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American Airlines, US Airways agree to $11B merger
Associated PressAmerican Airlines and US Airways agreed Thursday to merge in an $11 billion deal that would create the world's biggest airline. The combined carrier will be called American Airlines and be based in Fort Worth. It expects to have $40 billion in annual...Tags: United Air Lines, Restructuring and Recapitalization, Antitrust Issues, Transportation Industry, Bankruptcy
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Letters to the Editor - Aug. 27
Carriers face many obstacles at local airport To the editor: As a lifelong resident of Washington County and a commercial/corporate pilot with a 40-year history of flying from the Washington County airport, I feel compelled to comment on the recent...Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Transportation, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Southwest Airlines Co.
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Reporter's Notebook: 2 major carriers out of O'Hare fare poorly in satisfaction survey
The two dominant air carriers out of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, United Airlines and American Airlines, scored poorly in yet another satisfaction survey, this time by J.D. Power & Associates. And Southwest Airlines, the primary carrier out...
Tags: United Air Lines, Frontier Airlines Inc., JetBlue Airways, Midway, Spirit Airlines
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U.S. airlines reap $841 million in bag fees in 4Q 2012
Airlines continue to reap handsome payoffs from the extra fees they charge for checked bags and other travel-related services. Sixteen U.S. passenger airlines collected $841 million in baggage fees and $610 million for reservation cancellation and change...Tags: Frontier Airlines Inc., Transportation, Palm Beach International Airport, JetBlue Airways, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
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Customers are happier with airline experiences, study shows
Fliers are vastly more satisfied with their airline experience, and Alaska and JetBlue are tops at making customers happy, a new study released on Wednesday (today) shows. The results are the best for the airlines since 2006, according to the 2013 North...
Tags: U.S. Airways, Media Industry
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Airline customer satisfaction highest since 2006
Tribune reporterPassenger satisfaction on airlines has risen to its highest level since 2006, before baggage fees became widespread, according to the J.D. Power & Associates 2013 North America Airline Satisfaction Study released Wednesday. O'Hare's main airlines,...Tags: Frontier Airlines Inc., U.S. Airways, JetBlue Airways, Air Transportation Industry, Southwest Airlines Co.
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United beats most rivals in miles redemption, survey says
Tribune reporterAvid travelers know that all frequent-flier miles are not created equal. Award miles or points on some airlines, including United Airlines, are a more valuable currency because you can use them more often for free flights. A survey released Thursday...Tags: United Air Lines, U.S. Airways, American Airlines, Inc., JetBlue Airways, Air Transportation Industry
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Airline will bring jobs, much more to Hampton Roads
The competitive environment in the airline industry has changed significantly over the last few years, especially in Hampton Roads. Across the United States, communities are struggling to keep air service, low fares and their accessibility to the national...Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Transportation, Hampton Roads, Air Transportation Industry, Air Transportation
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Southwest fined for late, incomplete action on consumer complaints
Southwest Airlines was fined $150,000 Wednesday for failing to respond to consumer complaints in a timely fashion, the Department of Transportation announced. Federal enforcement officers found that the Dallas-based airline did not answer "a large...
Tags: Punishment, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Air Transportation Industry, Consumers, Southwest Airlines Co.
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First phase of $100 million BWI upgrade opens to passengers
The future of BWI Marshall Airport can be seen in the new sweeping terminal roofline that hints of something big, the panorama of glass that gives street-side passengers a view of arriving jets and a cavernous security checkpoint with nine stations and...
Tags: Concourse, American Airlines, Inc., URS Corporation, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Air Transportation Industry
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Southwest to alter flight times at Atlanta hub
Southwest Airlines said Thursday a key goal in coming months will be making the most of its network — including the routes it inherited when it bought Orlando-based AirTran Airways two years ago. Dallas-based Southwest, which also reported its...
Tags: Boeing Co., Federal Aviation Administration, Air Transportation Delays, Air Transportation Industry, Southwest Airlines Co.
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Possible human skull pieces found in airport carry-on
Airport security agents made a macabre discovery Wednesday after they examined the contents of a broken pot in a carry-on bag: shards of a possible human skull and teeth. They may have been good luck charms unwittingly purchased in Cuba. The bones...
Tags: Punishment, Miramar, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Fort Lauderdale, Arts and Culture
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