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Widespread Cracks Found On Southwest Jet, Grounding Several Planes Monday
PIX11.comSouthwest Airlines is grounding dozens of flights Monday, as the airline examines its planes looking for metal fatigue and cracks. Widespread cracking was found on the skin of the Boeing 737 that made an emergency landing on Friday in Arizona,...Tags: Fatigue, Continental Airlines, American Airlines, Inc., Phoenix (Maricopa, Arizona), Air Transportation Industry
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American Airlines turns profit?
The 33 NewsThis week AMR Corp. -- the parent company of American Airlines and American Eagle--is expected to announce its first quarterly profit in two years. AMR representatives are being very tight-lipped about the expected announcement. Insiders say a long-...Tags: Travel, American Airlines, Inc., Minor League Baseball, Transportation, Baseball
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United, Continental begin merger talks
AP Airlines WritersDALLAS - United Airlines and Continental Airlines are in the early stages of exchanging financial information that could lead to a deal to combine and create the world's biggest airline, people briefed on the talks said Tuesday. United is the largest air...Tags: Travel, American Airlines, Inc., Continental Airlines, Transportation, Air Transportation Industry
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Some Big Airlines Adding Surcharge Around Major Holidays
AP Airlines WriterMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Several big airlines this week have added $10 surcharges for most of their tickets for travel on three busy days around Thanksgiving and New Year's holidays. American and United airlines added the charge for most of their fares...Tags: Holiday Vacations, Travel, Trips and Vacations, Continental Airlines, Transportation
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The week ahead
Chicago TribuneMonday: Earnings: Citigroup Inc.; Eaton Corp.; Genentech Inc.; Mattel Inc.; Nuveen Investments Inc.; Sonic Corp.; W.W. Grainger Inc. Tuesday: September industrial production Earnings: CSX Corp.; Equity Lifestyles Properties Inc.; Forest Laboratories Inc....Tags: Union Pacific Corporation, Continental Airlines, Transportation, Harley-Davidson Inc., Caterpillar Inc.
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American Airlines To Block Porn Sites
FORT WORTH - American Airlines says it will filter an in-flight Internet service to block pornography sites. It's a reversal of course by the nation's largest carrier after complaints from flight attendants and passengers. American said today it was...Tags: Travel, Arts and Culture, American Airlines, Inc., Transportation, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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United Airlines parent loses $1.3B on bad fuel bets
United Airlines parent UAL Corp., hit as expected by a one-two punch of operating losses and charges linked to earlier fuel-price hedging trades, reported a $1.30 billion fourth-quarter loss Wednesday and said it plans to cut an additional 1,000...Tags: NYSE Euronext, Inc., Contracts, Travel, American Airlines, Inc., Transportation
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Demand for jet fuel strains supply system
Associated PressWASHINGTON - Lost luggage, bad weather and now ... no fuel? While fliers haven't yet had to add that problem to the list of headaches associated with air travel, it may not be far away. Airports in Arizona, California, Florida and Nevada recently came...Tags: Tropical Storms, American Airlines, Inc., Kinder Morgan Incorporated, Transportation, Air Transportation Industry
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Wall Street makes bets on pandemic bird flu
Chicago TribuneLeave it to Wall Street to find an investment opportunity in the potential onset of pandemic bird flu. Although it's unclear whether bird flu's spread around the world will result in a major U.S. public health threat, some in the investment community are...Tags: Continental Airlines, Flu, Health, Citigroup Incorporated, Vaccines
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Taking short hops
Whenever summer travel season beckons, airline stocks gain renewed attention. With the winds of winter behind it, the turbulent industry finds itself traveling a smoother course than in the past seven years. Many airlines are making money, carriers...Tags: Continental Airlines, American Airlines, Inc., Transportation, AirTran, Air Transportation Industry
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