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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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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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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: Fort Lauderdale, Air Transportation Industry
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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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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: U.S. Airways, United Air Lines, Virgin Group, Ltd., United Kingdom, Transportation
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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: Telecommunication Service, United Air Lines, Federal Aviation Administration, Marketing, AMR Corp.
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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: Boeing Co., United Air Lines, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Air Transportation Industry
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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: Boeing Co., Los Angeles International Airport, Air Transportation Industry, Fiji
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Tougher workplace makes home life worse too
Things are getting tougher for many people at work, as companies seeking to improve efficiency push employees to work harder, according to a story in today’s Los Angeles Times. But this trend doesn’t just play out in the workplace. It also...
Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Travel, Employment Opportunities, Air Transportation Industry, Trips and Vacations
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Mystery surrounds discovery of possible parts from 9/11 jet
NEW YORK -- A large chunk of an airplane part believed to be from one of the jetliners hijacked on Sept. 11, 2001, was found with a piece of rope twined around it, adding to the mystery of how it ended up wedged between two buildings in Lower Manhattan...
Tags: Accidental Death, United Air Lines, FBI, Burlington Coat Factory, Air and Space Accidents
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Landing gear believed to be from 9/11 jet found near N.Y. site
NEW YORK -- A piece of a landing gear believed to be from one of the commercial jetliners that crashed into the World Trade Center towers during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks has been discovered wedged behind a building that became the site of a...
Tags: Accidental Death, Boeing Co., United Air Lines, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Michael Bloomberg
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Germany fines Google $190,000 over Street View data collection
WASHINGTON -- A German regulator on Monday fined Google Inc., about $190,000 for illegally recording data from WiFi networks while taking mapping photos for its Street View service. The regulator complained the amount, limited by law, was too little to...
Tags: Germany, Security, Punishment, Fines, Data Protection
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