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US Orders Sweeping Changes to Airline Fees, Tarmac Rules

DALLAS -- Federal officials are expanding a tarmac-delay rule to prohibit airlines from holding passengers on stranded international flights for longer than four hours. The change stems from a late-December debacle in which several planes loaded with international travelers were stuck for up to 10 hours on snowy New York...

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FAA Orders Inspections on 737s With Long Flight Life

PHOENIX -- The airliner whose roof ripped open 34,000 feet over Arizona has had a busy 15-year life: taking off and touching down more than seven times a day, on average, and possibly developing microscopic cracks in its aluminum skin each time. Federal aviation officials were preparing to issue an order Tuesday that...

Southwest Says Most Grounded 737s Back in Service

DALLAS -- Southwest Airlines Co. said Monday that most of the planes it grounded over the weekend were back in the air after being inspected for microscopic cracks in the aluminum skin. That will get Southwest back on a full schedule Tuesday after nearly 700 flights were canceled and others suffered delays over three...

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Air Canada Airbus A319 Makes Emergency Landing In Winnipeg

An Air Canada plane with 123 people on board has been forced to make an emergency landing in Winnipeg.

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How Did A Recent Parolee Sneak On This Plane Without A Ticket?

Usually people who are recently paroled from prison are restricted from where they travel.

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United Airlines Pilots File Racial Discrimination Suit

Two dozen black pilots alleged in a lawsuit on Tuesday that United Continental Holdings, the parent of United Airlines, passed them over for management promotions because of race.

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Corinne McDermott: Airlines Respond About Keeping Families Together

Howard County, Maryland's Amanda L. was flying United Airlines to Chicago with her two-year-old son and five-month-old daughter.

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France opposes payout for ex-Air France-KLM CEO

PARIS -France's new Socialist government says it opposes a (EURO)400,000 ($500,920) payout for Air France-KLM's former CEO, part of its push to rein executive salaries at state-owned companies.

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05/31/12 Qantas denies misleading inquiry Source: news.com.au Labor senator Glenn Sterle has accused the airline of giving conflicting versions of the decision to Fair Work Australia (FWA) this week and his upper house committee in November.
05/31/12 United Airlines to cut 1,300 Houston jobs Source: Boston Herald - Boston MA U nited Airlines will cut 1,300 jobs and reduce flying in Houston after losing a fight to block Southwest Airlines Co. from adding international flights there.
05/31/12 Airlines warn Congress against new taxes Source: USA Today [Travel] The airline industry warned Congress on Thursday against heaping new taxes on them, saying transport and tourism are too important to the U.S. economy to be hamstrung with higher taxes or more regulation.
05/31/12 South African Airways Announces Fabulous Fall Sale... Source: PRWeb Ft. Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) May 31, 2012 South African Airways (SAA), Africa's most awarded airline, announced fabulous fall sale fares starting at just $1,199* (restrictions apply) for its flights from Washington, DC (Dulles) or New York (JFK) to Johannesburg, South Africa.
05/31/12 News Summary: United announces Houston cuts Source: Northern Virginia Daily - Strasburg VA United Airlines says it will have to cut flying by 10 percent and eliminate 1,300 jobs in Houston, because Southwest won the right to begin flying out of the city's second airport in 2015.

Background on airlines

An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit.

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