Airline Industry news and trends

Southwest Expects Lower Pricing Power as Airlines Add Capacity
Transportation // June 26, 2024

Southwest Airlines is experiencing reduced pricing power because airlines have added flights and seats. The company said in a Wednesday (June 26) filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it has changed its outlook for revenue per available seat mile (RASM) in the...

Sabre Platform Helps Airlines Adopt ‘Offer and Order’ Retailing Strategy
Travel Payments // May 22, 2024

Sabre has launched an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered retailing platform designed to enable airlines to adopt an “offer and order” approach. The new SabreMosaic platform allows airlines to offer a more personalized and dynamic retailing experience and create new revenue opportunities, the company said in a Wednesday (May 22) press...

Sabre Partners With CellPoint Digital on Travel Industry Payment Solutions
Travel Payments // October 24, 2023

Sabre, a software and technology provider in the global travel industry, has partnered with CellPoint Digital, a payment solutions provider for the airline industry. Under the agreement, Sabre customers will now have access to CellPoint Digital’s suite of payment services, allowing airlines, agencies and hotels using...

Digital Tools Streamline Payments for Budget-Conscious Travelers
Travel Payments // October 12, 2023

Despite ongoing economic uncertainty and inflationary pressures, travel saw a significant rise this summer. According to findings detailed in “The Credit Economy: How Consumers Financed Their Summer Travel,” a collaboration between PYMNTS Intelligence and i2c, close to two-thirds of consumers had summer travel on their...

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Digital Tools Streamline Payments for Budget-Conscious Travelers

October 12, 2023
Despite ongoing economic uncertainty and inflationary pressures, travel saw a significant rise this summer. According to findings detailed in “The Credit Economy: How Consumers Financed Their Summer Travel,” a collaboration between PYMNTS Intelligence and i2c, close to two-thirds of consumers had summer travel on their agenda, and nearly one-third anticipated more travel this summer compared […]

The 83-Year-Old Startup Quietly Powering Travel Payments

July 16, 2018
Say hello to the payments industry’s 83-year-old startup. That would be UATP (Universal Air Travel Plan), the oldest payment scheme in the world, founded by American Airlines in 1936. In fact,...

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Southwest Expects Lower Pricing Power as Airlines Add Capacity

June 26, 2024
Southwest Airlines is experiencing reduced pricing power because airlines have added flights and seats. The company said in a Wednesday (June 26) filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it has changed its outlook for revenue per available seat mile (RASM) in the current quarter from its previous estimate of a year-over-year drop […]

Sabre Platform Helps Airlines Adopt ‘Offer and Order’ Retailing Strategy

May 22, 2024
Sabre has launched an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered retailing platform designed to enable airlines to adopt an “offer and order” approach. The new SabreMosaic platform allows airlines to offer a more personalized and dynamic...

Sabre Partners With CellPoint Digital on Travel Industry Payment Solutions

October 24, 2023
Sabre, a software and technology provider in the global travel industry, has partnered with CellPoint Digital, a payment solutions provider for the airline industry. Under the agreement, Sabre customers will now...

Airline Recovery Stalls Amid COVID-19 Uptick

July 07, 2020
Potential air travelers are grounding themselves to the extent that airlines are suffering bookings declines as severe as those seen when COVID-19 first surged in the United States in March,...