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Bloomington-Chicago flights cut
Associated PressUnited Airlines is ending its regional service between Bloomington, Ill., and Chicago this fall. The Chicago-based airline announced plans last month to trim domestic capacity by 17 percent to 18 percent. United said United Express service from the...Tags: Air Transportation, Illinois, United Airlines, American Airlines, Inc., Transportation
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GE Aviation Buys Assets Of Czech Engine Maker
General Electric Co.'s aviation unit is entering the market for small twin-engine turboprop aircraft, which it calls the industry's fastest-growing segment. GE Aviation said Thursday that it has bought assets of Walter Engines, a manufacturer of small...Tags: General Electric Company
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Airline to sell snacks on domestic flights
Chicago-based United Airlines has announced it will sell chips, cookies, candy and trail mix on its flights for $3 apiece. The airline will test the new service, starting August 1, on Chicago-Denver and Chicago-Boston flights, plus a handful of other...Tags: Air Transportation, United Airlines, Transportation, Prices
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United service between Bloomington, Chicago to end
United Airlines is ending its regional service between Bloomington and Chicago this fall. The Chicago-based airline announced plans last month to trim domestic capacity by 17 to 18 percent. United says United Express service from the Central...Tags: Air Transportation, Illinois, United Airlines, American Airlines, Inc., Transportation
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Delta Adds Music Playlist To Get Passengers In Right Frame Of Mind
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterPassengers boarding Delta airplanes started hearing something different this week. No, not the sound of passengers trying to jam their stuffed suitcases into the overhead compartments to avoid baggage fees, but a new music playlist, put together by...Tags: Sales, Sheryl Crow, Yahoo! Inc., Alicia Keys, EA Tiburon
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Travelers take rails for test drive
Sun reporterJune Jordan usually flies when she goes to visit family in South Carolina. But when she saw how high air fares have climbed, she decided - for the first time - to take the train from Baltimore's Penn Station to Columbia. True, her Amtrak train would take...Tags: Auto Trends, Vehicles, Tickets, Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Vacations
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Analysts Upbeat About UTC Despite Decline In Stock Price
Courant Staff WriterShares of United Technologies hit a six-month low this week, but analysts said that the decline is in line with other aerospace companies and that they still favor the company's prospects. The company's share price rose modestly Thursday, to $61.05, up...Tags: Air Transportation, Textron Incorporated, Aerospace Manufacturing, Connecticut, General Electric Company
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LOS ANGELES -- The holiday getaway will be in full swing tomorrow as Southlanders rebuff high gas prices and hit the roads -- and airways -- for the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
More than 3 million Southern Californians are expected to take holiday...Tags: Vehicles, Air Transportation, San Diego (San Diego, California), Fires, Vacations
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More aircraft cabins are going cashless in-flight
From the Associated PressDon't bother hitting the ATM before boarding your flight -- your airline may no longer be accepting cash. Starting Aug. 5, Alaska Airlines will become the latest carrier to go cashless for in-flight purchases such as headphones, cocktails and snacks....Tags: Colorado, AirTran, Alaska, Air Transportation, Frontier Airlines Incorporated
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Hedging to save on jet fuel
Associated PressThe computer screen on Scott Topping's desk at Southwest Airlines flickered with row after row of dates and numbers, but they had nothing to do with arrivals and departures. They tracked the price of oil futures for the next several months, and told a...Tags: Southwest Airlines Company, Energy, Air Transportation, Energy KD, United Airlines
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