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Delta's Q4 Corporate Travel Outlook Is Highest in YearsBy Michael B. Baker

Delta's total passenger revenue increased 3.6 percent year over year to $9.4 billion in the third quarter as the carrier reported the rosiest year-end... KEEP READING

Lufthansa Will Work with Blockchain Travel Distribution CompanyBy Michael B. Baker

Blockchain-based distribution platform Winding Tree will receive technological information from Lufthansa Group that will make it easier for Winding... KEEP READING

Delta Topped On-Time Performance for SeptemberBy Michael B. Baker

Delta for the second month in a row led major North American carriers in on-time performance in September, getting 89.1 percent of flights to the gate... KEEP READING

Turkey & U.S. Cut Off Visa Services in Diplomatic RowBy Michael B. Baker

The U.S. and Turkey both have suspended visas for travel between the two countries. On Sunday, the U.S. Embassy in Ankara suspended all non-immigrant... KEEP READING

Wheels Up Raises $117.5 Million for ExpansionBy Michael B. Baker

Private aviation company Wheels Up plans to expand its fleet and membership after completing a financing round that raised $117.5 million. It plans add... KEEP READING

Rising Fares Might Slow Air Travel Demand Growth in 2017's Final MonthsBy Michael B. Baker

Global air travel demand grew 7.2 percent year over year in August, pushing the global load factor near record levels for the month, according to the... KEEP READING

Deem Sells Back-Office Ground Transportation TechBy Michael B. Baker

Deem has sold its back-office car service system Voyageur to ground transportation technology company GroundWidgets. GroundWidgets plans to move... KEEP READING

OneJet Will Establish Second Operating Base in MilwaukeeBy Michael B. Baker

Regional air transportation network OneJet is adding Milwaukee's General Mitchell International Airport as its second operating base. OneJet already... KEEP READING

Delta Simplifies Joint ContractingBy Michael B. Baker

Delta is making it simpler to add joint-contract carrier partners to Delta agreements. Building on Delta's simplified national sales agreements, the new... KEEP READING

Monarch Collapse Strands 110,000 PassengersBy Michael B. Baker

U.K.-based Monarch Airlines has ceased operations, filing for insolvency on Monday morning. The carrier estimates 110,000 passengers are stranded abroad... KEEP READING

TripLink Goes Live on United Airlines AppBy JoAnn DeLuna

The United Airlines/Concur TripLink capability now extends to the airline's mobile app. Customers who have linked their TripLink and United... KEEP READING

Former Heathrow CEO Will Take Charge at EtihadBy Michael B. Baker

Etihad Aviation Group has named U.K. Ministry of Defence executive Tony Douglas as CEO, effective January 2018. Douglas is CEO of the ministry's defense... KEEP READING

WestJet Will Launch Ultra-Low-Cost Carrier in 2018By Michael B. Baker

WestJet next year will launch an ultra-low-cost carrier, Swoop. The Calgary-based carrier will offer base fares for a seat only. Snacks, checked bags... KEEP READING

Airberlin Nears Decision on Asset SalesBy Michael B. Baker

Airberlin over the next few weeks expects to wrap up negotiations with both Lufthansa and EasyJet to take over parts of its operations. The carrier,... KEEP READING

Flights Resume to Puerto RicoBy Michael B. Baker

Commercial airline service has resumed at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, after Hurricane Maria devastated the island... KEEP READING

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