Transportation

Hertz reported its first quarterly profit in a year as pricing improved in the third quarter, though the gains largely were on the leisure side.... KEEP READING

Alitalia says introducing a surcharge for global distribution system bookings, as its partner Air France-KLM has done, is "on the table." Still, the... KEEP READING

Spirit Airlines—no, that was not a typo—was the most on-time major North American carrier in October, getting 87.8 percent of flights to the gate within... KEEP READING

Lower prices are driving up customer satisfaction with car rental companies in North America, according to J.D. Power's annual survey of the industry.... KEEP READING

Flight delay predictor Flightsayer will provide data to Adelman Travel's virtual assistant mobile app AVA. Flightsayer—which uses data like weather and... KEEP READING

Deem has launched a ground transportation technology platform, Ground Work, within its Work Fource platform to provide policy-relevant ride options for... KEEP READING

In the third quarter, Avis Budget Group's commercial pricing held steady year over year for the first time in more than two years, although pricing on... KEEP READING

Qatar Airways announced it has acquired 9.6 percent, or about 378 million, of Cathay Pacific's shares. It bought them from Hong Kong's Kingboard... KEEP READING

Next summer, Southwest Airlines will bulk up its service out of the Bay Area's Oakland International Airport, including daily nonstop service to San... KEEP READING

In April, Air France-KLM will begin charging an 11 euro fee on global distribution bookings, becoming the last of the Big Three European carriers to... KEEP READING

Global airline passenger demand growth slowed to 5.7 percent year over year in September, its slowest year-over-year rate of growth since February,... KEEP READING

Air Canada is partnering with meetings space booking tool Breather to offer special rates on its inventory and services for Air Canada Corporate Rewards... KEEP READING

Lyft will provide rides for travelers who are in need of non-emergency medical care and who are insured by Generali Global Assistance or one of the... KEEP READING

In recent weeks, Hainan Airlines began direct service between New York and two of China's secondary cities, Chengdu and Chongqing, as part of its... KEEP READING

WestJet revenue from managed corporate business increased 9 percent year over year in the third quarter, though the carrier still has ample room to grow... KEEP READING