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First United Boeing 787 Dreamliner to fly in months lands safely
The first Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner to fly under the United Airlines name since a mass grounding ordered by the government earlier this year has landed at Chicago. On board the high-tech jet, which departed from Houston at 11 a.m. local time on Monday:...
Tags: Boeing Co., Federal Aviation Administration, Air Transportation Industry
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More airline passengers tolerant of baggage fees, study says
Grouse all you want about airline baggage fees, but the numbers don't lie: You are slowly learning to accept them as a painful but necessary part of the flying experience. In fact, the overall satisfaction with air travel has increased to the highest...
Tags: Transportation, Frontier Airlines Inc., Air Transportation, Southwest Airlines Co., Spirit Airlines
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Boeing moves past 787 Dreamliner grounding, speeds up production
After months of headaches brought on by its 787 Dreamliner jet, Boeing Co. is now back on track and even speeding the production rate of the new airliner. The aerospace giant said it has increased the production rate of seven airplanes per month at...
Tags: Boeing Co., Virgin Group, Ltd.
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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: Services and Shopping, Transportation, London Heathrow Airport, United Kingdom, Trips and Vacations
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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: Politics, Federal Communications Commission, Marketing, Media Industry, Qualcomm Inc.
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American Airlines computer outage grounds hundreds of flights
American Airlines, hoping to reinvent itself by coming out of bankruptcy with a new logo, freshly painted planes and a merger plan that will make it the nation's largest carrier, suffered a setback Tuesday when a computer outage grounded hundreds of...
Tags: Transportation, Restructuring and Recapitalization, Economy, Business and Finance, Financially Distressed Companies, Air Transportation Industry
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American Airlines to expand LAX service by adding 8 destinations
For an air carrier whose parent company is still in bankruptcy, American Airlines doesn't show signs of retrenching. American announced plans Wednesday to add eight destinations out of Los Angeles International Airport in an effort to secure more big-...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Transportation Industry, Air Transportation Industry, Boeing Co., American Airlines, Inc.
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Airlines raise flight-changing fees
If you have to change your plans after booking a flight, get ready to pay higher fees. US Airways and United Airlines raised the fee charged to domestic passengers who want to rebook a nonrefundable ticket: It's now $200, up from $150. (The fee could be...
Tags: Transportation, Gary C. Kelly, Air Transportation, Southwest Airlines Co., Air Transportation Delays
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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., American Airlines, Inc., September 11, 2001 Attacks, Air Transportation Industry
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Boeing profit surges 20% despite 787 woes
Boeing Co., despite its flagship airliner being clipped by federal regulators, is still one of Wall Street's highfliers. The Chicago company reported that first-quarter profit surged 20% from the year-ago period, handily beating analysts' projections....
Tags: Edward Jones, Boeing Co., Federal Aviation Administration, O'Hare International Airport, Air Transportation Industry
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NTSB begins hearing on Boeing's problem-plagued 787 Dreamliner
The National Transportation Safety Board began a two-day investigative hearing in Washington into a fire that broke out on Boeing Co.'s 787 Dreamliner passenger jet because of overheating in its lithium-ion battery systems. The NTSB still hasn't found a...
Tags: Boeing Co., Federal Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety Board, Transportation Industry, Air Transportation Industry
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Airport delays continue on fourth day of sequester cuts
On the fourth day of sequester cuts to the ranks of air traffic controllers, airports across the country continue to be hard hit by delays caused by a shortage of controllers -- and severe weather. The Federal Aviation Administration, which began Sunday...
Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Air Transportation Delays, Layoffs and Downsizing, Los Angeles International Airport, Air Transportation Industry
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