEP READING
WestJet CEO Saretsky Announces Sudden RetirementBy Michael B. BakerWestJet president and CEO Gregg Saretsky is stepping down. EVP of commercial Ed Sims is taking over his position immediately, the carrier announced... KEEP READING
As Competition Spikes, Virgin Atlantic Carves Out New Economy FaresBy JoAnn DeLunaVirgin Atlantic has responded to increased competition from low-cost carriers Norwegian and WestJet on its transatlantic routes. This spring, the... KEEP READING
Ground Transportation Coalition Develops Chauffeured Service StandardsBy Michael B. BakerAmadeus, chauffeured service network Blacklane and the Association of Car Rental Industry Systems Standards have joined forces to develop a standards... KEEP READING
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