Stories By: Harvey Chipkin

Research From FCM Consulting projects increases in seat capacity Global airline passenger load factors reached an all-time high of 86.2% in August as demand……

Agency calls for compensation, rebooking and expenses The U.S. Department of Transportation announced a rulemaking that would require airlines to pay passengers cash compensation,……

Appointment said to mark ‘significant milestone’ for company Reed & Mackay, a corporate travel and event management company, announced the appointment of Kieran Hartwell……

Destination is second Australian gateway for carrier A Turkish Airlines plane that departed from Istanbul has landed at Sydney to complete the carrier’s longest……

Guidelines were developed by multiple industry segments Airlines Reporting Corp. announced the publication of New Distribution Capability (NDC) best practices. The best practices were……

Appointments at Reed & Mackay and Amtrak Amtrak has named Jennifer Mitchell as executive vice president of strategy and planning. She will succeed Dennis……

Openings in Marcory, Ivory Coast; and Smyrna, Tenn. Marcory, Ivory Coast — Novotel Abidjan Marcory has opened in this suburb of Abidjan. Located 10……

Carrier will fly from Boston to Porto, Los Angeles to Lisbon and San Francisco to Terceira, Azores TAP Air Portugal announced three new seasonal……

Move is part of carrier’s ‘transformation’ Frontier Airlines announced it is adding First Class seating as part of The New Frontier “transformation.” Other enhancements,……

Travel agents can avoid fees by using carrier’s platform or NDC aggregators Qantas will begin imposing a surcharge of up to $13 per segment……

Deal will include distribution of NDC content Airlines Reporting Corp. (ARC) announced a new partnership with All Nippon Airways (ANA) through ARC Direct Connect,……

Deal will enable travelers to plan entire trip from one access point Amadeus Cytric, a travel and expense management platform, announced a new integration……