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Bill would put travel agency seat on DOT aviation committee

Bill would put travel agency seat on DOT aviation committeeGetting a seat on the DOT's Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee is one of ASTA's top legislative priorities this...

As part of the Northeast Alliance, American has leased 30 daily arrival and departure slots to JetBlue at JFK Airport.

Analysts: An AA-JetBlue breakup could be complex, costlyAmerican said it would appeal. But a breakup would have implications for the airlines down the road for slot leases, routes and...

U.S. Travel CEO Geoff Freeman speaking at IPW 2023 in San Antonio on May 23.

At IPW conference, visa wait times remain a top concernA meeting between destination leaders and officials from the U.S. State Department at the event is giving travel leaders hope...

The Justice Department's case to block the proposed Spirit-JetBlue merger is scheduled for trial in October.

With JetBlue-AA alliance rejected, is it bad news for JetBlue-Spirit?A federal court's resounding rebuke of American and JetBlue's alliance is likely to complicate matters for JetBlue and Spirit...

How to prepare your agency for a U.S. debt default and other crises

How to prepare your agency for a U.S. debt default and other crisesBob Joselyn, president and CEO of the Joselyn Consulting Group, writes: "Even if a government-debt default is avoided, other...

NASA's Digital Information Platform's Collaborative Digital Departure Reroute tools displayed at Southwest Airlines' network operations control in Dallas.

NASA continuing work with airlines to reduce delaysNASA has signed five-year agreements with American, Southwest, Delta, United and JetBlue to continue development of a...

Latam said it has implemented a new platform on its website to more expeditiously process refunds.

Latam Airlines fined $1 million for tardy ticket refundsThe Department of Transportation said thousands of refund requests during the pandemic took more than 100 days to complete.

This Memorial Day weekend will be a test of the system, said DOT secretary Pete Buttigieg.

Buttigieg warns airlines that a summer mess 'can't happen again'With the upcoming Memorial Day weekend kicking off the summer travel season, DOT secretary Pete Buttigieg says the Department...

The Northeast Alliance has led to decreased capacity, lower frequencies and reduced consumer choice on multiple routes, said Judge Leo Sorkin.

Judge orders JetBlue and American to dissolve their Boston-New York allianceU.S. District Court Judge Leo Sorokin said that although JetBlue and American "claim their bigger-is-better collaboration will...

A Lake Nona sign in the Town Center area. Disney has nixed plans to open a campus in Lake Nona.

Disney pulls plug on Lake Nona project, escalating fight with Florida governorDisney has canceled plans to develop a regional campus for some 2,000 employees in the Lake Nona region of Orlando just outside...

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