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DALLAS -- American Airlines will close a maintenance base in Kansas City, Mo., and shrink other repair shops next September as the slump in travel leaves fewer planes to maintain.



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The Federal Aviation Administration gave Southwest Airlines the green light to continue flying about 50 commercial jets, or 10 percent of its fleet, allowing the carrier more time to remove unauthorized parts from its planes.



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Turbo-prop planes and regional jets are a crucial part of the airlines' route strategies and are often the only way a business traveler can easily get to a destination, but road warriors hate flying them.
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President Bush trekked to the Transportation Department yesterday to outline the steps the White House was taking to curb air traffic hassles during the busy holiday travel season.


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Jada Golden stood in the waiting lounge at Union Station, explaining why Amtrak is a better way to travel than an airline.
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The House has passed legislation aimed at preventing the Federal Aviation Administration from having too warm of a relationship with the airline industry.


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The Federal Aviation Administration is facing a wide-ranging inspector general investigation into recent maintenance troubles at airlines.
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<title> United Airlines to Put 950 Pilots on Furlough </title>
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United Airlines said yesterday that it would furlough 950 pilots, or 15 percent of its pilot ranks, in the biggest such reduction since the sweeping industry cutbacks after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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<title> Flying Is Going to Get Even Less Fun </title>
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For the past decade, airlines have lavished U.S. air travelers with more and more flights to far-flung domestic destinations at rock-bottom prices. But the rising cost of fuel, which has already roiled the nation's driving experience, is threatening to fundamentally alter the way Americans fly.
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<title> Sharing in the Pain </title>
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Airlines are charging or considering charging for items including checked bags, beverages and seats on the aisle. Analysts say travelers should expect fewer flights and more crowded planes -- and for ticket prices to continue to climb.
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<title> FAA Orders Jet Inspections After Emergency Landing </title>
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Federal regulators have ordered the immediate inspection of throttles on small personal jets manufactured by Eclipse Aviation after one plane made an emergency landing in Chicago on June 5.


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<title> United to Ground Its Ted Carrier </title>
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United Airlines said yesterday that it was dismantling Ted, its low-cost "airline within an airline" created in 2004 to compete with Southwest Airlines. United said Ted was the victim of soaring fuel costs.
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<title> United, US Airways Call Off Talks on Combining &#x27;For Now&#x27; </title>
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United Airlines scrapped its latest attempt to combine with US Airways and create the world's largest carrier, formally backing away yesterday from a deal that probably would have meant fewer routes and higher ticket prices.
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<title> Summer&#x27;s Flight Plan: Delays and Rising Fares </title>
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Passengers are likely to face higher fares, packed planes and a continuation of headache-causing flight delays this summer, according to outside analysts and a trade group that represents major air carriers.
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<title> Cause of Jet Crash Remains Elusive </title>
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As the hulking passenger jet approached London's busiest airport after a long flight from China, the inexplicable happened: Both of the plane's engines sputtered and essentially died.


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<title> United&#x27;s New Plan Could Cost D.C. </title>
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The next potential act in Airline Merger Mania 2008: United Airlines and US Airways are negotiating a tie-up that could have profound implications for Washington-area air travelers, according to sources familiar with the discussions.
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<title> Air Merger To Test Its Blue Sky on Hill Skeptics </title>
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Since announcing their proposed merger last week, executives at Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines have been promising the world -- in more ways than one.
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<title> Fuel Costs Squeeze U.S. Airlines </title>
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Faced with skyrocketing fuel bills, major U.S. airlines have announced nearly $1 billion in losses for the first three months of the year, a financial toll that is forcing carriers to slash flight schedules, cut jobs, add passenger fees and even seek potential merger partners.
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<title> It Rains, It Pours </title>
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As if U.S. airlines don't have enough to worry about, with rising fuel prices, mergers and bankruptcies, a safety-inspection crackdown and countless disgruntled customers. Now along comes a federal requirement to upgrade the drinking water on planes.


