Transportation

Former Registered Traveler Program Leader Files For Chapter 11 Pending A SaleBy Jay Boehmer

Verified Identity Pass, which ceased operations this summer as the dominant operator of the Registered Traveler program and brought the expedited... KEEP READING

Assessing Fines For Tarmac Delay, DOT Sets PrecedentsBy Jay Boehmer

The U.S. Department of Transportation today issued "precedent-setting" fines against Continental Airlines, Mesaba Airlines and ExpressJet totaling... KEEP READING

Enterprise Tops J.D. Power Car Rental Study As Satisfaction Levels End DeclineBy Michael B. Baker

Car rental customers rated Enterprise Rent-A-Car the top brand for the sixth year in a row in J.D. Power and Associates' 2009 U.S. Car Rental... KEEP READING

Airlines Regaining Pricing PowerBy Jay Boehmer

Airlines in recent months have regained some of the pricing power they've lost in the past year, as airfares inched upward from their lowest point in a... KEEP READING

Continental Tops Buyer Survey As Industry Cuts ServiceBy Jay Boehmer

Continental Airlines for the second consecutive year took top honors in Business Travel News' Annual Airline Survey, with corporate travel buyers rating... KEEP READING

DOT Delays Oneworld ATI DecisionBy Jay Boehmer

Headwinds against American Airlines' proposed antitrust-immune joint venture with British Airways and Iberia persisted as the U.S. Department of... KEEP READING

In A Surprise, Travelport Inks Pre-Deadline BA Content DealBy Amon Cohen

Travelport made a surprise announcement this month that it has signed a new full-content deal with British Airways until 2013. The agreement, which... KEEP READING

US Airways To Shift U.S. Capacity Almost Totally To HubsBy Jay Boehmer

US Airways is realigning its U.S. network to focus almost exclusively on service to and from its Charlotte, Philadelphia and Phoenix hubs and three... KEEP READING

BA, Iberia Boards Step Closer To MergerBy Jay Boehmer

The boards of British Airways and Iberia today signed a memorandum of understanding, bringing the airlines one step closer to the all-stock merger... KEEP READING

Distribution Surprise: Travelport Inks BA Content Ahead Of DeadlineBy Amon Cohen

Travelport made a surprise announcement today that it has signed a new full-content deal with British Airways until 2013. The agreement, which covers... KEEP READING

Cutting Flights And Jobs, US Airways Narrows NetworkBy Jay Boehmer

US Airways is realigning its U.S. network to focus almost exclusively on service to and from its Charlotte, Philadelphia and Phoenix hubs and three... KEEP READING

Budding Corporate Travel Demand Sparks Guarded Airline OptimismBy Jay Boehmer

Corporate travel demand is improving, the major legacy airlines said during third-quarter earnings calls this week, though revenues and traffic from the... KEEP READING

United Sees Better Corporate Demand Despite Quarterly LossBy Jay Boehmer

United Airlines' corporate travel revenue continues to improve from the lows witnessed earlier this year, executives said today, but not enough to keep... KEEP READING

DHS Trips On Watchlist RedressBy Jay Boehmer

The Traveler Redress Inquiry Program "in most cases" has done little in the way of improving the situation of travelers who used the program, according... KEEP READING

Most Refuel Rental Cars, But Some Negotiating CostBy Michael B. Baker

Most corporate travel buyers have policies requiring travelers to refuel rental cars prior to their return, and consultants said buyers are negotiating... KEEP READING

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