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An Arrival & A Departure

By Michele McDonald

One IT provider exits the competition for a new reservations system while another throws its hat into the ring.

Satair: Ready for More

By Anne Paylor

Forecasting revenue in excess of $400 million, this 50-year-old supplier of aircraft production parts and spares is on the rise.

More Than A Branding Exercise

By Shruti Pandit

Kingfisher Airlines is not just about selling beer.

Revenue Window of Opportunity

By Brian Straus

Airlines that aren't selling ancillary products on their websites are missing their chance at a big payout

Springing Into Success

By Katie Cantle

China's most successful LCC, Spring Airlines, models itself after Southwest Airlines.

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United terminates some agents' right to process its credit card transactions

Wednesday July 1, 2009

News from Travel Technology Update: United Airlines told some travel agencies that they would "no longer have continued access to United's credit card merchant agreements," effective July 20. [more]

Tuesday June 30, 2009

Travelport GDS announced a new multiyear, full-content agreement with Porter Airlines, giving all Galileo- and Worldspan-connected travel agents access to the airline's full published fares and inventory, including Web fares. Access will be implemented in a phased approach, with Apollo customers gaining access June 30 followed by Worldspan and Galileo in August, according to Travelport.

New Vueling set to take off after completion of Clickair merger

Monday June 29, 2009

The Clickair/Vueling merger is expected to be completed by mid-July, when the combined entity will start flying under a unified designator code and a single name (Vueling) and all Clickair assets will be transferred to the listed Vueling Airlines company. [more]

RAM repositioning to contend with European competition

Friday June 26, 2009

Royal Air Maroc will pull its own low-cost brand Atlas Blue and launch a regional airline as part of its strategy to fend off competition from no-frills carriers that has increased since the 2006 signing of the open skies agreement between Morocco and the EU. [more]

Wednesday June 24, 2009

Southwest Airlines will launch its Milwaukee service on Nov. 1 to six destinations (ATWOnline, May 21). It will fly to Baltimore (thrice-daily), Kansas City (thrice-daily), Las Vegas (twice-daily), Kansas City (twice-daily), Orlando International (twice-daily), Phoenix (daily) and Tampa (daily). It will operate out of two gates at General Mitchell International and have 40 fulltime employees.

Separately, SWA said that customer support and services and airport customer service employees represented by the International Assn. of Machinists and Aerospace Workers ratified a four-year labor agreement reached last month.

Friday June 19, 2009

WestJet and the WestJet Pilots Assn. announced the ratification of a four-year labor agreement effective July 1 with 89% of those voting approving the deal. WJPA Chairman Dave DeVeaux said the contract provides for "fair and market-driven pay scales" and maintains the pilots' position as stakeholders in the LCC.

Ryanair to cut capacity at DUB and SNN

Thursday June 18, 2009

Ryanair yesterday announced winter cuts at both Dublin and Shannon, blaming Ireland's €10 ($13.84) "tourist tax" for an 11% year-over-year fall in passenger traffic at DUB in the first five months of 2009. From the start of the winter schedule it will reduce the number of aircraft based at DUB to 16 from 17 and at SNN to three from four. It will cut 44 weekly flights from its DUB schedule and 36 from SNN, resulting in 350 and 300 job losses respectively. "Further cuts can be expected in the coming months if the €10 tourist tax is not scrapped. If the tourist tax is scrapped these cuts, and the tourism collapse, will be reversed," CEO Michael O'Leary said.

Tuesday June 16, 2009

Jet Airways said it will expand its Jet Airways Konnect all-economy service from today owing to "strong customer demand." It increased the domestic program by 30 daily flights over the weekend and will operate more than 100 as of today. The Konnect fleet comprises seven 737-800s and 10 ATR 72-500s (ATWOnline, May 8).

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