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10 best domestic airlines
From Travel+Leisure magazine's 2008 reader poll (last year's rank in parentheses): 1. Virgin America 2. Midwest Airlines (1) 3. JetBlue Airways (2) 4. Sun Country Airlines (7) 5. Hawaiian Airlines (3) 6. Frontier Airlines (6) 7. Southwest...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Alaska, Air Transportation, JetBlue, Southwest Airlines Company
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More flights arrived on time in September, though cancellations rose
AP Airlines WriterATLANTA (AP) _ U.S. airlines' on-time performance and baggage handling improved in September, though the carriers overall posted a higher rate of domestic cancellations compared to the same month a year ago, the Transportation Department said Friday....Tags: AMR Corp., Transportation, Southwest Airlines Company, Petroleum Industry, Pinnacle Airlines Corporation
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401(k)s in for double whammy?
Of The Associated PressRetirement accounts already battered by a steep market decline may get hit again as several companies suspend or reduce their 401(k) match to save cash. Workers at General Motors Corp. and Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc., for example, could potentially...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Retirement, Employers, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Automotive Equipment
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Fare hikes not flying for all
The Associated PressAirfares are up, right? The short answer is yes — 22 increases this year. But fares in some cities are flat or even down, as fierce competition keeps airlines from charging as much as they would like. Business fares in early September were down 5...Tags: Expedia Incorporated, AirTran, Texas, Southwest Airlines Company, Transportation
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Democratic convention brings challenges to Denver
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFor nearly a decade, city leaders here have wooed the Democrats, hoping to lure their national convention to this often-overlooked town and showcase its new public transit system, bustling downtown and sweeping views of the Rocky Mountains. Municipal...Tags: Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Arable Farming, Parties and Movements, Campaign Finance
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Southwest to add flights, raise fares $5 to $10
Baltimore Sun reporterSouthwest Airlines said yesterday that it would add a net total of nine round-trip flights to its network in November, bumping up capacity at a time when most major carriers have announced cuts and plans to reduce airplane fleets to contend with...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Thurgood Marshall, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Southwest Airlines Company
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Fly SUX: Sioux City embraces its snicker-inducing airport ID code
Special to The Los Angeles TimesSioux City, Iowa THE good people of Sioux City, Iowa, just don't get any respect. For more than a century, the city was best known for an omnipresent smell, an unpleasant byproduct of the massive stockyards that drove the local economy. Meat packers...Tags: David Letterman, Air Transportation Industry, Air and Space Accidents, O'Hare International Airport, Air Transportation
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Fuel prices, competition has airlines looking to consolidate
As U.S. airlines pressure each other with low fares, executives are keeping an eye on consolidation efforts as the one sure way to squeeze profits out of an industry plagued by sky high fuel costs. Many carriers have tried to boost profits by offering...Tags: Corporations, Corporate Officers, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, U.S. Airways Group Incorporated, Southwest Airlines Company
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Sourcebook 2008: airlines serving major U.S. cities
Here is a list of selected national and international airlines that offer flights out of major cities in the United States. In some cases, an airline may not have its own mileage award program, but it may partner with another airline. Note: "FF" denotes...Tags: SkyWest Incorporated, Cathay Pacific Airways Limited, Continental Airlines Incorporated, AirTran, Southwest Airlines Company
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United is grounding discount carrier Ted
South Florida Sun-SentinelUnited Airlines pulled the plug Wednesday on Ted, its low-fare subsidiary launched in 2004 to stem the defection of leisure traffic to upstart rivals. Ted was the last of its kind, and the move is part of a larger package that will ground 100 planes...Tags: Florida, Fort Lauderdale, Music, Boeing Co., Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida)
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American Airlines cancels 595 more flights
From Times Wire ServicesAmerican Airlines has canceled 595 more flights, bringing this week's total to nearly 3,100 as inspections continue on the wiring of its MD-80 jets. Fort Worth-based American today announced the latest cancellations and said that it expected to operate...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Financially Distressed Companies, Bankruptcy, American Airlines, Inc., Corporate Officers
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Help is added for homeowners
Orlando-based Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Central Florida is one of five additional foreclosure-prevention agencies now working with the Homeownership Preservation Foundation as part of the national "Hope Hotline" program. The nonprofit...Tags: Credit and Debt, Lobbying, Downtown Disney, Heathrow, Air Transportation Industry
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