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Airline Weekly
One of the big questions surrounding Air France-KLM's deal for SAS is what it does with the Scandinavian airline's three hubs.
2 months ago
Airlines
We take a look at every member of the Star Alliance, the world’s first airline alliance.
Joey Tyson, Skift | 8 months ago
News Blog
German rail operator Deutsche Bahn saw demand for connections between its trains and flights operated by Lufthansa increase 25 percent last year. The increase comes after the railroad and airline expanded their partnership, including more direct trains to the Frankfurt airport, in 2021. "Where aviation and rail cooperate, we record double-digit growth rates," said Michael…
Edward Russell | 10 months ago
Satisfying the growing demand for contactless travel will require more than airlines getting on board with biometrics because airports need to adopt the technology as well.
Allison Lampert, Reuters | 1 year ago
The airline industry is increasingly looking at non-flight options to get travelers to their destination. But a new partnership between Star Alliance and Deutsche Bahn appears more lip service than a serious push to get flyers onto trains.
1 year ago
Travelers eager for easier flight-to-train connections are about to get their wish in Germany. The global airline partnership network Star Alliance and the German rail company Deutsche Bahn are set to unveil a "new intermodal partnership" on July 4. While details are scant, a media invite to the event said the partnership aims to make…
Edward Russell | 1 year ago
The 26-member Star Alliance airline group is planning to add its first non-airline member, CEO Jeffrey Goh said on May 12. Goh did not want to get ahead of a formal announcement expected in the next several weeks, but he said the partner would be in Europe and would most likely be a railroad. "I…
Madhu Unnikrishnan | 2 years ago
A bunch of Star Alliance airlines earlier this year disclosed passenger information had been compromised. It was't clear then if other airlines had fallen victim, too. Now we know — with Air India this weekend disclosing a huge breach.
Tanvi Mehta and Arunima Kuma, Reuters | 3 years ago
Coronavirus
A growing number of digital health passports could be a risk by overcomplicating things, but folding them into an established digital ID platform should address that.
Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago
Online Travel
It's easy to feel jaded about data breaches given how often they happen. But it will raise eyebrows that hackers obtained data on loyalty flyers of Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Japan Airlines, Lufthansa, Malaysia Airlines, Singapore Airlines, United, and other carriers by exploiting a SITA tech system not used by most of them.
Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago
