Transportation

Rising Oil Prices Prompt Airline Capacity Cuts, Fare HikesBy Jay Boehmer

American Airlines, United-Continental Airlines and Frontier Airlines this month revised downward their 2011 capacity growth plans as crude oil traded... KEEP READING

Lufthansa's German Clients Face Deadline For Signing Contentious ContractsBy Amon Cohen

Lufthansa's Germany-based corporate clients by April 1 must make a final decision about whether to sign the airline's controversial new corporate... KEEP READING

Sabre, US Airways Sign Content DealBy David Jonas

Sabre announced that US Airways signed a "multi-year" full-content agreement, including distribution of the carrier's Choice Seats option.... KEEP READING

BA: More Fuel Surcharges Likely But Corp. Discounts Won't ApplyBy Amon Cohen

As oil prices continue to surge, more airline passenger fuel surcharges are likely, though there is no prospect of corporate discounts mitigating them,... KEEP READING

Sabre Enables Deutsche Bahn Ticketing Outside GermanyBy Amon Cohen

Sabre announced that travel agency customers now for the first time can book Deutsche Bahn tickets outside Germany. The initial phase of international... KEEP READING

United, Delta To Expand Premium Economy SeatingBy Jay Boehmer

United Airlines next year will expand Economy Plus to Continental Airlines in an ongoing effort to standardize product offerings following the carriers'... KEEP READING

Senate Approves FAA Reauthorization Bill, Awaits House VoteBy Lauren Darson

The U.S. Senate by an 87-8 vote last week approved a $34.5 billion, two-year Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill. The U.S. House of... KEEP READING

WestJet Targets Business Travelers With More Eastern Triangle ServicesBy Jay Boehmer

WestJet is pressing for Canadian corporate business by adding frequencies in key business markets, growing a new frequent flyer program and expanding... KEEP READING

AA Holds Off Travelport-Related ADMsBy Amon Cohen

American Airlines will delay by at least another month its controversial agency debit memos to travel agencies using Travelport-owned global... KEEP READING

Gulf Carriers Push For Long-Haul Corporate BusinessBy Amon Cohen

Amid an escalating war of words with their more established rivals, fast-growing Gulf carriers Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad are starting to pick... KEEP READING

Biden: Obama Budget To Include Another $8 Billion For High-Speed RailBy Lauren Darson

Vice President Joe Biden announced that the Obama administration will dedicate another $8 billion toward high-speed rail in the proposed U.S. federal... KEEP READING

Growing Demand, Higher Fares Strengthen U.S. AirlinesBy Jay Boehmer

Major U.S. airlines during the past two weeks reported sustained growth in corporate travel demand and ongoing success in hiking fares. Concern about... KEEP READING

Evolvi: U.K. Rail Demand Up, Prices DownBy Amon Cohen

The average price of a rail ticket transacted through Evolvi Rail Systems, one of the United Kingdom's two main corporate rail booking tool providers,... KEEP READING

AA, Sabre Postpone LitigationBy Jay Campbell

American Airlines and Sabre "will begin work shortly in an effort to reach a new agreement," after agreeing to delay their litigation until June.... KEEP READING

Avis Budget Puts Brakes On No-Show FeesBy Michael B. Baker

Avis Budget Group chairman and CEO Ronald Nelson on Thursday said the company does not plan to aggressively push no-show fees for U.S. car rentals in... KEEP READING

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