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Air France Millennial-Targeted Carrier Will Launch This FallBy Michael B. Baker

This fall, Air France will launch a "lifestyle brand" targeting younger travelers. Joon will not fall under the low-cost-carrier model, as it will offer... KEEP READING

United Reports Dramatic Decrease in Bumping Following Policy ChangesBy Michael B. Baker

After United Airlines overhauled its policy regarding overbooking and bumping, involuntary denied boarding decreased 79 percent year over year in May... KEEP READING

Delta Private Jets Names New PresidentBy Michael B. Baker

Delta Private Jets has named former Virgin Australia COO Gary Hammes as president. Hammes will head the subsidiary's financial and operational... KEEP READING

Concur Updates Airline Partnerships, Risk Management Offering & Virtual Card CapabilityBy By JoAnn DeLuna & Amanda Metcalf

Concur Travel now can display branded fare content from Air France, Air New Zealand, American Airlines, British Airways, Delta and Lufthansa. That... KEEP READING

Delta Adds More Self-Service Options to Professional PortalBy Michael B. Baker

Delta has revamped its Delta Professional portal for agents and corporate travel managers. New self-service options include Delta Edge Wallet, a point... KEEP READING

GroundLink Combines Services into New Brio PlatformBy Michael B. Baker

Ground transportation provider GroundLink has put its website and app under a single sign-on. The new platform, called Brio, incorporates two new... KEEP READING

EasyJet CEO Carolyn McCall Will Depart by Year's EndBy Michael B. Baker

EasyJet CEO Carolyn McCall will leave the carrier at the end of the year to become chief executive of U.K.-based television network ITV. EasyJet is... KEEP READING

JetBlue Will Add Mint to More RoutesBy Michael B. Baker

JetBlue will expand its premium class Mint product to be on 80 daily flights covering 20 routes. New routes for 2018 include: Boston-Las Vegas,... KEEP READING

U.S. Airline Delays & Cancellations Rose YOY in MayBy Michael B. Baker

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, the 12 carriers that report to the department got 79.1 percent of flights to the gate within 15... KEEP READING

ARC Volume Increases in June on Higher International Travel VolumeBy Michael B. Baker

The consolidated dollar value of airline tickets—including fares, fees and taxes—sold by U.S.-based travel agencies increased 3.2 percent year over year... KEEP READING

Branded Fares Boost Delta Q2 RevenuesBy Michael B. Baker

Delta's branded fares initiatives pulled in $100 million in revenue in the second quarter, helping boost passenger revenue 2.9 percent year over year to... KEEP READING

American Ends Codesharing with Etihad & Qatar as Gulf Carrier Dispute Heats UpBy Michael B. Baker

American Airlines has ended its codeshare relationships with both Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways. "Given the extremely strong public stance that... KEEP READING

Lyft Enables Automatic Receipt Forwarding to Expense SystemsBy JoAnn DeLuna

Lyft now automatically can forward receipts by email to Abacus, Certify, Chrome River, Concur, Expensify, Nexonia, Xpenditure and Zoho expense... KEEP READING

WestJet Leads in June On-Time ArrivalsBy Michael B. Baker

WestJet had the best time on-time arrival rate among major North American carriers in June, according to FlightStats. Alaska Airlines, which had the... KEEP READING

DHS Lifts Laptop Ban for Amman & KuwaitBy Michael B. Baker

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has lifted the bans on large electronic devices aboard U.S.-bound flights from both Kuwait International... KEEP READING

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