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Airlines and Irene
Consumer File - Orlando SentinelFrom a recent study…… Average call hold times of ten largest airlines during Hurricane Irene (hours:minutes:seconds) 1.        U.S. Airways 0:02:38 2.        Southwest Airlines: 0:08:10 3.        Continental: 0:08:15 4.        United ... -
Airline's ban on 9 dog breeds is unfair
My Pet WorldIs United Airlines profiling dog breeds? If so, I'm a logical person to ask for help. I've stood up against local governments banning specific breeds (usually municipalities seeking to ban any dog looking like a Pit Bull). Breed bans have never...Tags: United Air Lines, American Airlines, Inc., Air Transportation Industry, Steve Dale, Chicago Tribune Columnists
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United Continental's CEO has a daunting challenge before him
Tribune staff reporterJeff Smisek was a partner at a law firm in Houston in the mid-1990s when, during a business lunch, he was offered the opportunity to meet with Gordon Bethune, CEO of Continental Airlines. He didn't know Bethune, but his sales instincts kicked in. He...Tags: Business Enterprises, Literature, Career and Workplace, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Employees
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American Airlines Files for Bankruptcy
Reuters(Reuters) - American Airlines and its parent company AMR Corp filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday to cut costs and combat soaring fuel prices and dampened travel demand. American Airlines was once the largest U.S. carrier, but is now third behind United...Tags: Unions, Career and Workplace, Air Transportation Industry, American Airlines, Inc., Air Transportation
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Find discounts on magazines
South Florida ParentingBroward reader Sara Kloor is searching for discounts for children’s magazines, specifically “Sports Illustrated for Kids.” So far, the best price she found is $18 a year. She asks: Do you have any Web sites or other places to recommend?...Tags: Periodicals, Sports Illustrated, Newspaper and Magazine, Air Transportation Industry, Amazon.com Inc.
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A chaotic computer switch in United-Continental merger
At United Airlines, they called it the "cutover." It was the final and most difficult piece of the puzzle in the merger with Continental Airlines, and it involved combining two complex passenger reservations systems.
But some United passengers referred...Tags: Career and Workplace, Consumers, Employees, Air Transportation Industry, American Airlines, Inc.
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NBA: Nets' to end 35-year run in N.J.
NEWARK, N.J. - For the past 45 years, Herb Turetzky has had the best seat in the house to watch the Nets play basketball.
It was front row, center court. between the benches, every night.
Turetzky, the team's official scorer, has seen the Nets'...Tags: Lawrence Frank, Mikhail Prokhorov, Long Island, National Basketball Association, Kerry Kittles
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United Airlines halting all flights to Hawaii
Beginning Monday, United Airlines will be end flights between Orange County's John Wayne Airport and Honolulu, Hawaii, due to a decrease in demand. Some pre-booked flights in June between the two destinations will be the exception. United Airlines...Tags: Marketing, Federal Aviation Administration, United Air Lines, Air Transportation Industry, John Wayne
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Continental to cancel JWA-to-Maui flights
Continental Airlines will end its Orange County-Maui service Dec. 31. Started in March 2010, the regular weekend flights will be canceled, according to airport spokeswoman Jenny Wedge. Continental will provide daily Maui service from Dec. 19 to 31, to...Tags: Holiday Vacations, Air Transportation Delays, Travel, Trips and Vacations
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Flying while pregnant hinges on due date
Who wants to deliver a baby on an airplane?
Answer: No one. Not the mother-to-be and not the flight attendants, pilots or passengers.
That's why most airlines have fairly strict requirements for women who travel near the end of their pregnancies. Even...Tags: BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Concourse, Air Transportation Industry, Air Transportation, Tourism and Leisure Industry
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Delta won't redeem gift certificates online
If you received the gift of travel for Christmas in the form of an airline gift certificate, be aware that policies at some airlines may make them inconvenient to use or water down the value of that gift by subjecting you to fees.
Some airlines won't let...Tags: American Airlines, Inc., Air Transportation Industry, Tourism and Leisure Industry, Air Transportation, Allentown
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Springfield-Branson National Airport sees another airline file for bankruptcy
jscherder@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo -- Since 2001 United, U.S. Airways, and Continental Airlines have filed for bankruptcy. Now American Airlines joins that list. All of the so-called legacy airlines have fallen over the last decade and American was the only one to hold...Tags: Holiday Vacations, Career and Workplace, Air Transportation Industry, American Airlines, Inc., Air Transportation
Aug 30, 2011
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Nov 29, 2011
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Dec 1, 2011
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Dec 24, 2011
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Nov 29, 2011
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