ARLINGTON, Va. — A variety of newly planned initiatives from ATPCO will lay the groundwork for a rapid expansion of dynamically generated airline fare offerings in the coming years. But even Alex Zoghlin, CEO of the airline-owned tech developer and fare-filing repository,…
Delta Air Lines enjoyed record revenue during the third quarter as high ticket prices, surging premium demand and high load factors made up for a schedule that remained considerably smaller than in the summer of 2019. But while the carrier projects demand…
ARLINGTON, Va. — Airlines have moved steadily but gradually away from traditional merchandising over the past four years, according to data from consulting firm McKinsey. McKinsey presented its findings at ATPCO’s annual Elevate conference here on Wednesday. Among the approximately 400 airlines…
United Airlines in 2023 will add transatlantic service to three cities and increase service to six more. The carrier will add service on May 27 between Newark and Stockholm and on May 31 between Newark and Malaga, Spain. On March 25, United…
Delta has teamed up with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study contrail avoidance. The research team has flown more than 40 planning flights thus far with an eye toward scheduling experimental flights and simulations. Contrails form when soot and water vapor…
JetBlue Vacations customers can now use TrueBlue loyalty points toward the flight, hotel and rental car portions of their vacation package. Previously, TrueBlue points could only be used for the airline portion of a trip. Related: JetBlue launches trip-planning app for leisure…
Russia has lost its seat on the governing council of the United Nations’ aviation organization. In a vote held Friday, Russia fell six votes short of the 86 needed to remain on the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council. The vote was…
MOSES LAKE, Wash. (AP) — A prototype, all-electric airplane took its first flight Tuesday morning in central Washington state. The Seattle Times reports that if the Federal Aviation Administration eventually certifies the small airplane to carry passengers, it could become the first…
Government lawyers used airline executives’ own words in trying Tuesday to persuade a federal judge to kill a partnership between American Airlines and JetBlue Airways. The government argued that the deal is, in effect, a merger that will cost consumers $700 million…
The Department of Transportation will propose a rule requiring sellers of airline tickets to disclose extra fees upfront. Airlines, third party sellers and metasearch sites will have to clearly disclose baggage fees, change fees, cancellation fees and family-seating fees to consumers whenever…