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Survey says 90% don't want knives on planes
The pressure continues to mount on the Transportation Security Administration to prohibit passengers from bringing small pocket knives into the cabins of commercial planes. Opponents of allowing knives on planes unveiled a survey last week that found...
Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Transportation Security Administration
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Most fliers would pay to avoid a middle seat on a long flight
Most of us will put up with a cramped middle seat on a short flight. But on trips more than three hours long, we are ready to crack open our wallets and pay for a window or aisle seat. That is one of the findings of a recent Harris Interactive poll...
Tags: Harris Interactive Incorporated
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On American Airlines, pack light and you'll get to board early
If you travel light, American Airlines will reward you by letting you board your flight early. The nation's third-largest airline has expanded across the country a new boarding policy that allows passengers to board early if they carry no luggage for...
Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Fort Lauderdale
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Flight diverted to toss passenger who won't stop singing Whitney Houston
Singing on a commercial flight is not illegal but apparently it can get you thrown off a plane if you refuse to stop. That was the lesson learned by a woman on an American Airlines flight from Los Angeles to New York last week. The flight was diverted...
Tags: Whitney Houston, Air Transportation Industry
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FCC moves toward opening airwaves for in-flight Internet
The Federal Communications Commission took a step toward improving Web access for air travelers, voting to write rules to open frequencies for an air-to-ground Internet service proposed by Qualcomm Inc. In a 4-0 vote Thursday, the FCC advanced the...
Tags: Transportation Industry, Qualcomm Inc., Air Transportation Industry, Elections, Telecommunication Service
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The scoop on airline taxes, changing travel dates and more
Some answers to readers' airline questions: Question: I understand that London's Heathrow Airport has a horrendous arrival fee. Is the same true for Stansted and Gatwick, London's two other airports? Answer: I'm not sure if you're referring to the...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Southwest Airlines Co., Air Transportation Industry, International Monetary Fund, Air Transportation
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N.Y. police remove airplane part found near 9/11 terrorism site
New York police on Wednesday removed what is believed to be a part from one of the airplanes that struck the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Officials said no potential human remains have been found at the site where the piece of the plane was...
Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Boeing Co., United Air Lines, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Air Pacific will rebrand itself next month as Fiji Airways
Bula! On June 19, Air Pacific, the national airline of Fiji, will become Fiji Airways, its name from 1951 to 1970, when it became Air Pacific. Dave Pflieger, chief executive, urged the board of directors to rebrand the airline. “When you hear...
Tags: Los Angeles International Airport, Fiji, Air Transportation Industry, Boeing Co.
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For Boston, drawing a lesson from 9/11
There it was on the screen, tragic and terrifying, another senseless act of cowardice. This time in Boston. Like everyone else Monday, I was upset, angry and at a loss for words. So I called two people who have been through this before. Tom Frost of...
Tags: Road Running, Running, Sports, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Families of 9/11 victims speak out on revised TSA knife policy
The Transportation Security Administration will soon let airline passengers carry small folding knives onto planes for the first time since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. But a group of flight attendants are doing everything they can to halt the...
Tags: Security Measures, Air Transportation Industry, U.S. Airways, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Transportation Security Administration
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American Airlines expanding LAX service with eight new destinations
This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details. For a carrier whose parent company is still in bankruptcy, American Airlines doesn’t show signs of retrenching. The airline announced plans Wednesday to expand to eight new...
Tags: Los Angeles International Airport, Air Transportation Industry, Boeing Co., Financially Distressed Companies, Companies and Corporations
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Climate change will make flights bumpier, study says
In the future, white-knuckle fliers may be able to blame those brutally bumpy flights over the Atlantic Ocean on greenhouse gases. Turbulence will be stronger and occur more often if carbon dioxide emissions double by 2050, heating up the atmosphere,...
Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Air and Space Accidents, Conservation, Air Transportation Industry, Federal Aviation Administration
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