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Barack Obama supports LAX airline service workers
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterDemocratic presidential candidate Barack Obama today endorsed the efforts of airline service workers at Los Angeles International Airport who recently went on strike for a day to improve wages, training and working conditions. "The demands they're...Tags: Labor Disputes, Transportation Accidents, Employees, Labor Day, Elections
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IN BRIEF
New vehicle prices are falling at the fastest rate ever recorded, a team of analysts said yesterday, squeezing automakers' profit margins at a time of slumping sales but setting the stage for a sales rebound once the economy improves. JPMorgan auto...Tags: Sales, Hewlett-Packard Co., Transportation, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines Company
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Measures for pilots on 777 icing risks
Pilots of Boeing 777 jetliners will be told to rev up their engines before landing to clear ice from fuel lines after frozen fuel was found to have caused the crash-landing of a British Airways PLC jet in January. Pilots of 777s also should change...Tags: Air Transportation, British Airways Plc, Transportation Accidents, Air and Space Accidents, Boeing Co.
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United Airlines passenger traffic off 5.1% in August
United Airlines said August traffic dropped 5.1 percent, and its planes had more empty seats, reflecting the effect of route cutbacks and slowing ticket sales. The airline said traffic declined in August to 10.29 billion revenue passenger miles from 10....Tags: Air Transportation, UAL Corporation, Transportation, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines Company
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Up, up and awry
Special to the Chicago TribuneTo truly understand this Saturday's Red Bull Flugtag event at North Avenue Beach, you need to have spent the last 10 Wednesday nights in Fleet Neighbors' Elmhurst backyard. That's where Neighbors, his son, his brother and two friends created a human-...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Navy Pier, Transportation, Air Transportation, Chicago Transit Authority
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Mich. woman sues for being kept off flight in '06
Associated Press WriterA Pakistan native barred from boarding a US Airways flight at Huntington's Tri-State Airport two years ago is suing the airline, claiming her constitutional and civil rights were violated. Rima Qayyum, who now lives in Jackson, Mich., was detained at...Tags: Air Transportation, Transportation Accidents, Transportation
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Rush County halts med copter service after crash
Rush County is suspending use of the Missouri-based Air Evac Lifeteam because of a fatal crash involving one of its medical helicopters. Three crew members were killed Sunday when the helicopter, on its way to its base at Rush Memorial Hospital, crashed...Tags: Air Transportation, Transportation Accidents, Air and Space Accidents, Transportation Industry, Transportation
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Why do airlines still float free drinks?
Tribune staff reporterOne by one, the nation's airlines have snatched back freebies that fliers once took for granted -- baggage checks, meals. (Whoever thought there would come a day when we would miss airline food?) But one service remains relatively unscathed: the...Tags: Forrester Research Incorporated, Air Transportation, Beverage Industry, Transportation Accidents, Spirit Airlines
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Passenger traffic at OIA continues slide
Sentinel Staff WriterThe number of passengers using Orlando International Airport in July fell compared with a year ago, according to figures released Wednesday, providing further evidence that high energy prices and a weak economy are squeezing Central Florida tourism....Tags: Orlando International Airport, AirTran, Transportation, Energy, Southwest Airlines Company
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American seeks delay of new China flights
FORT WORTH, Texas American Airlines has asked federal regulators for permission to delay its launch of new nonstop service between Chicago and Beijing for a year, pointing to the high price of jet fuel and other obstacles. American, the largest U.S....Tags: Air Transportation, Transportation, American Airlines, Inc.
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Falwell Aviation expands to Roanoke
A flight school that provides services to Liberty University's aviation program is expanding. Falwell Aviation says it is opening a flight school at the Roanoke Regional Airport. The school replaces two others that shut their doors earlier this year....Tags: Air Transportation, Transportation
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Judge won't quash disability lawsuit against NWA
A federal judge has refused to throw out part of a lawsuit accusing Northwest Airlines of discriminating against physically disabled passengers at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. U.S. District Judge George Steeh in Detroit ruled Tuesday that five...Tags: Air Transportation, Trials, Judges, Transportation
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