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A big ending to a busy year for 'Ebee' Price
SportsTalkHow busy has 2012 been for Elizabeth "Ebee" Price? Well, consider this: she turned 16 on May 28 and has not yet had a party. "Nope," Price said when I spoke with her on Thursday. "My mom brought it up...... -
Change is certain in the American Airlines-US Airways merger
In the wake of the merger of American Airlines and US Airways, many business travelers are asking themselves the same question: What does this mean for me? The only certain answer is change. And change, according to some airline experts, is not...
Tags: American Airlines, Inc., Restructuring and Recapitalization, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, U.S. Airways, Travel Deals
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Boeing plans on 787 Dreamliners to be airborne 'within weeks'
With a new plan to fix the problem-plagued lithium-ion battery systems on its grounded 787 Dreamliner passenger jets, Boeing Co. said the fleet should be airborne again within weeks. The aerospace giant’s plan to fix to the 787 battery system...
Tags: Japan, Air Transportation Industry, Boeing Co., National Transportation Safety Board, Transportation Industry
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Father Al, founder of Flight 93 chapel, dies
Daily American Staff WriterBishop Alphonse Mascherino, founder of the Flight 93 Memorial Chapel, died Friday at Somerset In Touch Hospice House. He was 69. Mascherino said his final Mass at the chapel on Jan. 20. His final service marked his resignation as director of the...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Religion and Belief, Roman Catholicism, Human Interest, YouTube
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American, US Airways announce $11 billion merger
DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines and US Airways say they have agreed to merge in an $11 billion deal that would create the world's biggest airline. The combined carrier will be called American Airlines but run by US Airways CEO Doug Parker. The...
Tags: American Airlines, Inc., Restructuring and Recapitalization, U.S. Airways, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Bankruptcy
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DOT fines United $130,000 for violating its tarmac delay rules
Sun SentinelThe U.S. Department of Transportation has fined United Airlines $130,000 for violating tarmac delay regulations, the federal agency said Monday. Last May, United failed to tell customers on a delayed flight at Chicago O’Hare International...Tags: Fines, Punishment, U.S. Department of Transportation, Fort Lauderdale, Air Transportation Delays
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United Airlines adds Wi-Fi for overseas flights
United Airlines has been one of the last major airlines to jump into the business of offering on-board wireless Internet. But it's trying to make up for its tardiness. The Chicago-based carrier offers Wi-Fi in about 3% of its fleet of about 700 planes,...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Southwest Airlines Co., Air Transportation Delays
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Dozens of airline fees grew or changed in 2012, study finds
Airline travel fees — including charges to check a bag and to board early — have become so prevalent that travelers practically need an advanced degree in mathematics to calculate overall trip costs. Last year at least 36 airline fees...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Spirit Airlines, Fort Lauderdale, Air Transportation, Transportation
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NTSB traces Boeing 787 Dreamliner fire to battery cell, but questions remain
A month into investigating a fire that broke out on Boeing Co.’s grounded 787 Dreamliner passenger jets, the National Transportation Safety Board said it found a short-circuit in one of the aircraft’s lithium ion batteries and even traced it...
Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Boeing Co., National Transportation Safety Board, Transportation Industry, Federal Aviation Administration
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United rewards employees for on-time performance
Time is money. In the case of United Airlines, it equates to $100. The Chicago-based airline announced Tuesday that it plans to reward many of its front-line employees $100 each for helping the carrier reach an on-time arrival rate of at least 80% for...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Air Transportation Delays, Employees
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Airline says Boeing 787 grounding will affect 100,000 passengers
Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways said the grounding of Boeing Co.’s 787 Dreamliner jet has affected more than 100,000 passengers and resulted in the cancellation of more than 1,200 flights. The airline, which has 17 of the new planes, made...
Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Boeing Co., National Transportation Safety Board, Air Transportation Delays, Transportation Industry
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On the Spot: Why seating on flights is up in the air
Question: Can an airline bump passengers from previously purchased, extra-legroom seats? Last summer we checked in online for a United Airlines Boston-to-San Francisco flight and learned that we had been bumped back to regular coach from our previously...
Tags: James Joyce, Tourism and Leisure Industry, Trips and Vacations, Air Transportation Industry, Air Transportation
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