Michael B. Baker

Michael B. Baker
Senior Editor, Transportation

Michael B. Baker joined BTN in 2006. Before taking over the transportation beat in 2014, Michael covered the lodging industry for BTN for eight years and also has covered expense and payment tools. He cut his journalistic teeth in the newspaper industry, covering business and industry for both The Press of Atlantic City and The Facts, a daily in the greater Houston area where he won awards for both breaking news and feature coverage.

More Articles

Air Canada Enables Alipay & WeChat Acceptance in North America & Hong KongBy Michael B. Baker

Air Canada is expanding acceptance of Chinese mobile payment apps Alipay and WeChat Pay to its... KEEP READING

National Will Offer Car & Driver Services in ChinaBy Michael B. Baker

This fall, National Car Rental will launch a service in China that provides both cars and drivers for... KEEP READING

Air France-KLM Plans JV with Air EuropaBy Michael B. Baker

Air France-KLM and Spain's Air Europa are discussing a joint venture for flights between Europe and... KEEP READING

Swoop Will Begin Service to U.S. This FallBy Michael B. Baker

In October, WestJet's ultra-low-cost subsidiary, Swoop, will begin service from Canada to each Las... KEEP READING

Airlines Scrub 'Taiwan' from WebsitesBy Michael B. Baker

All international carriers serving Taiwan capital Taipei have complied with a demand from China to... KEEP READING

Delta & Air France-KLM Put Alitalia JV on IceBy Michael B. Baker

Delta, Air France-KLM and Virgin Atlantic have excluded Alitalia in their U.S. Department of... KEEP READING

Delta & WestJet Firm Up JV PlansBy Michael B. Baker

Delta and WestJet have signed a definitive agreement for their joint-venture agreement, which they... KEEP READING

Nigeria Plans Flag CarrierBy Michael B. Baker

The Nigerian government aims to launch a flag carrier, Nigeria Air, by the end of the year. Nigerian... KEEP READING

European Airline News RoundupBy Michael B. Baker

Last week was a busy one for European airlines. One pending M&A deal got regulatory approval and... KEEP READING

U.S. Travel Industry Braces for Impact as Supreme Court Upholds Travel BanBy Michael B. Baker

In a 5-4 ruling on Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Donald Trump's travel ban on... KEEP READING

More Articles