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High School Students Endure Delta Emergency Landing

AP | Posted 04.23.2012

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dozens of students from Minneapolis Southwest High School were on board a Delta flight from New York when one of the pilots decla...

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Institutions That Support U.S. Jobs Should Be Strengthened, Not Gutted

Owen Herrnstadt | Posted 05.27.2012

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The U.S. Export-Import Bank, which helps finance the export of U.S. goods and services that support jobs here at home, is bumping up against its borrowing capacity, which will expire on May 31 unless renewed by Congress.

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How To Find A Truthful Price For An Airline Ticket

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 03.20.2012

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The outrage is not that the airlines are doing anything illegal, but that all this deceptive advertising has been perfectly legal for years.

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Utah Man In First Class Viewed Child Porn On Mass. Flight: Police

AP | Posted 11.27.2011

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BOSTON -- Police say a Utah man who was viewing child pornography on a Delta flight from Salt Lake City to Boston has been arrested. Massachusetts St...

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Delta Commits To Nondiscrimination In Wake Of Religious Controversy

Posted 10.24.2011

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A senior executive for Delta Air Lines has issued a written commitment that the company will not in any circumstance seek to know the religious affili...

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..As WestJet Profit Soars

CP | Posted 10.04.2011

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CALGARY - WestJet has seen its second-quarter profits soar almost 275 per cent as higher fares and cost controls helped offset increased fuel prices, ...

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When a Deceptive Airline Gets an Unfair Fine

Christine Negroni | Posted 05.25.2011

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What exactly will American Airlines have to ante up? Not the $90,000 being reported in other publications and on television.

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Dead Kitten Owner Offered $50 Plus Air Fare

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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The owner of a hairless kitten that died after being shipped in the cargo hold of a Delta flight says the airline is only offering to refund her air f...

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I'll Have the Can, Hold the Cups

Jennifer Schwab | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tell the flight attendants you want just the can, no napkin, next time you need a shot of carbonated caffeine while in the air. Why use so many plastic cups, and what happens to them when the plane lands?

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The Delta Air Lines Adaptation of Waiting for Godot

Matt Sledge | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stuck inside on the East Coast during what Twitter wags have branded the snowpocalypse and looking for a laugh? Delta Airlines has just the thing. It's pretty funny, really, unless you're flying Delta.

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Tray Tables Stowed! Seats in the Upright Position!

Carolyn W. Paddock | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ever since Delta Connection flight 4951 made its emergency one-wheeled landing at JFK on September 25th, people have been asking me questions about the reasons for all the procedures. Remember, they were designed for your safety.

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LaGuardia Airport To Serve Filet Mignon, Crispy Duck Confit, Crab Cakes

AP | MARC BEJA | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Forget about greasy french fries, soggy pizza or that sandwich that's been sitting out for hours. Filet mignon, crispy duck confit an...

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Delta To Allow Passengers To Book Through Facebook

Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines Inc. said Thursday it's launched a new "Ticket Window" on Facebook that will allow passengers to book directly on the soci...

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Astoria Characters: The Gallant Globe-Trotter

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011

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Timothee Faberger, flight attendant/caterer/tour guide, has made a profession of making guests feel at home whether they're at his three-family house in Astoria or in Russia on a river cruise.

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NWA/Delta Merger: What About The Workers?

The Uptake | Posted 05.25.2011

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"Northwest and Delta are talking about merging. It would be the largest airline company in the world. But what about jobs? It's just one more way for a couple of rich guys to get richer."

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Delta Raises Fee For Booking Over Phone, Traveling With Pets

AP | Harry R. Weber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Delta Air Lines is imposing new or higher fees on a host of travelers, including frequent fliers, passengers traveling with pets and people booking th...

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Delta, Northwest Inching Closer to Deal

AP | HARRY R. WEBER | Posted 05.25.2011

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ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines are inching closer to a combination that would create the nation's largest carrier, and if a de...

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Plane Crazy: Airline Delays Expected To Increase In 2008

New York Times | Jeff Bailey | Posted 05.25.2011

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The miserably full flights of 2007 might seem like a good reason for airlines to roll out a few more planes and ease the crowding. But passengers sho...

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Delta Fined For Lack Of Arrival Data

AP | Dan Caterinicchia | Posted 05.25.2011

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Federal regulators Monday fined Delta Air Lines Inc. $115,000 for failing to respond to customer requests for on-time arrival data of its flights. Th...

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Hedge Fund Pushes Delta To Merge With Rival United

AP | Harry R. Weber | Posted 05.25.2011

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UAL Corp.'s United Airlines and Delta Air Lines Inc. have been discussing a combination between the nation's second- and third-largest carriers that w...

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Airlines Post Huge Profits Despite Squeezing Passengers

Los Angeles Times | Peter Pae | Posted 05.25.2011

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The nation's airlines were late more often this summer, lost more baggage and bumped more passengers off flights than in any summer this decade. They ...

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