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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: Lungs and Airways, United Air Lines, AirTran, Security, JetBlue Airways
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No explosives found on diverted US Airways flight
WASHINGTON — The crowded US Airways flight from Paris to Charlotte, N.C., had just reached the northeastern tip of Canada when one of the passengers, a French citizen who was born in Cameroon, handed a flight attendant a cryptic note that said she...
Tags: Charlotte, Health, Bangor, FBI, Explosions
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F-15s intercept US Airways flight after passenger causes problem
WASHINGTON -- Two fighter jets were scrambled Tuesday to intercept a US Airways flight over the northern Atlantic after a passenger began acting strangely, prompting concerns for the safety of the nearly full flight. The flight, which took off from Paris...
Tags: Health, Air Transportation Industry, Abusive Behavior, Transportation Security Administration, Human Body
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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: Lungs and Airways, AirTran, United Air Lines, Health, Southwest Airlines Co.
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Pilot accused of traveling with loaded revolver is arrested
The latest in a string of bizarre events involving air travel -- and in some cases, flight crews -- comes in the form of a loaded gun. At the center of this incident, which involved a .357 Magnum, was a pilot for Piedmont Airlines. The pilot was detained...Tags: Kennedy Airport, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), JetBlue Airways, Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Delta Air Lines
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Horizon Air faces $45,125 fine, accused of not inspecting plane
The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing a $45,125 fine against Horizon Air, accusing it of operating a small, twin-engine plane without inspecting it for cracks or corrosion around the engines. Horizon, the regional airline owned by Seattle-...
Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Air Transportation Industry
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US Airways, American Airlines unions pushing hard for merger
US Airways Group Inc., with new backing by three unions representing nearly 55,000 American Airlines employees, is angling for a merger between the two airline companies, according to statements made Friday. Combining with bankrupt American Airlines...
Tags: Lungs and Airways, Employees, Career and Workplace, Economy, Business and Finance, American Airlines, Inc.
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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, United Air Lines, AirTran, Bankruptcy, Career and Workplace
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Monday Travel Ticker: Twain fire still burns
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterMark Twain moved to Carson City, Nev., in the 1860s and fell in love with the area, though a campfire he built accidentally started a low-burning forest fire. The question of where exactly Twain camped on Lake Tahoe has inspired the Gatekeeper’s...Tags: Sports, Lifestyle and Leisure, Environmental Issues, Mark Twain, Apple iPhone
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Bird strikes: Second New York flight in six days is aborted
NEW YORK -- A Jet Blue flight headed for Florida made an emergency landing minutes after takeoff from a New York-area airport when it collided with birds in the air, the second such incident in six days in a region where birds forced a jet to ditch into...
Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Kennedy Airport, JetBlue Airways, Military Equipment, Hudson River
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Boeing's income soars 58%; Delta, US Airways post losses
The Boeing Co. raked in 58% more income in its first quarter as it builds more efficient planes for airlines struggling with high fuel costs. The company earned $923 million, or $1.22 per share, compared with $586 million, or 78 cents a share, during the...
Tags: Lungs and Airways, Health, Companies and Corporations, Boeing Co., Economy, Business and Finance
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