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<title> Groundings Prompt FAA Safety Overhaul </title>
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The nation's top transportation official yesterday announced steps that she said will improve oversight of airlines' compliance with safety mandates and ensure that last week's mass groundings and flight cancellations do not recur.
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<title> Mapping Out an Airline for a New World </title>
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Executives of Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines yesterday made their case for completing a merger and creating the largest air carrier in the world. Their pitch essentially boils down to this: The new Delta would be a massive and growing global operation designed to survive tough economic ti...
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<title> Delta, Northwest Agree to Merger </title>
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Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines last night announced a proposed merger that would create the world's largest carrier and possibly spur an industry-wide round of restructuring that could vastly change air travel for millions of Americans.
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<title> Frontier Becomes 4th U.S. Airline in Month to File for Bankruptcy </title>
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Frontier Airlines, a low-cost carrier based in Denver, filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday, becoming the fourth U.S. airline to apply for Chapter 11 in the past month.


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<title> More American Flights Canceled Over Jets&#x27; Wiring </title>
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American Airlines' chief executive apologized yesterday for stranding tens of thousands of passengers this week as his carrier continued to reinspect hundreds of jets for wiring that failed to meet federal safety standards.
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<title> American Cancels 1,000 Flights </title>
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American Airlines canceled more than 1,000 flights yesterday, stranding tens of thousands of passengers as the carrier's mechanics scrambled to reinspect wire bundles on jets grounded as recently as two weeks ago for similar checks.
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<title> Airline Passengers Face Even More Fees </title>
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Airline passengers, already enduring persistent flight delays and other customer service headaches, are confronting another aggravation: mounting fees for everything from checking a second bag to sending a child alone on a trip.
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<title> American Cancels Flights Again to Inspect Wiring </title>
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American Airlines yesterday canceled as many as 500 flights so mechanics could re-inspect planes to ensure that wire bundling on the jets met federal safety standards.


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<title> Airline Safety Alarms Unheeded </title>
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Federal aviation safety inspectors told members of Congress yesterday that they repeatedly ran into roadblocks when trying to report oversight lapses that allowed Southwest Airlines last year to operate passenger flights with planes in need of key safety checks.
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<title> Airlines, FAA Under Fire on the Hill </title>
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Crossed wiring led two United Airlines jets to skid off runways.
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<title> Court Rejects Air Travelers Bill of Rights </title>
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A federal appeals court struck down a New York law yesterday designed to make life a little easier for airline passengers stuck on tarmacs for hours on end.
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<title> 3 Airlines Match Increases In Fares to Help Pay for Fuel </title>
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American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and US Airways yesterday all matched round-trip fare increases of as much as $50 by United Airlines and Continental Airlines.


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<title> Southwest Grounds 38 Jets for Inspection </title>
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Facing federal and internal investigations of its maintenance practices, Southwest Airlines grounded 38 jetliners for fuselage inspection Tuesday night.
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<title> Will Mergers Fly? </title>
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Even before any of the nation's major airlines make formal overtures that could lead to mergers, lawmakers from both parties are voicing concerns about the potential pitfalls of consolidation.
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<title> Fliers Happy to End Holiday Travel Pains </title>
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The holidays brought no respite to air travelers like Sean Fox.
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<title> Maxjet Halts Flights, Files For Chapter 11 </title>
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Maxjet Airways, the all-business-class carrier based in Dulles, yesterday ceased operations -- canceling flights on Christmas Eve -- as it filed for bankruptcy protection.


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<title> 2007 on Pace to Be Worst Year For Airlines&#x27; On-Time Performance </title>
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Almost one in three U.S. airline flights failed to arrive on time in August, the second-worst performance ever for the month, as 2007 stayed on a record pace for delays.
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<title> Anger Over Airline Delays Spurs Passengers&#x27; Coalition Into Action </title>
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Just a few months ago, Kate Hanni wasn't thinking much about the woes of air travelers.
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<title> Delta Names Richard Anderson As CEO </title>
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ATLANTA -- Delta Air Lines Inc. fought hard during bankruptcy to avoid being taken over by another carrier. Less than four months after exiting Chapter 11, it reignited speculation Tuesday about a future merger by naming former Northwest Airlines Corp. CEO Richard Anderson as its next chief...
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<title> Northwest, Pilots Reach Workload Deal </title>
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Northwest Airlines Corp. and its pilots made a deal Wednesday that would ease pilots' workloads in an effort to stop the end-of-the-month cancellations that have plagued the airline.


