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Hurricane Gustav plows toward Caymans
The Associated PressGustav became a hurricane again on Friday as it plowed toward Cayman Islands resorts, the start of a buildup that could take it to the U.S. Gulf Coast as a fearsome Category-3 storm three years after Hurricane Katrina. Gustav, which killed 71 people in...Tags: Alabama, National Hurricane Center, Petroleum Industry, Tour Operations Industry, Pennsylvania
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Cars. Now more than ever.
MotorTrend MagazineThe automobile gets a bad rap these days. It pollutes. It clogs those long, gray ribbons of asphalt we'd all otherwise be playing shuffleboard on. It uses up the earth's resources and scares away spotted owls. It's expensive to buy and expensive to run.... -
As summer ends, flyers brace for airline changes
AP Business WriterThe grip U.S. airlines have on travelers' wallets is about to get tighter as carriers go ahead with plans to trim their domestic schedules due to the high cost of fuel. Executives acknowledge that despite the economic downturn, fares will rise,...Tags: Alaska, AirTran, Delta Air Lines, Petroleum Industry, JetBlue
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A look at US airlines' domestic capacity cuts
AirTran Airways: Plans for capacity to fall 7 percent to 8 percent between September and December. Alaska Airlines: Its parent company has said the carrier's fourth-quarter mainline capacity will be cut by 5 percent compared with 2007. American...Tags: American Airlines, Inc., Continental Airlines Incorporated, Alaska, AirTran, Transportation
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Travel industry gears up for Gustav
From the Associated PressAs Tropical Storm Gustav approaches, the Gulf Coast's tourism industry is gearing up for the key holiday weekend while keeping a wary eye on the storm. Hotels are setting aside rooms for emergency personnel, and Amtrak and Greyhound are altering service....Tags: Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Incorporated, Greyhound Lines Incorporated, Tropical Storms, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Transportation Industry
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Controller blamed for Teterboro runway mishap
Associated Press WriterFederal investigators have blamed an error by an air traffic controller for a runway mishap at Teterboro Airport last month. A report released Friday by the National Transportation Safety Board faulted air traffic control for not directing a Cessna to...Tags: Transportation Industry, Air and Space Accidents, Transportation, Emergency Planning, Air Transportation
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LAX workers go on strike, threatening Labor Day weekend travel
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThreatening to inconvenience air travelers throughout the Labor Day weekend, several hundred airline service workers -- including baggage handlers, security personnel and janitors -- walked off the job Thursday at Los Angeles International Airport after...Tags: Private Health Care, Strikes, Unions, Jose Hernandez, Health Treatments
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IN BRIEF
The Federal Aviation Administration says it is delaying a slot auction planned for next week at Newark Liberty International Airport after running into fierce opposition from airlines and the other New York-area airports. The airlines had asked the FAA'...Tags: Mortgages, Local Authority, New York, Transportation, Auction Service
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Gusting winds cause delays at LaGuardia
john.valenti@newsday.comOne day after a computer glitch caused massive delays to flights across the nation, flights at LaGuardia Airport are being delayed for another reason -- gusting winds that have led to a traffic management program. The Federal Aviation Administration is...Tags: Long Island, Transportation, Weather Reports, Air Transportation
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United Airlines to furlough 1,550 flight attendants
MINNEAPOLIS -- United Airlines said on Wednesday it will furlough 1,550 flight attendants as it reduces its flying this fall. The furloughs work out to roughly 10 percent of United's cabin workers. United is seeking 7,000 job reductions companywide by...Tags: UAL Corporation, Private Health Care, Unemployment, Petroleum Industry, United Airlines
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1 small hitch for FAA, 1 giant mess for fliers
Associated Press WriterWhen a computer system that distributes flight plans nationwide came rolling to a halt this week because of a software glitch, so did airplanes on tarmacs from Orlando to Chicago. The ensuing delays drove home just how easily an apparently isolated...Tags: Utah, Transportation Accidents, Georgia, Transportation, Air Transportation
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United, pilots trade charges
Chicago Tribune reporterNo one disputes that relations between United Airlines and its pilots have gone from bad to worse over the past two years. But in a courtroom showdown in Chicago that began Wednesday, lawyers for United and its pilots union gave very different...Tags: Work Relations, Los Angeles, Air and Space Accidents, Unemployment, United Airlines
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