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Crypto Travel: Blockchain could bring big changes to the industry

Crypto Travel: Blockchain could bring big changes to the industryWidely known as the tech behind bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, blockchain is also a tool of disintermediation that could...

Senator demands answers from travel insurersA report released by Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) found policies sold by airlines and OTAs are being "aggressively pushed onto...

United plans to expand lie-flat seats to more routesThe carrier is developing lie-flat seats for its narrowbody Boeing 737 Max 10 aircraft, enabling it to offer the feature on...

Airlines seeing record numbers of passengers but fewer flights

Airlines seeing record numbers of passengers but fewer flightsEven as airlines filled planes with 741 million domestic passengers in 2017, according to the Bureau of Transportation...

Canadian ULCC Flair Air plans U.S. serviceThe ultralow-cost carrier will fly to six destinations in the States beginning this winter. The announcement comes less than a...

Spirit CEO: Neeleman's new venture won't be the game-changer JetBlue was"There's not a lot of room," Spirit CEO Bob Fornaro said. "I would say the airlines today, they're all tough competitors."

Primera Air to launch Brussels-U.S. service in 2019

Primera Air to launch Brussels-U.S. service in 2019The Danish budget carrier will begin flights to Newark, Boston and Washington Dulles next spring.

Southwest still mum on Hawaii scheduleThe carrier, which is currently awaiting FAA approval to begin its much-anticipated Hawaii service, won't schedule flights...

Roadie app delivers for airlines with misplaced bagsThe crowdsourcing app, which was launched in 2015, is a sharing economy courier service connecting everyday drivers with people...

Swiss International joins TSA PreCheckThe airline became the 54th carrier to join the program.