Donna Airoldi

Global airfare price increases for most regions except Australia should continue to stabilize in 2025, furthering a trend that began in 2024, according to American Express Global Business Travel's Air Monitor 2025 report, released Monday.   

The October on-time performance for North American carriers continued to improve, despite some weather issues due to Hurricane Milton, according to aviation analytics company Cirium.   

Emirates has promoted regional sales director for the Eastern U.S. Matthew Jones to VP for all its U.S. operations, effective Nov. 1, the carrier announced Thursday.   

Avianca in December will expand the availability of its new business-class cabin on Airbus A320 aircraft to 23 additional routes, bringing the total to 34, the carrier announced Wednesday. 

After a modest August month-over-month recovery in on-time performance, North American carriers in September reported a significant jump, according to Cirium.  

National took top honors in the J.D. Power 2024 North American Rental Car Satisfaction Study with a score of 736 out of possible 1,000 points, according to J.D. Power. The brand bested its sister company Enterprise, which had 729 points and was first last year.  

Delta plans a "record" summer 2025 transatlantic expansion with seven new routes and additional service to existing destinations, the carrier announced.  

The August average on-time performance for North American carriers recovered after the challenges in July from the CrowdStrike and Microsoft IT outage, according to aviation analytics company Cirium.   

Lufthansa has opened its newly renovated premium lounge at Newark Liberty International Airport inside Terminal B, the carrier announced Wednesday. 

Delta Air Lines has began adding its free Wi-Fi for SkyMiles loyalty members on Viasat-equipped flights between the United States and each Paris and Nice in France, the carrier announced.