Transportation

Turkish Airlines is one of the world's fastest-growing carriers. Passenger numbers in January were up 24 percent compared with the same month in 2013,... KEEP READING

Lufthansa in November will launch its new Premium Economy Class on Boeing 747-8 aircraft and roll the product out to its entire long-haul fleet through... KEEP READING

Worldwide airline passenger traffic in January rose 8 percent year over year, according to the International Air Transport Association. Representing a... KEEP READING

High-speed rail operator Eurostar reported sales and passenger growth for 2013 buoyed by "emerging stability in the U.K. corporate travel... KEEP READING

With a U.S. footprint that includes Chicago, Fort Myers, Los Angeles Miami and New York JFK, Airberlin this year will increase frequencies to the United... KEEP READING

The parent company of British Airways and Iberia posted a €151 million full-year 2013 profit after taxes, swinging from a €658 million loss in 2012.... KEEP READING

The U.S. Department of Transportation this week began soliciting public comments on a straightforward question: Should the government lift a ban on... KEEP READING

Australia's Qantas Group by mid-2016 will slash 5,000 jobs, defer or sell 50 aircraft and reduce capital expenditures by A$1 billion (US$899 million) as... KEEP READING

United Airlines in June plans to launch three weekly nonstop roundtrip services between San Francisco and Chengdu, China, which, along with new nonstop... KEEP READING

Alaska Airlines in January was the most punctual major U.S. airline, with an on-time arrival rate of 88.1 percent, according to FlightStats. On average,... KEEP READING

Air France-KLM posted an adjusted net loss of €112 million for the three months ending Dec. 31, excluding tax impairments. That is an improvement from... KEEP READING

Avis Budget CEO Ronald Nelson last May said the rental company would "have some spine" when negotiating for rate increases with commercial clients. For... KEEP READING

Having served as chairman and CEO of Deutsche Lufthansa AG since Jan. 1, 2011, Christoph Franz in May will leave the company to become chairman of Swiss... KEEP READING

The European Parliament on Wednesday approved the first reading of proposed refinements to the European Union's EU261 regulation on air passenger... KEEP READING