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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: AirTran, U.S. Airways, Southwest Airlines Co., Midway, Air Transportation Industry
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We hope you enjoy your flight, but ...
Did you know passengers from Latin America are more likely to hiss to get their flight attendant's attention, while Italians tend to snap their fingers? Those are some of the observations among flight attendants I've questioned. No harm there, I guess,...
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TSA to soon allow fliers to carry small folding knives on planes
The Transportation Security Administration will soon let airline passengers carry small folding knives on planes for the first time since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. But a group of flight attendants is doing everything it can to halt the...
Tags: U.S. Department of Transportation, Air Transportation Industry, Transportation Accidents, Conservation, Ecosystems
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Families of 9/11 victims speak out on revised TSA knife policy
The Transportation Security Administration will soon let airline passengers carry small folding knives onto planes for the first time since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. But a group of flight attendants are doing everything they can to halt the...Tags: U.S. Airways, Security Measures, Air Transportation Industry, Transportation Security Administration, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Pilot behind vintage airliner saves memories of air travel's golden age
The 44-passenger vintage airliner, a blue Pan Am logo tattooed on its tail, has proven to be every bit the attention-getter that LeRoy H. Brown envisioned when he parked it at Orlando-Apopka Airport about four years ago. Almost daily, someone calls to...
Tags: Air Transportation, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Air Transportation Industry, Apopka, Transportation
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American Airlines expanding LAX service with eight new destinations
This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details. For a carrier whose parent company is still in bankruptcy, American Airlines doesn’t show signs of retrenching. The airline announced plans Wednesday to expand to eight new...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Airways, AMR Corp., Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Financially Distressed Companies
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Complaints against airlines continue to soar
The nation's airlines reported more delayed flights and a higher rate of mishandled luggage in February while complaints by passengers jumped nearly 30%. Meanwhile, complaints against airport security agents dropped slightly. Airlines reported an on-...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Air Transportation Delays
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American Airlines to expand LAX service by adding 8 destinations
For an air carrier whose parent company is still in bankruptcy, American Airlines doesn't show signs of retrenching. American announced plans Wednesday to add eight destinations out of Los Angeles International Airport in an effort to secure more big-...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Airways, AMR Corp., Transportation Industry, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Up next for Kings: Tuesday night at Dallas
Kings tonight AT DALLAS When: 5:30 PDT. Where: American Airlines Center. On the air: TV: Prime Ticket; Radio: 1150. Record vs. Stars: 1-2. Update: Left wing Dustin Penner, who has sat out four games because of a lower-body injury suffered during the...Tags: Los Angeles Kings, Dustin Penner
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Airline passenger complaints surged in 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) — Airline passengers are getting grumpier, and it's little wonder. Airlines keep shrinking the size of seats to stuff more people onto planes, those empty middle seats that once provided a little more room are now occupied and more...
Tags: Wichita State University, U.S. Airways, Hawaiian Airlines Inc., SkyWest Incorporated, Air Transportation
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Computer hacks, bugs and attacks are all too common
Jaron Lanier makes no claim to be a psychic, but he knows what he knows. "Let me give you a headline that will happen in the coming weeks," Lanier, a computer scientist and author alternately credited with coining or popularizing the term "virtual...Tags: Computer Networking and Internet, Groupon, Inc., Computer Crime, Personal Data Collection, Charles Schwab
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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: AirTran, Southwest Airlines Co., Spirit Airlines, Concourse, URS Corporation
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