Finnair will stop using legacy Edifact technology to sell tickets and ancillary air products by the end of 2025, moving instead to an all-NDC distribution model for agency channel sales. The move, the carrier said, is designed to ramp up pressure for…
Domestic airline ticket prices dropped to 11% below 2019 levels in August after being on par with 2019 in July, according to an analysis by the Adobe Digital Economy Index. That trend, along with depressed bookings, also extended into the first 10…
United will launch three-times per week service from Washington Dulles to Lagos, Nigeria, on Nov. 29. The flight will be the only direct connection between the U.S. capital and sub-Saharan Africa’s largest city. Africa aviation news: Africa Insight: United’s new nonstop flight…
American Airlines plans to invest $200 million in Brazil’s Gol as the two carriers strengthen their existing partnership. The investment, which is subject to regulatory approval and other closing conditions, would give American a 5.2% stake in Gol, as well as a…
India’s Jet Airways could return to the skies by early next year, according to an investor consortium that is pulling the carrier out of insolvency. “Jet Airways 2.0” plans to begin domestic operations, starting with service between Delhi and Mumbai, in the…
Lufthansa has signed a distribution agreement with Travelport, paving the way for modern retailing and technology innovation according to the companies. The launch of the long-term agreement will be in the first half of 2022 as both the airline and Travelport continue…
Southwest Airlines president Tom Nealon has stepped down, effective immediately, though he will continue at the airline as a strategic advisor, focusing primarily on the airline’s environmental sustainability and carbon emissions reduction plan. Nealon’s retirement follows the June announcement that Bob Jordan,…
Despite — or, perhaps, because — Covid-19 numbers ratcheted up in the late summer, private flying is more popular than ever in North America. According to the private aviation industry data tracker Argus, August saw the second-most private flight activity ever over…
Virtual TSA queuing is here to stay at SeaTac airport in Seattle. The airport began its Sea Spot Saver as a trial program in May, enabling passengers at TSA checkpoints 2 and 5 to save their spot in line without having to…
Covid-19 testing within 72 hours of departure cuts exposure risk on a flight to less than 0.1%, according to a study conducted by Delta Air Lines, the Mayo Clinic and the Georgia Department of Health. The study used customer data on Delta’s…