Transportation

SITA Names New Americas PresidentBy Michael B. Baker

Air transport technology provider SITA has appointed former IBM executive Shawn Gregor as president of the Americas. ... KEEP READING

Travelport Plus Adds Emirates NDC ContentBy Michael B. Baker

Travelport is making New Distribution Capability content from Emirates, including servicing capabilities, available on its Travelport Plus platform, the... KEEP READING

Lufthansa Group to Impose Environmental SurchargeBy Rob Gill

European aviation giant Lufthansa Group on Wednesday will introduce an "environmental cost surcharge" of up to €72 per flight to cover part of the cost... KEEP READING

WestJet, Condor Inaugurate CodeshareBy Chris Davis

Canada's WestJet and Germany's Condor Airlines have begun a codeshare arrangement on flights to Frankfurt, the carriers announced Monday. ... KEEP READING

Advito Projects Q3 Hikes in Hotel Rates, Domestic FaresBy Michael B. Baker

Intercontinental airfares will decline and hotel rate increases will stabilize in the third quarter, while domestic and regional airfares in the U.S.... KEEP READING

ARC: May U.S. Air Sales Steady, Corp. Agency Sales UpBy Donna M. Airoldi

May U.S.-based agency air ticket sales held steady at a little more than $9 billion, down 0.11 percent year over year and down 1.2 percent month over... KEEP READING

WestJet, Mechanics Avert Strike, to Return to Bargaining TableBy Donna M. Airoldi

The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association has rescinded its WestJet strike notice, thereby preventing further network cancellations, WestJet... KEEP READING

Norse Names Pierce Head of U.S. SalesBy Donna M. Airoldi

Norse Atlantic Airways has named Tyler Pierce head of sales for the United States, the carrier announced Thursday.... KEEP READING

Spotnana Integrates Sabre NDC ContentBy Michael B. Baker

Spotnana has integrated Sabre's New Distribution Capability content to its platform as part of an expansion of its partnership with the travel... KEEP READING

BCD: Changing Travel Patterns Driving Hotel Volume GrowthBy Michael B. Baker

BCD Travel has seen double-digit percentage growth year over year in air and hotel booking activity so far this year, due in part to changing travel... KEEP READING

Air Canada to Limit EDIFACT FeeBy Donna M. Airoldi

Air Canada will apply its per-ticket fee on bookings made through traditional EDIFACT-connected channels only to the lowest fares booked in each cabin,... KEEP READING

WestJet Cancels Flights Before Potential StrikeBy Donna M. Airoldi

WestJet has begun to cancel and consolidate flights as it prepares for a planned strike action by its aircraft maintenance engineers and other tech ops... KEEP READING

Sabre, Latam Open Pre-Launch NDC RegistrationBy Donna M. Airoldi

Sabre has opened pre-registration to travel agencies to access Latam's New Distribution Capability content when it becomes available later this year.... KEEP READING

HQ, Addison Lee PartnerBy Donna M. Airoldi

Ground transportation platform HQ and London-based Addison Lee, which provides private hire, courier and black-taxi rides, have partnered, the companies... KEEP READING

JetBlue to Allow Blue Basic Carry-On BagBy Donna M. Airoldi

JetBlue beginning Sept. 6 will allow basic-economy Blue Basic passengers one free carry-on bag, space permitting, in addition to a small personal item,... KEEP READING

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