Transportation

Alaska Airlines Weighs Basic Economy OptionsBy Michael B. Baker

Alaska Airlines plans to introduce a basic economy fare, though the carrier has not determined what restrictions would come with it, executives said in... KEEP READING

Blacklane Funding Will Fuel Middle East & Africa GrowthBy Michael B. Baker

Chauffeured service network Blacklane plans "major growth" across the Middle East and Africa this year, following a recent round of investment that... KEEP READING

American & Delta Revive Reaccommodation AgreementBy Michael B. Baker

American Airlines and Delta once again are reaccommodating one another's passengers during irregular operations. In 2015, the carriers ended a... KEEP READING

United Plans to Regain Ground with Capacity GrowthBy Michael B. Baker

United Airlines plans aggressive domestic network growth over the next few years, in part a correction of decisions made in recent years, airline... KEEP READING

Amex GBT Forecasts Modest Rate Increases in Air, Hotel & Car RentalBy Dawit Habtemariam

Global airfares, hotel rates and car rental rates will increase modestly this year, according to American Express Global Business Travel's 2018 Business... KEEP READING

FairFly Integrates with Third GDSBy Michael B. Baker

FairFly has boosted its presence in Europe by integrating with global distribution system operator Amadeus to access its fares. Galileo and Sabre... KEEP READING

Turkish Airlines Will Codeshare with Air MoldovaBy Michael B. Baker

On Jan. 29, Turkish Airlines and Air Moldova will begin codesharing on each other's flights between Istanbul and Kishinev. The agreement will "give a... KEEP READING

Lyft Opens Concierge Booking Service to All OrganizationsBy Dawit Habtemariam

Lyft has opened its concierge service, which allows organizations to request and schedule rides for other people, to organizations of all sizes. The... KEEP READING

GroundLink Launches Dashboard ToolBy Michael B. Baker

Today, GroundLink launched Brio, its mobile and Web dashboard for corporate travelers and travel arrangers. Since announcing the tool in July,... KEEP READING

American Airlines Details 2018 Expansion PlansBy Michael B. Baker

American Airlines will add 52 nonstop routes in 2018, including new international destinations. It will fly to Prague and Budapest starting May 4 and... KEEP READING

Virgin America Had the Best On-Time-Arrival Rate Among North American Carriers in DecemberBy Dawit Habtemariam

Virgin America ranked first in on-time performance among North American carriers in December based on flights arriving within 15 minutes of their... KEEP READING

ARC Ticket Volume Rose & Fares Fell in 2017By Dawit Habtemariam

The consolidated dollar value of airline tickets sold by U.S.-based travel agencies reached $88.5 billion in 2017, up 3.4 percent from $85.6 billion in... KEEP READING

Air France-KLM Appoints New Leader for North AmericaBy Michael B. Baker

Air France-KLM has named Bas Gerressen as SVP North America, overseeing all the airline group's activities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and French... KEEP READING

American Airlines Reaches Direct Distribution Deal in ChinaBy Michael B. Baker

American Airlines is opening a store on Alibaba Group's travel service platform Fliggy that will act as a direct sales channel for the airline's... KEEP READING

U.S. Carriers Improved Operations Across Key Metrics in NovemberBy Michael B. Baker

U.S. carrier flight cancellations tied for a record monthly low in November, with 0.3 percent of domestic flights canceled, according to the Department... KEEP READING

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