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Study Says Agency Sales Help Carriers Boost Ancillary RevenueBy Michael Fabey

The world's airlines stand to collect about $22.6 billion in ancillary revenue in 2010, compared with about $13.5 billion last year, according to a... KEEP READING

ATPCo Lays Groundwork For Ancillary Fee DistributionBy Jay Boehmer

Airfare publishing firm ATPCo on Wednesday said it hit a milestone in enabling the display and sale of ancillary airline services through third-party... KEEP READING

DOT Airline Fee Proposal Sparks Content ClashBy Jay Boehmer

A U.S. Department of Transportation proposal that would require airlines to transmit ancillary fee data for display at the point of sale through global... KEEP READING

Amtrak Reports Record Annual RidershipBy Jay Boehmer

Amtrak on Monday reported annual ridership grew nearly 6 percent to more than 28.7 million passengers for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, a new annual... KEEP READING

Avis Up Next In DTAG DramaBy Michael B. Baker

Following Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group shareholders' Sept. 30 rejection of Hertz's acquisition offer, Avis Budget Group is pushing ahead in is... KEEP READING

Southwest Lands AirTranBy Jay Boehmer

For nearly four decades, Southwest Airlines had been in a perpetual state of growth, entering new markets, undercutting network carrier pricing and... KEEP READING

Most U.S. Carriers Saw Business Travel Boost September TrafficBy Jay Boehmer

Most large U.S. airlines in the past week posted single-digit percentage gains in September traffic, with many reporting passenger revenue growth of low... KEEP READING

Five Airlines Vie For Washington Reagan Slot PairBy Bill Poling

Five airlines have applied to the Transportation Department to fill a rare opening in the national route map: a single pair of slots to operate one... KEEP READING

Lufthansa Pursues Inclusive, Not Ancillary, PricingBy Jay Boehmer

Although Lufthansa has joined transatlantic competitors in charging non-status economy passengers to check a second bag and its closely knit U.S.... KEEP READING

American To Operate L.A.-Shanghai Flights

American Airlines picked up a third route to China on Thursday when the Transportation Department approved the carrier's proposal to launch Los... KEEP READING

United, Air Canada Plan Transborder Joint VentureBy Jay Boehmer

United Airlines and Air Canada on Thursday said they have agreed to the terms of a transborder, antitrust-immune joint venture, through which the... KEEP READING

DOT OKs Airline JVs As Prelude To U.S.-Japan Open SkiesBy Jay Boehmer

The U.S. Department of Transportation on Wednesday tentatively granted antitrust immunity to two competing joint ventures centered on transpacific... KEEP READING

Dollar Thrifty, Avis To Seek Antitrust ApprovalBy Michael B. Baker

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group has agreed to work with Avis Budget Group to pursue antitrust approval for Avis Budget's proposed acquisition of Dollar... KEEP READING

AA, BA, Iberia Launch Joint Venture With New Routes, ServicesBy Jay Boehmer

American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia on Wednesday officially launched their antitrust-immune joint venture, laying out plans for new routes,... KEEP READING

Singapore Airlines To Offer Transpacific Inflight Wi-FiBy Jay Boehmer

Singapore Airlines on Tuesday said it plans to roll out inflight wireless Internet and mobile device connectivity and evaluate the ability to make... KEEP READING

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