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FOR A FEE: American testing in-flight Web access
American Airlines has begun testing onboard Internet service that will enable fliers to check e-mail and access Web sites during transit. The broadband technology, developed by Aircell, is available on select transcontinental flights out of New York...Tags: New York
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SeatGuru.com
I was on an Air France flight to India last year, and I got stuck in an economy-class seat where half the leg room was taken up by an immovable metal box. I wished I had checked out www.seatguru.com before I made my seat selection. What's hot, what's...Tags: Air France-KLM
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Tales From The No-Fly Tax Zone
Like many fliers, Jay Shecter ended up with nonrefundable airline tickets he couldn't use last year. So he tried to get the taxes and user fees refunded on the two tickets he had on two different airlines. Request denied. Both American Airlines and...Tags: State Budgets, Daniel Webster, Transportation, Tickets, Air Transportation Industry
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Southwest's leader in catbird seat
Chicago Tribune reporterAmid the airline industry's stomach-churning plunge, Gary Kelly, chief executive of Southwest Airlines Co., already is plotting course for the next upswing in air travel. While United and American Airlines park planes, retreat from cities and lay off...Tags: Prices, Transportation Accidents, Petroleum Industry, John Travolta, Corporate Officers
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Seeking a refund after flight's cancellation
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterQuestion: I was flying on American Airlines from Boston to Chicago when hundreds of flights were grounded for a wiring inspection. My traveling companion, an 80-year-old, and I were told we needed to wait to see an agent, which was about a two- or three-...Tags: Air Transportation, Transportation, Air Transportation Industry
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Flight cuts may hurt Caribbean
King Features SyndicateThe biggest recent travel news was an announcement by American Airlines that it plans to reduce its flights to much of the Caribbean—San Juan, Puerto Rico, Antigua and St. Maarten, among others—by at least one-third, commencing Sept. 1. To...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Air Transportation, Petroleum Industry, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Transportation
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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, Transportation, Air Transportation Industry
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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, Transportation, Air Transportation Industry
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Hundreds remember 9/11 flight crews with sculpture
Associated Press WriterOn a pedestal in a Texas intersection hundreds of miles from where terrorists crashed planes seven years ago, two flight attendants and two pilots, rendered in bronze, now care for a traveling child. The sculpture was dedicated Friday, the Fourth of...Tags: Texas, Transportation Accidents, New York, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Transportation
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Skycaps too feel the effects of airline crunch
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterNot long ago, being a skycap at busy Los Angeles International Airport was a coveted blue-collar job that brought the trappings of middle-class life. With ample tips plus a basic hourly wage, the curbside baggage handlers could buy comfortable homes...Tags: Los Angeles, Homes, Employees, Transportation Accidents, Patti LaBelle
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