Corporate Travel Analysis Reports For The Americas

Reports arising from California suggest that the San Joaquin County leaders are considering a proposal to change the name of Stockton Metropolitan Airport to include San Francisco in the new branding. The county-owned airport could become 'San Francisco Stockton Regional Airport'. An advisory committee suggests it will help attract business, increase awareness of the airport's location and make a connection with the Bay Area for marketing purposes.

US airlines rack up millions in revenue from co-branded credit cards, and as United Airlines works feverishly to close revenue gaps with its peers American and Delta, the company is zeroing in on gaining more value from its credit card partnership with JP Morgan Chase.

While other Latin American airlines continue to struggle to gain access into Argentina, the government seems to be firmly backing the plans of Norwegian to establish its own low-fare operation in the country. Maybe Argentina is waking up to the progress being made at neighbours across South America or perhaps it feels it can better manage its own development with a major partner from outside the region. Whatever the case, Argentina's skies are preparing for a revolution.

jetBlue's decision to pull the plug on twelve online travel agencies (OTAs) is part of the airline's broader strategy to shed USD250 million to USD300 million in structural costs by 2020.

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United Airlines is planning major upgrades to its app over the next few months as part of a digital push.

Scandinavian carrier Primera Air has confirmed the expected expansion of its long haul operation from the UK and France with the addition of flights to Canada from its Birmingham, London Stansted and Paris CDG bases. Adding to its already announced services to Boston and New York from spring 2018, the airline will introduce links to Toronto from next summer.

Qantas has talked about Brisbane-Seattle or Brisbane-Chicago to round out the initial portfolio of routes to be launched with the new 787-9 fleet. Qantas supposedly will select the US airport that provides the best deal but given the relative grim prospects of a Brisbane-Seattle route the talk about Seattle seems to be more a negotiating ploy than a serious option.

After being confirmed as the launch customer for the new Embraer E190-E2 jet, Norwegian regional carrier Widerøe has announced it will introduce the type into schedule service on the Bergen to Tromsø route from 24-Apr-2018. The jet will also debut just a couple of days later on 26-Apr-2018 on the Bergen - Bodø city pair, with both sectors connecting Norway's west coast and northern regions.

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