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American Airlines considers 'a la carte' pricing for services
The Associated PressThe idea of paying a single, simple fare to fly on an airliner is becoming as quaint as stewardesses in short skirts. American Airlines is about to accelerate the trend of breaking the cost of a trip into an airfare plus many smaller fees. Starting next...Tags: Consumers, Transportation Industry, Corporate Performance, Air Transportation, National Government
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Report Faults FAA On Monitoring Of Aircraft Maintenance
Associated PressNine major U.S. airlines are farming out aircraft maintenance at twice the rate of four years ago and now hire outside contractors for more than 70 percent of major work, the government says. Contractors overseas handled one-quarter of the outsourced...Tags: Delta Air Lines, Air Transportation Industry, Continental Airlines Incorporated, AirTran, Air Transportation
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IN BRIEF
Southwest Airlines Co., the largest low-fare carrier, said yesterday that September passenger traffic fell 5.9 percent for a third straight monthly decline as a cooling U.S. economy erodes demand. Southwest filled an average of 63.4 percent of its seats,...Tags: Banking, Air Transportation Industry, Sales, Music Industry, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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Southwest fixes cracks in MacArthur Airport concrete
jennifer.maloney@newsday.comNearly three years after they first appeared, the cracks in Long Island MacArthur Airport's concrete apron have been fixed, airport officials said. The cracks, first reported by Newsday in June 2006, posed a potential hazard because they could have...Tags: Islip, MacArthur Airport, Metal and Mineral, Building Material, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Southwest to add priority security lanes at BWI
Southwest Airlines said yesterday that it will add priority security lanes this month at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport for its business customers and frequent fliers. BWI is one of seven airports where Southwest is adding...Tags: Los Angeles, Air Transportation Industry, Thurgood Marshall, Transportation, Orange (Orange, California)
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Southwest to challenge Northwest with Midway flights to Minneapolis
Chicago Tribune reporterStarting in March, Southwest Airlines plans to start flying between Chicago and Minneapolis, challenging Northwest Airlines on its home turf for the first time. That's a popular route, one of the few remaining connections between major U.S. cities...Tags: Delta Air Lines, Air Transportation Industry, Transportation, Gary Kelly, Midway Airport
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Airlines' on-time performance improved in August
AP Business WriterU.S. airlines' on-time performance and baggage handling improved in August, compared to the same month a year ago, the Transportation Department said Thursday. JetBlue Airways Corp. had the worst on-time performance in August, while Hawaiian Airlines had...Tags: Delta Air Lines, Air Transportation Industry, New York, AMR Corp., Air Transportation
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Southwest Airlines to serve Minneapolis, faces limited fallout from financial crisis
AP Business WriterDALLAS (AP) _ Southwest Airlines Co. plans to begin service next March to Minneapolis, its first new city in more than a year, even as the airline faces a "very significant risk of slowing demand" due to an economic slowdown, Chief Executive Gary Kelly...Tags: Delta Air Lines, Air Transportation Industry, Petroleum Industry, Security Measures, Air Transportation
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Investigators: Airlines outsourcing more aircraft maintenance and FAA not keeping close tabs
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Nine U.S. airlines outsourced more than 70 percent of their major aircraft maintenance last year, and federal aviation officials' oversight of repair facilities is lagging, according to a government report. One-fourth of the...Tags: Delta Air Lines, Air Transportation Industry, Transportation Industry, Continental Airlines Incorporated, AirTran
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DOT says airlines' on-time arrival rate higher in August compared to a year ago
AP Business WriterATLANTA (AP) _ U.S. airlines' on-time performance and baggage handling improved in August, compared to the same month a year ago, the Transportation Department said Thursday. JetBlue Airways Corp. had the worst on-time performance in August, while...Tags: Delta Air Lines, Air Transportation Industry, New York, AMR Corp., Air Transportation
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Midway deal likely to cost fliers
Chicago Tribune reportersCity Hall would get a $2.5 billion check from a firm that wants to run Midway International Airport, but passengers could find themselves paying more to park and eat as a result of the latest deal cut by Mayor Richard Daley to privatize Chicago's assets....Tags: New York, California, John Hancock, Midway, Richard M. Daley
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Airfares aren't taking off everywhere
Of The Associated PressAirfares are up, right? The short answer is yes -- 22 fare 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: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Los Angeles, Air Transportation Industry, New York, California
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