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United to start flying revamped Dreamliners May 20
Tribune reporterUnited Airlines has moved up the date for resuming flights with its Boeing 787 Dreamliners, which were grounded for 100 days by federal regulators because of overheating problems with onboard batteries. The first resumed flight is now scheduled for...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Boeing Co., Federal Aviation Administration, O'Hare International Airport
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United traffic falls again in April
Tribune staff reporterUnited Airlines said Wednesday its traffic fell again in April, led by a decline in U.S. passengers. The Chicago airline, the world's largest, said traffic across its global network fell by 3.8 percent last month. Traffic on its core flights fell 4.5...Tags: Air Transportation Industry
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Airlines posturing for Boeing Dreamliner grounding compensation
Airlines around the world recently have amped up their comments about receiving potential compensation from Chicago-based Boeing Co. due to the global grounding of the 787 Dreamliner because of overheating batteries. For example, the CEO of Qatar...
Tags: U.S. Airways, Transportation Industry, Tour Operations Industry, Boeing Co., Business Trips
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Ask Airfarewatchdog: When's the best time to visit Death Valley?
Q: We are planning a trip to Death Valley National Park. When is the optimal time of year to visit and what's the nearest airport? A: If you'd like to avoid the extreme heat that this area of the country is famous for, experts (i.e., park rangers I spoke...Tags: U.S. Airways, Air Transportation Industry, Virgin Group, Ltd., Trips and Vacations, Travel
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United tells frequent fliers of security short-cut
Tribune reporterUnited Airlines said Friday it has started to reach out to customers that qualify for TSA precheck, an expedited security service that's available to top frequent fliers. Eligible United customers will start to see a check mark -- the TSA precheck...Tags: U.S. Airways, Air Transportation Industry, Transportation Security Administration
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Houston airport shooting: Man dead; no other injuries or suspects
A man died after shots were fired on Thursday in a terminal at the Houston Intercontinental Airport, sending panicking passengers diving for cover and prompting a security lockdown and the suspension of some flights. Roxanne Mena, spokeswoman for the...Tags: Gun Control, Shootings, National Rifle Association of America, Personal Weapon Control, Sports
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The Wrigley rehab
If you imagine yourself in, say, Section 211, looking out over a bases-loaded bottom of the inning with a cold Old Style in hand, then the artists' renderings of a modernized Wrigley Field look pretty good. That 6,000-square-foot Jumbotron must be...
Tags: Times Square, Wrigleyville, Thomas Ricketts, Thomas M. Tunney, Advertising
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Sirius XM Radio leads flurry of US high-yield bond deals
ReutersBy Rachelle Kakouris May 2 (IFR) - Four US and three European high-yield borrowers are making for a busy session in the dollar market on Thursday, after yields once again hit a record low. Satellite radio provider Sirius XM Radio Inc is leading in...Tags: Credit Ratings, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, HSBC Holdings plc, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Foreign Exchange Market
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American hikes ticket-change fee to $200
Tribune reporterAmerican Airlines on Wednesday matched its large-carrier rivals in raising its ticket-change fee to $200 for domestic flights. Chicago-based United Airlines, the most dominant carrier in the Chicago region, began the change-fee hike last month, raising...Tags: U.S. Airways, Air Transportation Industry, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines Co., American Airlines, Inc.
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United in deal to buy 30 regional jets from Embraer
Tribune reporterUnited Airlines said it has inked a deal to buy 30 new regional jets made by Brazil's Embraer as part of a plan to freshen its fleet of smaller aircraft. United plans to take delivery of the jets in 2014 and 2015. The world's largest airline didn't...Tags: Embraer SA, Air Transportation Industry, Financial Planning, Air Transportation Delays, Brazil
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Rocketmiles hotel booking startup raises $2M
Tribune reporterRocketmiles, a Chicago travel startup co-founded by a former Groupon and United Airlines executive, has raised $2 million in its first round of external funding. The company was created in 2012 and operated in beta mode for two months before a formal...Tags: U.S. Airways, Hotels and Accommodations, Air Transportation Industry, Groupon, Inc., Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts)
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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: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Air Transportation Industry, Boeing Co., American Airlines, Inc.
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