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Son Misses Father's Burial Over Flight Change Fees

Posted 12.22.2011

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Fred Zajonczloski missed his father's funeral because of flight change fees he couldn't afford, reports WHEC in Rochester, NY. Zajonczloski flew fr...

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EU Eases Cap-And-Trade Plan For Airlines

AP | By DON MELVIN | Posted 11.27.2011

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BRUSSELS -- An EU program aimed at slowing climate change will allow airlines to emit 85 percent of their carbon dioxide limits for free in the hope t...

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Airlines Turn To Biofuels

HuffingtonPost.com | Rebecca Dolan | Posted 11.21.2011

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Aviation is responsible for an estimated 2 percent of human-generated carbon dioxide emissions. The industry's rapid growth is doing nothing to decrea...

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INFOGRAPHIC: How To Board A Plane

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrew Burmon | Posted 11.02.2011

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Where millions and millions of passengers saw yet another unpleasant step in the process of air travel, particle physicist Jason Steffen saw a solvabl...

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Hurricane Irene: Airlines Offering Refunds, Flight Changes To Travelers (VIDEO)

Posted 10.24.2011

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UPDATE 8/25/11: Airlines are expanding the scope of their Hurricane Irene wavers, now offering assistance to passengers traveling to or from Caribbean...

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More Rights For Airline Passengers...

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrew Burmon | Posted 10.24.2011

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A series of pro-passenger Department of Transportation airline regulations aimed at decreasing the number and length of tarmac delays, making extra ti...

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United-Continental Merger Will Create World's Largest Airline

AP | JOSHUA FREED and DAVID KOENIG | Posted 05.25.2011

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United Airlines and Continental Airlines agreed to combine in a $3 billion stock swap to create the world's biggest airline, people with knowledge of ...

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Table Etiquette: Two Different Styles of Eating

Lisa Mirza Grotts | Posted 05.25.2011

When it comes to dining in North America, there are two styles of eating: American and Continental. Both styles of dining are correct. The trick is to be comfortable with your choice.

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The French Canadian Connection to Flight 3407

Robert Davey | Posted 05.25.2011

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Recent events have put a spotlight on the manufacturer of a component in a mechanism that played a critical role in the Continental Connection Flight 3407 crash outside Buffalo last year.

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Flight Delayed: New Airline Fines For Tarmac Stranding

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The government is imposing fines for the first time against airlines for stranding passengers on an airport tarmac, the Transportat...

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47 Passengers spend `surreal' 6 hours on grounded plane

Yahoo! News | NOMAAN MERCHANT, Associated Press Writer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pilot Dies Aboard Continental Flight

AP | ADAM GOLDMAN and VICTOR EPSTEIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEWARK, N.J. — The only inkling passengers had that something was wrong on the Continental Airlines flight over the Atlantic Ocean was when an a...

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Lawrence Kellner, Continental CEO, Sees Compensation Fall To About $5M

AP | DAVID KOENIG | Posted 05.25.2011

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DALLAS — The chief executive of Continental Airlines Inc. got compensation the company valued at nearly $5 million in 2008, down 17.1 percent fr...

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Writing "The Letter"

Rachel Thebault | Posted 11.17.2011

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What do I want my letter to Delta to accomplish? Reimbursement? Retribution? Yes, that would be nice, but doubtful. Therapy? I have a blog for that.

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Continental Airlines Posts $266 Million 4Q Loss

AP | DAVID KOENIG | Posted 05.25.2011

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DALLAS — Continental Airlines Inc. joined all its major U.S. rivals in posting a loss for the fourth quarter, as the nation's fourth-largest car...

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Continental Flight Powered By Biofuel Takes Off

AP | JOHN PORRETTO | Posted 05.25.2011

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HOUSTON — Continental Airlines on Wednesday became the first U.S. commercial carrier to conduct a demonstration flight powered in part by altern...

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Departing Continental CFO Gets Free Airport Parking For Life

Footnoted | Michelle Leder | Posted 05.25.2011

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Here at footnoted, we're always fascinated by the odd things that departing executives ask for on their way out the door. One can only imagine the hig...

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Skyway Robbery

Suzette Standring | Posted 05.25.2011

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Have you ever wondered about the sadistic minds behind some of the scariest rides at amusement parks? They may have found work with airline management.

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Airline Food Improves (If You're Willing To Pay For It)

New York Times | Susan Stellin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Now that the airlines have had a few years of experience selling food in the coach cabin instead of including it in the price of a ticket, they are ap...

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Continental Increases Direct Flights To London Heathrow

Fox Business | Steve Goldstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Continental Airlines said it's going to launch twice-daily flights from London Heathrow to both Newark and Houston, taking advantage of the open skies...

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