Airline Alliances Aim for New Efficiencies and Traveler Loyalty
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FOR two weeks every other month, Andy Jent heads from Dallas to Asia for a regional meeting with clients of CXO, his crisis-management firm. But rather than use a conventional travel agent or reserve flights online, Mr. Jent books his trip through the international reservations department at oneworld, a global alliance of 10 airlines anchored around American Airlines.
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Global air travel is set to be boosted by an increase in travel between Europe and Asia, thanks to growth in both China and India.
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Online malls operated by airlines and hotel companies offer shoppers frequent flier miles or bonus points for purchases made through the sites.
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The scramble by big traditional US airlines to become profitable again is leaving many travelers with longer airport layovers. The typical American Airlines passenger connecting
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After revolutionizing U.S travel  bookings, online agencies now have their eye on a lucrative,  but elusive part of the business market.
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As airlines look for new sources of revenue to offset rising fuel costs, more carriers are turning planes into marketing vehicles.
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âMileage runnersâ seek out the longest flights and the most connections hoping to game the airlinesâ frequent flier rewards programs.
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SEATTLE - The Alaska Air Group has a marketing agreement with Delta Air Lines that will give passengers a wider choice of destinations.
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Trans-Atlantic business-class fares are about to become even more complicated as competition grows and demand holds up.
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The small band of companies looking to bring mobile telephony to aircraft cabins received a boost this week when the first airlines from two of the world&#39;s fastest growing air travel markets signalled their intent to test the technology.
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Indianapolis, Oct. 27 - As American Trans Airline announced plans to reorganize, travelers leaving on ATA flights wondered what it all meant for them.
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As frustrated as travelers may be with  crowded planes and delayed flights, these are the realities of  the leaner U.S. airline industry as it claws its way back to  profitability after a brutal years-long slump.
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Frequent-flier miles are easier to come by as airlines sell more miles to partners like credit card companies and hotels, but they're harder than ever to redeem.
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United and Delta airlines on Friday matched an airfare increase that American Airlines launched, but it wasn&#39;t clear whether other competitors would follow.
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Three more airlines have joined the SkyTeam Alliance, making it the leading collaboration in the aviation industry as Continental Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Northwest Airlines today become full members of the world&#39;s fastest growing airline
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The best may be to come, as some of the biggest airlines flirt with mergers that could permit them to cut costs and raise fares even further.
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Two major airlines and four start-ups scramble for pieces of the all business-class market.