Transportation

Expense and booking technology company Concur today announced an investment in RideCharge, a firm that provides electronic booking and payment tools for... KEEP READING

AirTran Airways today announced plans to increase its Milwaukee capacity by 40 percent through a combination of frequency growth and service to new... KEEP READING

Southwest Airlines today launched a one-airplane pilot test of inflight wireless Internet with satellite connectivity supplier Row 44. In the next... KEEP READING

Major domestic carriers in the past week reported falling traffic, flagging load factors and a harsh revenue environment for the first month of the... KEEP READING

The persistent economic downturn is nullifying capacity gains the U.S.-EU Open Skies agreement brought to the transatlantic market last year, as a... KEEP READING

Hertz Global Holdings, beginning in the fourth quarter of 2008 and through the first quarter of 2009, is eliminating more than 4,000 jobs across its... KEEP READING

Southwest Airlines for the first time in its history plans to reduce annual capacity this year, targeting a full-year decline in available seat miles of... KEEP READING

Amadeus last month said it has eliminated all paperwork for car rental reservations globally through its Amadeus Cars E-Voucher program. The electronic... KEEP READING

Major airlines cited the impact of corporate travel pullbacks on their revenues this week during fourth-quarter earnings calls, noting evidence of... KEEP READING

Continental Airlines today during its fourth-quarter earnings call said it plans to officially exit the SkyTeam airline alliance on Oct. 24, after which... KEEP READING

The U.S. Senate last night confirmed former U.S. Rep. Ray LaHood (R-Ill.) to serve as U.S. Transportation Secretary, prompting some aviation-industry... KEEP READING

Southwest Airlines for the first time in its history plans to reduce annual capacity this year, targeting a full-year decline in available seat miles of... KEEP READING

Without a successful round of fare increases since July 2, U.S. airlines are keeping the most deeply discounted leisure tickets out of business... KEEP READING

United Airlines in the second half of this year expects to outfit 13 transcontinental Boeing 757 aircraft with inflight wireless Internet capabilities... KEEP READING

Delta CEO Richard Anderson this month spoke with BTN editor-in-chief David Meyer and senior editor Jay Boehmer to discuss Delta's integration with... KEEP READING