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<title> Northwest, Pilots Reach Workload Deal </title>
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Northwest Airlines Corp. and its pilots made a deal Wednesday that would ease pilots' workloads in an effort to stop the end-of-the-month cancellations that have plagued the airline.
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<title> Boeing Comes Soaring Back </title>
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In the 13 years since Boeing last introduced a new jetliner, it has slogged through one of the toughest stretches in its lengthy history, enduring corporate scandals, major production problems, executive turnover and even questions about whether it should abandon the commercial airplane business.
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<title> Who&#x27;s Buying </title>
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A look at some of the airlines that have ordered the 787 Dreamliner:
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<title> New Jets Smooth Bumps on Regional Routes </title>
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Airlines are rushing to add new regional jets with first-class seats, roomier cabins and, in some cases, hot food.


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<title> Northwest Exits Bankruptcy Protection </title>
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MINNEAPOLIS -- With Northwest Airlines out of bankruptcy on Thursday, the nation's largest carriers have reorganized to compete better in a world of discount carriers and higher fuel prices.
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<title> Northwest Exits Bankruptcy Protection </title>
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Northwest Airlines Corp. is emerging from Chapter 11 a little smaller, a lot more efficient, and with some of the lowest costs among the major carriers.
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<title> Turbulence Over Executive Pay </title>
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FORT WORTH -- American Airlines executives should have been celebrating last week during their annual stockholders' meeting, the first in six years at which they could spotlight an annual profit.
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<title> A Pair of Flying Leaps </title>
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The airline industry is littered with the corpses of failed start-ups.


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<title> Old Hand Steadies the Ship </title>
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ATLANTA -- Gerald Grinstein took the helm of Delta Air Lines at an age when many chief executives have given up the corner office for leisurely days of fly fishing or sailing. He stepped in at the urging of Delta's board in 2004 to help rescue the reeling airline -- battered by problems in the la...
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<title> Delta Waves Goodbye to Bankruptcy </title>
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ATLANTA -- Delta Air Lines Inc. waved farewell to bankruptcy protection Monday and put down a welcome mat for a redesigned logo after surviving a hostile takeover bid during a 19 1/2-month reorganization that saw it shed billions in costs.
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<title> Day for Delta to Exit Bankruptcy Arrives </title>
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ATLANTA -- Delta Air Lines Inc. has undergone a major facelift during more than a year and a half in bankruptcy, but other changes are on the way as the nation's No. 3 carrier exits Chapter 11 on Monday.
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<title> At JetBlue, a Pattern of Delays </title>
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JetBlue Airways, which has come under fire for stranding passengers for hours on an icy taxiway last week, ranked among the worst carriers in long waits on tarmacs last year, federal statistics show.


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<title> Flying Late, Arriving Light </title>
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Air travelers had a tough year getting to their destinations on time -- and with bags in hand.
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<title> Delta Creditors Reject Merger </title>
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US Airways lost its aggressive takeover bid for Delta Air Lines yesterday when Delta's creditors rejected the $10 billion offer that would have created the nation's largest carrier.
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<title> US Airways Withdraws Bid for Delta </title>
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ATLANTA -- US Airways Group Inc. dropped its $9.8 billion hostile bid for Delta Air Lines Inc. on Wednesday after a key group of the bankrupt carrier's creditors said Delta would be better off emerging from Chapter 11 on its own.
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<title> US Airways Reports 4Q Profit, Eyes Delta </title>
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TEMPE, Ariz. -- US Airways Group Inc., which is pushing to buy rival Delta Air Lines Inc. in a hostile takeover bid, on Tuesday said it swung to a profit in the fourth quarter, as strength in both mainline and express operations helped offset high fuel costs.


