Delta Air Lines applied to U.S. and European authorities for approval to operate daily roundtrip service from Boston and Miami to London Heathrow. According to Delta, "the slots for the new service are available following the U.S. and E.U. governments' approval of an immunized transatlantic alliance between American Airlines and British Airways."

Bankrupt Japan Airlines Group intends to retire 103 aircraft, "completely eliminate" unprofitable routes and cut about 16,000 employees, according to a reorganization plan submitted to Tokyo District Court. The international network would focus on "high-yield demand" to "major cities" in Asia, Europe and the United States. JAL in the domestic Japanese market plans to "maintain our network centering on Haneda Airport" with an emphasis on "more frequent service using smaller aircraft." Aircraft retirements would include "all" Boeing 747-400s, Airbus 300-600s, MD-81s and MD-90s. The company, which filed for bankruptcy in January, will seek court approval for its reorganization plan on 30 November.

Mexicana "suspended until further notice" all operations after "financial deterioration and lack of agreements force Grupo Mexicana to stop flying," according to a company statement.

Amadeus increased revenue from its distribution business by 7 percent during the June quarter, with total bookings up 8.2 percent. Profits rose 21 percent excluding extraordinary items, while total revenue rose 10.4 percent to €674 million (US$822 million), including distribution revenue of €499 million (US$609 million). Net profit fell 5.1 percent to €89.5 million (US$109 million). Total bookings reached 112.6 million despite a 2.1 percent drop in non-air bookings. "Low-cost carrier bookings in the second quarter of 2010 from agencies using Amadeus increased by 35.5 percent compared with the same quarter in 2009," the company stated.

Mega corporate travel agency transactions through ARC grew 9.9 percent in July year over year, marking a ninth consecutive month of growth. Though the increase was the smallest since January 2010, it was a higher rate than for all other agency categories measured by ARC.