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U.S. airlines fight prospect of higher security fees
U.S. airlines are fighting the prospect of sharply higher passenger security fees that could be part of any deficit-reduction plan. The approach is among a handful involving aviation that have swirled around the ever-changing complexion of efforts by Congress and the White House to avert a debt default. While those proposals would cover only a […]
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AA`s largest order of jets in aviation history
Despite a quarter-billion-dollar loss in the second quarter, American Airlines has placed the largest order of aircrafts in aviation history, it has been announced Thursday. The acquisition of the new fleet will improve accommodations for passengers, adding 460 “narrowbody” fuel-efficient models that will reduce petroleum costs – the first of which will hit runways by […]
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Delta, US Airways won approval for slot swap
Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) and US Airways Group (LCC.N) won tentative U.S. government approval on Thursday to proceed with a large swap of takeoff and landing rights in New York and Washington, D.C., letting each build on their already strong positions at key airports popular with business travellers. The deal has been in the works […]
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Alaska Airlines to fly nonstop to Honolulu in November
Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group Inc., begins flying daily nonstop to Honolulu out of Lindbergh Field Nov. 17 to complement its existing daily nonstop service to Maui, which was launched in October, the Seattle-based airline said July 19. To boost interest, the airline is offering introductory one-way tickets for $149 that […]
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Caribbean budget airline will fly to Trinidad
The Caribbean’s first discount airline has received the go-ahead to fly to Trinidad, ending a monthslong conflict with government regulators. Ian Burns, the Irish CEO of short-haul, low-cost REDjet, announced Tuesday that commercial flights between the airline’s Barbados hub and Trinidad will begin July 28. Booking for tickets has started. “We are delighted to bring […]
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Tiger Airways could stay grounded throughout July
Low-cost carrier Tiger Airways Australia has accepted that it could stay grounded throughout July as Australian safety inspectors continue to probe its operations. The grounding, which is costing the Singapore-based airline $1.6 million a week, claimed its first casualty with the announced departure of CEO Crawford Rix. Tiger Airways Australia and sister airline Tiger Airways […]
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Stuker Becomes the first United Mileage Plus® Member to Reach This Milestone
Miles above the U.S. heartland, nearly half-way between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, one customer aboard United Airlines (NYSE: UAL) flight 942 from Los Angeles to Chicago this Saturday will reach a first-ever milestone: earning 10 million miles in flight. Tom Stuker, a Chicago-based automotive sales consultant, joined Mileage Plus in 1982 and, since then, […]