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New technology may reduce TSA pat-down searches in U.S. airports
The federal government says it has plans to use advanced technology to dramatically reduce the number of pat-down searches performed at the nation's airports.
The Department of Homeland Security recently put out a request for technology companies to come...Tags: United Air Lines, Air Transportation, Security Measures, Science and Technology, Trips and Vacations
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Frequent fliers find seats easier on budget airlines, study says
When it comes time to trade in your frequent-flier reward points for seats on an airplane, low-cost airlines do the best job of getting you in the air. That was the conclusion of a study released last week by IdeaWorks, a Wisconsin consultant to the...Tags: U.S. Airways, Lungs and Airways, United Air Lines, AirTran, Security
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Frequent fliers find seats more often on budget airlines, study says
When it comes time to trade in your frequent-flier reward points for seats on an airplane, low-cost airlines do the best job of getting you in the air. That was the conclusion of a study released last week by IdeaWorks, a Wisconsin-based consulting...
Tags: U.S. Airways, Lungs and Airways, AirTran, United Air Lines, Health
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Brown stymied by same budget dysfunction that plagued predecessors
SACRAMENTO — Jerry Brown told voters he was different — that only he, a septuagenarian government veteran with no aspirations to higher office, could fix the cycle of swelling budget deficits that has plagued California for more than a decade....Tags: Republican Party, Jerry Brown, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Budgets and Budgeting
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Threats made to 2 Southwest flights with ties to O.C., Phoenix
L.A. NOWTwo Southwest Airline flights with ties to Orange County and Phoenix were stopped Tuesday night after threats were made to the planes, authorities told The Times.... -
Bomb threat on Southwest flight at John Wayne Airport
L.A. NOWAuthorities Tuesday night stopped a Southwest Airlines plane from taking off at John Wayne Airport after receiving a bomb threat.... -
Flights in Phoenix, Orange County stopped after threats are received
Two Southwest Airlines flights with ties to Orange County and Phoenix were stopped Tuesday night after threats were made to the planes. The first incident began about 7:30 p.m. after Flight 1184 arrived at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix from...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, FBI, Police Investigations, Explosions, Justice System
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US Airways pursuing merger with American Airlines
After sitting out a recent series of airline mergers, Tempe, Ariz.-based US Airways Group Inc. wants to hook up with American Airlines.
But American's parent company, AMR Corp., which is mired in Bankruptcy Court, said it's not interested — at...Tags: Lungs and Airways, U.S. Airways, United Air Lines, AirTran, Bankruptcy
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Mitt Romney's Ford Field fumble
Mitt Romney's time at the 30-yard line of Detroit's Ford Field more closely resembled the recent 0-16 Lions than this year's playoff-qualifying vintage.
That's how his speech Friday to the Detroit Economic Club is playing at least. What was supposed to...Tags: Ford, Mitt Romney, Republican Party, Elections, John McCain
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Airlines hike fares for the second time this year
A fare increase of $10 per round-trip, initiated by Southwest Airlines and matched Thursday by most of its competitors, represents the second industry-wide price hike in 2012.
Southwest, the nation's largest carrier of domestic passengers, increased...Tags: Air Transportation, Trips and Vacations, Delta Air Lines, Transportation, Air Transportation Industry
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Airlines raise fares again, point to higher fuel costs
For the third time this year, several of the nation’s major airlines hiked air fares last week, with United and Continental airlines initiating a $4 to $10 increase in round-trip ticket prices.
Virgin America, Delta Air Lines, US Airways and...Tags: U.S. Airways, Air Transportation, JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines, Transportation
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Boeing's free-market move is going to cost Kansas big-time
Opinion L.A.Shrinking government isn't a free lunch; it means job losses, and not only in the public sector. Just ask the 2,160 Boeing workers in Kansas who just saw their jobs go away....
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