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Lufthansa German Airways late yesterday announced the purchase of 45 percent of Brussels Airlines, Belgium's national carrier, for €65 million and said... KEEP READING

United Airlines today said it is doubling its fee to check a second bag from $25 to $50 per way. The fee is effective for bookings beginning Tuesday for... KEEP READING

Alaska Airlines today said it plans to reduce capacity by 8 percent beginning Nov. 9, representing 15 percent fewer departures in this year's winter... KEEP READING

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration this week said it is on track to launch its next-generation airline passenger prescreening program,... KEEP READING

Air Canada today became the latest North American carrier to embark on an inflight Internet rollout with connectivity provider Aircell. The carrier... KEEP READING

Sabre Airline Solutions today announced the launch of some components of a new airline revenue and passenger management IT platform that enables... KEEP READING

Continental Airlines today announced a $15 fee for the first bags economy passengers check, leaving Delta Air Lines the lone legacy carrier not to have... KEEP READING

Travis Christ, the vice president of sales and marketing for US Airways, will leave the company in mid-September to pursue an opportunity outside the... KEEP READING

Competition in the rental car industry could work in buyers' favor, but some consultants still anticipate costs to increase moderately.... KEEP READING

American Airlines in August became the first domestic carrier to launch full wireless inflight Internet access, rolling out the service across its... KEEP READING

American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia acknowledged in an August filing for antitrust immunity little headway in collectively working with... KEEP READING

As companies begin to set travel budgets for 2009, buyers expect the cost of airfares to rise dramatically, though a softening hotel market and... KEEP READING

British Airways senior vice president of commercial in North America Woody Harford plans to leave the carrier in September to join Cessna-owned... KEEP READING

Carlson Wagonlit Travel in a report to clients today said international and domestic airfares would undergo double-digit percentage increases in 2009,... KEEP READING

The Federal Aviation Administration last night suspended its plan to auction slots at Newark Liberty International Airport next week amid growing uproar... KEEP READING