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Bankrupt Airline To Consider Huge Merger

AP | DAVID KOENIG | Posted 05.12.2012

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DALLAS -- American Airlines says it is agreeing with creditors to consider potential mergers while it is still under bankruptcy protection. American ...

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The Passenger Aircraft Caste System

Dane Steele Green | Posted 01.28.2012

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As the lines to the back of the jet get backed up with people, the commoners get a glimpse of what is offered in front of them. They are teased as the upper class fidgets with their electronic massage seats while sipping on cold red wine and munching on salted nuts.

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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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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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Department Of Transportation Expands Airline Passenger Protections

Kate Hanni | Posted 10.24.2011

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For decades, the commercial airlines have successfully managed to convince the DOT that they should police themselves when it comes to how they treat passengers--essentially preventing any meaningful reforms.

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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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HAT TRICK

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 06.02.2011

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LONDON -- Wayne Rooney's hat trick kept Manchester United on track to win the English Premier League with a 4-2 comeback victory over West Ham on Satu...

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United Nations Foundation Launches 'Girl Up' Initiative

Tina Wells | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Girl Up initiative encourages American girls to raise awareness and funds for the 600 million adolescent girls living in developing countries.

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United Pilot Detained For DROPPING HIS PANTS At Security

AP | EDUARDO GALLARDO | Posted 05.25.2011

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SAO PAULO — A United Airlines pilot was briefly detained at the international airport in Rio de Janeiro after lowering his pants during a securi...

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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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The Insufferable Terror of Economy Air Travel, Featuring Delta Airlines

Ed Zitron | Posted 05.25.2011

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Economy travelers pay to be treated at best like idiots, and at worse like prisoners, and it's only getting worse.

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Peanut Ban On Airplaines? FAA Considers Nut Ban For Airlines Because Of Allergy

AP | RUSS BYNUM | Posted 05.25.2011

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SAVANNAH, Ga. — Federal regulators are considering a snack attack on the nation's airlines that would restrict or even completely ban serving peanut...

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Breast-Feeding Mother Smothers Baby On United Flightjet

AP | RAPHAEL G. SATTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — A breast-feeding mother accidentally smothered her four-week old child aboard a United Airlines flight from Washington, D.C., to Kuwait...

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Why Did Health Insurance Stocks Go Up After The President's Speech?

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.25.2011

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The president singled out insurance companies for special criticism in his speech on Wednesday. So why did health insurance stock prices go up the next day?

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Sale: Exit Row Seats $8.70 per Hour

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 05.25.2011

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The airlines are getting very desperate ... charging more and more for things that used to be free.

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Computer Problems Create Massive Backup Of United Flights At O'Hare

AP | RUPA SHENOY | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — A computer problem temporarily disrupted United Airlines flights at O'Hare International Airport on Thursday, causing long delays and ...

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Barack -- Our Transformational CEO

Chip Conley | Posted 05.25.2011

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As a transformational leader, Barack needs to remember that his greatest gift is in helping us see the sense of "oneness" that we have at our core that can unite us.

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Election Results Will Devastate Half the Country

Judy Muller | Posted 05.25.2011

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On November 5th, one of these two candidates is going to have to take the devastated, bruised, outraged feelings of millions of Americans and make them believe that they still have a vital voice in this democracy.

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PUMA -- Endangered Species

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hillary made the case she needed to make to her supporters who were still sitting on the fence, and she did it perfectly, in a speech for the ages.

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United Shakeup: CFO Jake Brace To Retire

Crain's Chicago Business | John Pletz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Changes in United Airlines' top management team continued Friday, with the announced departure of Jake Brace, its longtime chief financial officer. M...

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United Airlines To Require Minimum Stays Starting In October

AP | Adam Schreck | Posted 05.25.2011

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United Airlines said Friday it will start requiring minimum stays for nearly all domestic flights beginning in October. It is also raising its cheapes...

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US Airways, United Grounding 747s To Save Fuel

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — United Airlines plans to ground dozens of its least fuel-efficient aircraft in an effort to conserve cash and cope with spiraling fuel...

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Airlines Dump Planes, Routes, And Workers

Chicago Tribune | Julie Johnsson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Airline mergers may be off the table, for now, but a major industry reordering is still under way as United, Delta and Northwest Airlines contemplate ...

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