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• American Airlines: Passengers without rolling suitcases can board first

  you're traveling light, you can board earlier on American Airlines.The airline said Thursday that people carrying just a personal item that fits under the seat no rolling suitcases will be allowed to board before most other passengers.American said that the   Read more »

• Qatar Airways plans Philadelphia expansion

  The head of fast-growing Qatar Airways says it plans to add Philadelphia to its routes next year as part of alliances with American Airlines and other U.S.-based carriers.Qatar Airways is locked in fierce competition with rival Gulf carriers Etihad Airways   Read more »

• Most American Airlines flights resume after computer glitch

  Airlines played catch-up Wednesday, resuming most flights and even adding a handful that were not on the schedule to help passengers stranded by a massive technology failure that grounded the carrier's entire U.S. fleet.A day after the nationwide breakdown,   Read more »

• What to do if you're stranded by American Airlines

  -- American Airlines grounded all flights across the U.S. for most of Tuesday afternoon because of a computer outage. Flights resumed at 4:30 p.m. EDT. But the airline expects delays to linger throughout the evening. More than 720 flights were canceled, including   Read more »

• American Airlines fixes computers, delays go on

  -- American Airlines says it has fixed an outage in its main reservations system that is disrupting travel for thousands of passengers whose flights have been delayed or canceled.American Airlines spokeswoman Stacey Frantz said Tuesday that the system was   Read more »

Around the web

• Airline’s plan to improve boarding could be better

  an effort to speed up the boarding process, American Airlines is testing out something new. Passengers who can fit their items under the seat (thus not using the overhead bin space) get to board first. Got a bag that you planned on carrying on in order to 6:45 PM from Yuma Sun Read more »

• Bradley Beal calls Derrick Rose ‘scared’, says he would lose respect as a teammate

  Rose (right) during the second half against the Miami Heat in game five of the second round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at American Airlines Arena. Miami Heat won 94-91. (Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports) For the sake of the health of a Bulls’ roster decimated 12:15 PM from Gamedayr.com Read more »

• Great Deals on Miami Heat Playoff Tickets: Whiztix.com Helps Users Find Cheap Tickets

  two, five, and seven during this best of seven series. All four of these games will be sold out, and the environmental at American Airlines Arena will be intense. Fans have a great opportunity to find the best deal and cheapest tickets listed on the web. Miami 3:22 AM from PRWeb Read more »

• What to know before you go: 5 tips for summer travel

  It might cost you more to change the date of a flight than the price of the ticket itself. United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and US Airways all raised their fees for changing a domestic ticket to $200 this year. For international flights,   from The News & Observer Read more »

• Will American's New Boarding Process Work? It Failed at Virgin America.

  carefully calibrated to ensure rapid boarding. For instance, passengers in window s English: Picture of Virgin America and American Airlines (N59523) plane sitting at Terminal 2 SAN (Photo credit: Wikipedia) eats, when they don’t have boarding priority, board   from Forbes Read more »