LinkedIn: What Black employees need to advance
Forty-five percent of Black professionals are considering leaving their jobs because of a lack of opportunities for advancement and 46%… Read More »
Boards struggle to diversify as companies limit the pool
Corporate policies that limit all but top executives from serving on outside boards are an inadvertent deterrent to board diversity,… Read More »
Lack of Black brewers is a microcosm of all US industries
Recent data shows that Black people make up 12% of the beer consumer market yet only account for 1% of… Read More »
How Nike, others exemplify values through marketing
Brands are catching on to consumers’ increased desire for brand values and transparency with campaigns that amplify these traits. Effective… Read More »
Black food collective aims to thrive in gentrified Atlanta
Keitra Bates launched Marddy’s – an Atlanta-based food collective that offers resources, education and a marketplace for Black startup food… Read More »
UK travel advisors pushing for vaccine passports
The Association of British Travel Agents is urging Prime Minister Boris Johnson to use vaccine passports as a way to… Read More »
Marriott targets business travelers with leisure plans
Marriott International is addressing the pandemic’s impact on business travel by targeting a group of consumers who blend work travel… Read More »
Google Maps adds contactless payment feature
Google Maps now offers a payment feature for travel tickets and parking fees in more than 400 cities. The company… Read More »
American, JetBlue kick off partnership with 33 new routes
American Airlines and JetBlue Airways kicked off their partnership with almost 80 codesharing routes and adding a combined total of… Read More »
United adds London, Idaho routes
United Airlines will launch a new route between Boston and London Heathrow later this year. United is also adding regional… Read More »
Business travelers anxious to get back on the road
A year after business travel went on hiatus amid the pandemic, a number of frequent travelers are growing nostalgic for… Read More »
Mexico, Canada travel bans extended to March 21
Non-essential travel into the US from Mexico and Canada will be banned until March 21. President Joe Biden extended the… Read More »
US airlines step away from change fees
JetBlue is the latest US airline to eliminate change fees on all fares except for basic economy. Alaska Airlines, American… Read More »
Sikorsky helps FedEx develop single-pilot system
Sikorsky and FedEx are jointly developing a system to enable large commercial airplanes to be operated by a single pilot… Read More »
Vt. airport gets $14.5M construction grant
Vermont’s Burlington International Airport has been awarded $14.5 million in federal funds that will cover most of the cost of… Read More »
Major US airports implement infrastructure upgrades
The coming replacement of a widely derided gate at Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., is just one vivid example… Read More »
NYC extends JFK airport lease, paving way for modernization
New York City extended the lease on John F. Kennedy International Airport to 2060, adding 10 years that will ease… Read More »
N.C. airport continues with multi-billion expansion project
North Carolina’s Charlotte Douglas International Airport continued with its $2.5 billion construction plans throughout the pandemic, which included the expansion… Read More »
American Airlines customizes its advisor relations
American Airlines’ new vice president of global sales, Kyle Mabry, said the pandemic has changed everything about the travel industry,… Read More »
FedEx execs participate in volunteer event to sort packages
With FedEx’s Tennessee hub drastically short staffed due to the recent storms, FedEx Express Executive Vice President Richard Smith and… Read More »
Southwest leaders discuss importance of Black History Month
Ellen Torbert and Raquel Daniels, vice president and director, respectively, of diversity and inclusion discussed the challenges of 2020 and… Read More »
NTSB Reveals Likely Cause of United Flight 328 Engine Fire
U.S. National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Robert Sumwalt said a preliminary assessment of the Pratt & Whitney engine that failed… Read More »