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EBay plans job cuts, growth of classified sites
New York Times News ServiceSAN FRANCISCO — EBay Inc. is both tightening its belt and expanding its reach in preparation for the coming economic storm. On Monday, eBay announced it would lay off 10 percent of its 16,000 workers, including 1,000 permanent employees, and pay...Tags: San Jose, Layoffs and Downsizing, Warren Buffett, Interior Policy, Amazon.com Inc.
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American Airlines considers 'a la carte' pricing for services
The Associated PressThe idea of paying a single, simple fare to fly on an airliner is becoming as quaint as stewardesses in short skirts. American Airlines is about to accelerate the trend of breaking the cost of a trip into an airfare plus many smaller fees. Starting next...Tags: Consumers, Ben Smith, Government, American Airlines, Inc., Continental Airlines Incorporated
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Report Faults FAA On Monitoring Of Aircraft Maintenance
Associated PressNine major U.S. airlines are farming out aircraft maintenance at twice the rate of four years ago and now hire outside contractors for more than 70 percent of major work, the government says. Contractors overseas handled one-quarter of the outsourced...Tags: United Air Lines, AirTran, Transportation Accidents, Air Transportation, Delta Air Lines
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Southwest to add priority security lanes at BWI
Southwest Airlines said yesterday that it will add priority security lanes this month at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport for its business customers and frequent fliers. BWI is one of seven airports where Southwest is adding...Tags: Orange (Orange, California), Air Transportation Industry, San Francisco, Orange County (California), Air Transportation
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Southwest to challenge Northwest with Midway flights to Minneapolis
Chicago Tribune reporterStarting in March, Southwest Airlines plans to start flying between Chicago and Minneapolis, challenging Northwest Airlines on its home turf for the first time. That's a popular route, one of the few remaining connections between major U.S. cities...Tags: Gary Kelly, Air Transportation Industry, Midway Airport, Delta Air Lines, Air Transportation
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IN BRIEF
Southwest Airlines Co., the largest low-fare carrier, said yesterday that September passenger traffic fell 5.9 percent for a third straight monthly decline as a cooling U.S. economy erodes demand. Southwest filled an average of 63.4 percent of its seats,...Tags: Gary Kelly, Mutual Funds, MacArthur Airport, Bank of America Corp., Air Transportation
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Airlines' on-time performance improved in August
AP Business WriterU.S. airlines' on-time performance and baggage handling improved in August, compared to the same month a year ago, the Transportation Department said Thursday. JetBlue Airways Corp. had the worst on-time performance in August, while Hawaiian Airlines had...Tags: Kennedy Airport, AMR Corp., Air Transportation, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Inc.
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Investigators: Airlines outsourcing more aircraft maintenance and FAA not keeping close tabs
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Nine U.S. airlines outsourced more than 70 percent of their major aircraft maintenance last year, and federal aviation officials' oversight of repair facilities is lagging, according to a government report. One-fourth of the...Tags: United Air Lines, AirTran, Air Transportation, Transportation Accidents, Transportation Industry
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Southwest fixes cracks in MacArthur Airport concrete
jennifer.maloney@newsday.comNearly three years after they first appeared, the cracks in Long Island MacArthur Airport's concrete apron have been fixed, airport officials said. The cracks, first reported by Newsday in June 2006, posed a potential hazard because they could have...Tags: Holiday Vacations, Islip, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Metal and Mineral, MacArthur Airport
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DOT says airlines' on-time arrival rate higher in August compared to a year ago
AP Business WriterATLANTA (AP) _ U.S. airlines' on-time performance and baggage handling improved in August, compared to the same month a year ago, the Transportation Department said Thursday. JetBlue Airways Corp. had the worst on-time performance in August, while...Tags: Kennedy Airport, AMR Corp., Air Transportation, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Inc.
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Southwest Airlines to expand to Minneapolis in '09
AP Business WriterSouthwest Airlines Co. plans to begin service next March to Minneapolis, its first new city in more than a year, even as the airline faces a "very significant risk of slowing demand" due to an economic slowdown, Chief Executive Gary Kelly said Wednesday....Tags: Gary Kelly, Security Measures, Defense, Boeing Co., Delta Air Lines
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watchListed
I suspect my name, or some variation of it, was on the government's terrorist watch list that flags airplane travelers. Federal officials can't tell me for sure. But a Southwest Airlines ticket agent who questioned me this year on a trip to Arizona...Tags: Defense, National Security, Interior Policy, Terrorism, Transportation Accidents
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