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La Compagnie & XL Airways MergeBy Michael B. Baker

All-business-class carrier La Compagnie is merging with French low-cost carrier XL Airways. Under La Compagnie's holding company, both carriers will... KEEP READING

Fast Park Adds Reservation CapabilitiesBy Michael B. Baker

Through its revamped website, offsite airport parking supplier Fast Park has enabled reservations. The new site also features a price calculator and... KEEP READING

Delta Tops November North American On-Time RatesBy Michael B. Baker

Delta Air Lines was the most punctual major North American carrier in November, getting 88.7 percent of flights to the gate with 15 minutes of their... KEEP READING

Boeing Will Sell Aircraft to Iran Air for First Time Since 1979 RevolutionBy Michael B. Baker

Iran Air has reached an agreement with Boeing to purchase 80 aircraft for $16.6 billion. Delivery is scheduled to begin in 2018. The deal, Boeing's... KEEP READING

Lufthansa's DCC Architect Switches Jobs Within the CompanyBy Amon Cohen

Lufthansa Group executive vice president of sales Jens Bischof will move within the company to become managing director of SunExpress, a leisure joint... KEEP READING

TSA Administrator Neffenger on Refining Airport Security

When Peter Neffenger was sworn in as administrator of the U.S. Transportation Security Administration in July 2015, the TSA was not experiencing halcyon... KEEP READING

Concur Links with Sustainability Tracking CompanyBy JoAnn DeLuna

Sustainability tracking software Scope 5 now can access Concur travel data in order to track air travel emissions. Mutual clients can opt in through the... KEEP READING

Blacklane Hires Daimler ExecutiveBy Michael B. Baker

Chauffeured booking service Blacklane has hired former Daimler executive Ralf Echtler as COO and CFO. Echtler had worked for Daimler for 11 years, most... KEEP READING

Global Air Capacity Growth Outpaced Demand in OctoberBy Michael B. Baker

Global air travel demand in October increased 5.8 percent year over year, a slower rate of growth than in the previous month but in line with long-term... KEEP READING

Qantas Will Provide Content to Routehappy HubBy Michael B. Baker

Qantas will provide Routehappy Hub, which delivers data to agencies and booking tools, with airline product descriptions, photos and videos. The rich... KEEP READING

GBTA Air RFP Tool Kit Goes LiveBy Michael B. Baker

The Global Business Travel Association's new airline request for proposal tool kit is live on GBTA's website. Announced this summer, the revamp... KEEP READING

Green Light for Alaska Airlines' Acquisition of Virgin AmericaBy Michael B. Baker

After a more than two-month delay, the U.S. Department of Justice has granted antitrust approval to Alaska Air Group's $2.6 billion acquisition of... KEEP READING

Lyft Launches Event Management ProductBy Michael B. Baker

Lyft has launched Lyft Events to help event planners manage group transportation needs. It allows planners to prepay ride credits for event guests and... KEEP READING

Norwegian Air Plans U.S. ExpansionBy Michael B. Baker

The U.S. Department of Transportation has approved a foreign air carrier permit for low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle's Irish subsidiary to fly to... KEEP READING

Qatar Airways More Than Doubles Expansion PlansBy Michael B. Baker

Qatar Airways has added eight destinations to the seven it already had planned to launch by 2018.... KEEP READING

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