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Boeing resumes Dreamliner deliveries
Tribune reporterBoeing resumed deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner to airline customers on Tuesday, following a four-month gap after federal regulators grounded the plane model because of overheating onboard batteries. Boeing delivered a plane made in its Everett, Wash.,...Tags: Boeing Co., Federal Aviation Administration, O'Hare International Airport
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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: Southwest Airlines Co., JetBlue Airways, AirTran, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines Inc.
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Planning your Utah canyoneering trip
The best way to Springdale, Utah From LAX, American, Delta, Southwest, United, US Airways, Virgin America and Spirit offer nonstop service to Las Vegas, about a 160-mile drive from Springdale, Utah. Restricted round-trip fares begin at $118. You also...
Tags: Los Angeles International Airport, Virgin Group, Ltd., Travel, Trips and Vacations, U.S. Airways
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Trade group predicts crowded airports and planes this summer
Airports will be crowded this summer and empty airline seats rare as Americans take to the skies in numbers that are expected to edge closer to the pre-recession peak. Nearly 209 million people will fly on U.S.-based airlines this summer, up 1% from a...
Tags: Los Angeles International Airport, Travel, Transportation, Air Transportation Delays, Transportation Industry
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Break from U.S. carriers lifts passenger spirits
Flying foreign airlines can be so much more pleasant than our domestic options. On a recent KLM flight to Amsterdam, the Dutch airline behaved as if it was in the customer-service industry, not merely transporting a bunch of people from one point to...
Tags: France, Air France-KLM, Virgin Group, Ltd., Richard Branson
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Amateur airplane builders aren't deterred by fatal crash
Wings stood off to one side. The propeller lay in a carton. But the main part of Carl Kesselring's pet project was clearly recognizable as an airplane in progress. "I don't have fear of getting in an airplane," he said, standing in a hangar in...
Tags: Transportation Accidents, Federal Aviation Administration, Disasters and Accidents, Suffolk (Suffolk, Virginia), Medical Research
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Summer air travel prediction: crowded airports and planes
Airports will be crowded this summer and empty cabin seats extremely rare as Americans take to the skies in numbers that are expected to edge closer to the pre-recession peak. Nearly 209 million people will fly on U.S.-based airlines this summer, up 1%...
Tags: Travel, Trips and Vacations
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Study: Fliers happier with airlines than a year ago
Travelers aren't as disgruntled with their airlines as they were a year ago, based on the results of a national consumer survey released Wednesday. On a 1,000-point scale, fliers' overall satisfaction with airlines rose 14 points to 695, up from 681 in...Tags: Southwest Airlines Co., JetBlue Airways, Travel, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Transportation
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L.A. Unified OKs $1 lease to save aviation mechanics school
The closure of a popular aviation mechanics school at Van Nuys Airport was averted Tuesday when Los Angeles education officials agreed to lease the campus from the city's airport agency at the dramatically reduced rate of $1 a year. The North Valley...
Tags: Los Angeles Unified School District
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Single women prefer Delta, United
Let's say you're a person who travels frequently and you're looking for a connection — not a connecting flight but a love connection. According to MissTravel.com, your best chances are on a Delta Air Lines flight if the object of your desire is...Tags: United Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, Travel, Trips and Vacations, Delta Air Lines
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Airline baggage and reservation change fees hit record, but you can avoid them
As you shop for airfare for your summer vacation, don’t overlook the cost of fees for bags or changing a reservation that can add quite a bit to your travel bill. Airlines collected a record $6.1 billion last year in these fees, according to the...
Tags: Southwest Airlines Co., Travel, Transportation, American Airlines, Inc., Air Transportation
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Global Entry: The journey to an easier journey, continued
Los Angeles Times Travel editorAfter interviewing John Pistole, the head of the Transportation Security Administration, late last year, I renewed my determination to complete my Global Entry System Trusted Traveler application. That’s a program that allows low-risk travelers to...Tags: Transportation Security Administration, Transportation Industry
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