The US DOT approved Alaska Airlines’ acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines while establishing a six year compliance program mandating capacity levels and frequent flyer program value.
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Southwest gets aggressive with Rapid Rewards status promotion
Southwest is pushing hard to boost its bookings in the next few months, with a major Rapid Rewards promotion across multiple pathways, including flights, credit card spend, and other partners.
Winding Tree winds down, bailing on Blockchain for airlines
For years Winding Tree pitched itself as delivering a distribution and payments blockchain revolution for airlines, hotels, and consumers. Today that dream is dead.
Spirit has a plan for profitability; it just needs a little time
Spirit Airlines has a plan to reinvent itself, changing its service offerings and marketing strategy to drive improved yields and a return to profit. Can it get there fast enough to stay alive?
Big Front Seat is dead; Long live Go Big!
Big Front Seat is dead; Long live Go Big! Spirit Airlines is changing its approach to the market, in a manner that appears to be removing most of what makes it unique.
Delta, Riyadh Air launch exclusive strategic partnership
Delta Air Lines and Riyadh Air will pursue a broad range of customer-facing benefits as exclusive partners in their respective geographies.
Delta adding Premium Select to transcon 767s
Some Delta Air Lines passengers will soon have a new cabin option for crossing the country. The carrier will add its Premium Select premium economy cabin to the New York-Los Angeles market later this year.
Breeze boosts loyalty play with co-brand credit card
Launching a co-branded credit card is one of the major milestones in the maturity of a US airline, and Breeze Airways can now tick that box.
Points pooling comes to United’s MileagePlus program
Pooling of loyalty points is not new. But typically it is implemented by smaller airlines and comes with far more restrictions than what United is launching.
Ads, points to open Wi-Fi access on American Airlines
American Airlines is updating the way passengers connect to inflight Wi-Fi services, including a limited free option.