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<title> Comair, Pilots Nearing Deadline </title>
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CINCINNATI -- Time is running out for Comair and its pilots to reach an agreement on wage cuts and other concessions.
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<title> An Airline That Isn&#x27;t Bankrupt </title>
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American Airlines' stock is over $37 and its shareholders have $8 billion in equity. The Wright brothers' machine might work out after all.
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<title> Delta Pushes Ahead on Standalone Plan </title>
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ATLANTA -- Delta Air Lines Inc., the nation's third-largest carrier, pushed ahead Friday with its effort to emerge from bankruptcy as a standalone company by formally asking the court to approve the disclosure statement to its reorganization plan.
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<title> Delta Price May Be Burden for US Airways </title>
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PHOENIX -- Delta Air Lines certainly would be a huge prize for US Airways, but its proposed $10.3 billion price tag could become a heavy burden on the company's finances.


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<title> US Airways Raises Bid For Delta to $10.2 Billion </title>
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US Airways turned up the pressure yesterday in its hostile takeover bid for bankrupt Delta Air Lines by boosting its offer, setting a February deadline for action and sending its top executive to Capitol Hill to reassure legislators that a merger would not harm consumers.
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<title> US Airways Increases Bid for Delta </title>
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ATLANTA -- US Airways increased the pressure on Delta Air Lines' unsecured creditors to take its buyout offer by raising the bid Wednesday nearly 20 percent to $10.3 billion. Whether the deal would survive regulatory scrutiny may be the deciding factor.
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<title> US Airways: Delta&#x27;s Self-Valuation High </title>
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ATLANTA -- Delta Air Lines' projection that it will be worth as much as $12 billion when it emerges from bankruptcy is "unrealistic," US Airways Chief Executive Doug Parker said Thursday as his company pushed ahead with its hostile bid to buy Delta.
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<title> Delta Creditors Weighing Options </title>
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ATLANTA -- The unsecured creditors committee in Delta Air Lines' bankruptcy case is hedging its bet. A key player in deciding the carrier's fate, the committee said it supports Delta's decision to file its stand-alone reorganization plan, but that it also will weigh alternatives.


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<title> Delta Plans to Stay in the Air Without US Airways Buyout </title>
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ATLANTA, Dec. 19 -- Delta Air Lines filed a reorganization plan Tuesday that calls for it to emerge from bankruptcy protection next spring as a stand-alone company worth as much as $12 billion, which would be more than the market value of the nation's two biggest carriers combined.
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<title> Delta Files Stand-Alone Chapter 11 Plan </title>
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ATLANTA -- Delta Air Lines filed a reorganization plan Tuesday that calls for it to emerge from bankruptcy next spring as a stand-alone company worth as much as $12 billion, or slightly more than the combined market value of the nation's two biggest carriers.
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<title> Airline Mergers Could Raise Fares in &#x27;07 </title>
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DALLAS -- Even if the leaders of United and Continental agree to merge their airlines, the hard work of combining two work forces with different unions and conflicting interests will remain.
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<title> Airline Chiefs Ponder: Merger Wave or Ripple? </title>
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When US Airways made its unsolicited takeover bid for Delta Air Lines last month, it jolted the recovering airline industry and sparked talk about a wave of potential mergers.


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<title> Delta Chief Firmly Against Merger </title>
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The top executive at Delta Air Lines said he would vigorously defend his company against an unsolicited takeover bid, insisting that the Atlanta-based carrier would be a stronger company and better for consumers if it remained independent.
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<title> US Airways Makes $8B Bid for Delta </title>
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ATLANTA -- US Airways Group Inc. made a hostile $8 billion cash and stock bid for Delta Air Lines Inc. on Wednesday, a deal that would create one of the world's largest carriers. The move came despite Delta's repeated statements it isn't interested in a merger.
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<title> US Airways Bids To Acquire Delta And No. 1 Rank </title>
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US Airways Group Inc. yesterday launched an $8 billion bid for Delta Air Lines Inc., a move that would create the nation's largest carrier and possibly trigger other airline mergers in an industry recovering from a major downturn.
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<title> United Parent Posts $190 Million Profit </title>
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CHICAGO -- United Airlines parent UAL Corp. reported third-quarter earnings Tuesday of $190 million, marking the first time it has posted back-to-back profits in more than six years.


