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Pow Wow Smart & MiRide Tap Iwamoto as AdvisorBy Michael B. Baker

Strategic meetings management guru Kevin Iwamoto has joined the advisory board of ground transportation logistics technology tool Pow Wow Smart and... KEEP READING

Gant Adds Yapta Airfare Monitoring as Standard OfferingBy Michael B. Baker

Gant Travel now provides airfare monitoring via Yapta's FareIQ as a standard service offering. Yapta monitors fares across classes for Gant's customer... KEEP READING

IATA: Terrorism & Brexit Will Stymie Global Air Demand GrowthBy Michael B. Baker

Global air travel demand increased 4.6 percent year over year in May, outpaced by a 5.5 percent growth in capacity, according to the International Air... KEEP READING

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

WestJet's 86.3 percent on-time arrival rate ranked it as June's most punctual North American airline, according to FlightStats. North American carriers... KEEP READING

FAA Extension Expands TSA PreCheck & Enhances SecurityBy Elizabeth West

Failing to come to an agreement on long-term reauthorization for the Federal Aviation Administration, committee leaders in the U.S. House of... KEEP READING

Lyft Launches Luxury OptionBy Amanda Metcalf

Lyft has introduced Premier service in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles and New York, allowing passengers to request high-end sedans or SUVs. The... KEEP READING

United States-Havana Flights Are InBy Amanda Metcalf

The U.S. Department of Transportation has tentatively approved eight U.S. airlines to fly United States-Havana flights as diplomatic relations between... KEEP READING

Hertz Gets $2 Billion from Equipment Rental Spin-OffBy Michael B. Baker

Hertz Global Holdings has completed the $2 billion spin-off of its equipment rental business into a separate public company. The car rental company... KEEP READING

Airlines Still Waiving Change Fees for Istanbul TravelBy Michael B. Baker

Although Istanbul Ataturk Airport has resumed operations, carriers are still allowing passengers traveling to the airport over the next few days to... KEEP READING

Lyft Reported to Be Seeking New Funds or a SaleBy Michael B. Baker

Ride-hailing supplier Lyft has hired an investment bank either to raise new funding or to find a buyer, The Wall Street Journal reported. Lyft is... KEEP READING

Uber Driver App Will Track Safe DrivingBy Michael B. Baker

Uber is adding safety features to its driver app to encourage better driving habits. These include a speed display, reminders to take breaks and daily... KEEP READING

ANA Will Connect New York & Chicago to HanedaBy Michael B. Baker

On Oct. 30, Japanese carrier ANA's daily direct service from each Chicago O'Hare International Airport and New York's John F. Kennedy International... KEEP READING

Flights Have Resumed in IstanbulBy Michael B. Baker

Service resumed at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport on Wednesday, a day after a terrorist attack that killed 41 people and injured 239, according to the... KEEP READING

Breaking: Turkish Airport BombedBy Elizabeth West

UPDATED 9:45 AM EDT: Revised reports put the number killed at 41 and the number injured at 239.... KEEP READING

U.S. to Hold Informal Discussions over Gulf Carrier AllegationsBy Michael B. Baker

U.S. government officials will meet with the governments of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates next month to discuss allegations from some U.S. carriers... KEEP READING

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