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A U.S. district court last week dismissed at Sabre Inc.'s request a lawsuit against Northwest Airlines in which Sabre claimed the airline "stole" more... KEEP READING

Enterprise Rent-A-Car late yesterday announced it had agreed to purchase some assets of bankrupt Advantage Rent-A-Car, including its eight remaining... KEEP READING

Slowing demand, soft pricing and increasing fleet costs resulted in fourth-quarter losses for all three major publicly traded car rental companies.... KEEP READING

The International Air Transport Association today estimated the global airline industry lost $8 billion in 2008, with fourth-quarter losses comprising... KEEP READING

US Airways on March 1 will reverse course on its fees for non-alcoholic beverages on domestic flights, the company said today.... KEEP READING

Premium class ticket use declined 13.3 percent year-over-year in December as business travel significantly dropped off toward the end of 2008, according... KEEP READING

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