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<title> Comair to Cut Flight Attendant Wages </title>
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CINCINNATI -- After failed negotiations with the union, Delta subsidiary Comair will unilaterally cut wages and change work rules for its 970 flight attendants on Nov. 15, the company said.
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<title> U.S. Judge Prohibits Strikes at Northwest </title>
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A federal judge yesterday blocked flight attendants at Northwest Airlines from striking over cuts in pay and benefits, ruling that such action could threaten the struggling carrier's comeback from bankruptcy protection.
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<title> Former TWA Workers Picket Own Union </title>
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EULESS, Texas -- Former TWA flight attendants picketed their own union Friday, protesting what they say is the labor group's unwillingness to help them get back their jobs, which were lost after the 2001 terror attacks.
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<title> Comair President Faces New Hurdle </title>
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CINCINNATI -- In three months as Comair's president, Don Bornhorst has dealt with court battles, tough labor negotiations and _ most recently _ a crash of one of his airline's planes that killed 49 people.


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<title> Northwest Attendants&#x27; Strike Put On Hold </title>
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A federal judge temporarily barred Northwest Airlines flight attendants from going on strike last night, averting potential delays during the last days of the summer travel season.
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<title> Cabin Pressure </title>
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The Web site of the Northwest Airlines flight attendants union plays ominous-sounding marching music, heavy on the drumbeats, as this menacing message fills the screen: "CHAOS -- coming to an airport near you."
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<title> Northwest Heads to Court To Block Attendants&#x27; Strike </title>
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Northwest Airlines Corp. was headed to court today in a last-ditch effort to prevent its flight attendants from going forward with a threatened strike tonight.
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<item rdf:about="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/21/AR2006082101470.html?wprss=rss_business/special/1">
<title> Farewell to a Snakebitten Industry </title>
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Post reporter Keith L. Alexander bids goodbye to the air travel industry beat with some recollections and parting observations.


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<title> Rules of Travel Game Change, and Passengers Adjust </title>
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Caroline Miller packed anything that might not pass muster with security into nine separate plastic baggies. Charlene Bennett let out a cheer after waiting 45 minutes for her suitcase. Dan Baum plans to overnight himself an extra suit and underwear before he leaves town again.
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<title> Wall Street Stays Calm, Ends Higher </title>
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NEW YORK, Aug. 10 -- The initial, gut reaction by financial markets was predictable: When news flashes brought word of a suspected terrorist plot to bomb airplanes, stock prices plummeted. But although European markets ended down, U.S. investors overcame early morning jitters and the stock market...
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<title> A Shock That Wore Off </title>
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Just as the nation's airlines were experiencing their strongest resurgence since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Britain's announcement yesterday that had it foiled a transatlantic bombing plot sparked concern that nervous air travelers might once again start canceling trips.
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<title> If Northwest Attendants Strike, It Could Be a Bumpy Ride </title>
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If Northwest Airlines flight attendants walk off their jobs next Tuesday, the carrier's own passengers won't be the only ones to suffer.


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<title> Northwest Flight Attendants Threaten to Strike </title>
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Flight attendants for Northwest Airlines Corp. announced yesterday that they have begun a countdown to walk off the job, a day after rejecting a contract that would have cut their pay by about 20 percent.
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<title> Northwest Flight Attendants May Strike </title>
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Northwest Airlines flight attendants said on Tuesday that they've started a 15-day countdown toward a strike on the night of Aug. 15, putting the bankrupt carrier at risk for even worse financial problems.
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