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Stocks edge higher, breaking a weeklong slump
A weak showing in home sales and a mixed batch of earnings reports kept stocks flipping between minor gains and losses on Wall Street. By the end of ...
American plans to hire 2,500 pilots
The CEO of American Airlines said the company expects to hire 2,500 pilots over the next five years as it ramps up international flights. "The new ...
Delta 3Q profit surges on fuel gains
Delta Air Lines reported a billion-dollar third-quarter profit and said demand is holding up well. The world's second-largest airline posted net ...
Southwest posts small profit after weak September
Southwest Airlines eked out a small third-quarter profit in spite of a September slowdown, the company said on Thursday. Traffic at all the big ...
American Airlines stumbles on path to recovery
Just weeks ago, American Airlines was working its way through bankruptcy court, on schedule for one of the fastest turnarounds in aviation history.
Economic uncertainty hurts business travel
U.S. companies are continuing to cut back on employee travel plans amid uncertainty surrounding the health of the economy. Americans are expected to ...
AA says it knows why seats came loose on planes
American Airlines is cancelling dozens of flights as it scrambles to fix seats that could pop loose during flight. Airline officials said late ...
American says installation job caused seat snafu
American Airlines said that improperly installed clamps caused seats to pop loose on two planes during flights and an inspection turned up four others ...
Oil posts 8.5 pct gain for quarter; gas at $3.79
Oil ended the third quarter with a slight gain as investors weighed whether the world economy could pull out of the doldrums. Benchmark oil rose 34 ...
United Airlines gets 1st 787
U.S. travelers are going to be seeing a lot more of the 787, the lightweight jet built to reduce flier fatigue and airline fuel bills. United this ...
United Airlines CEO Smisek talks 787s and mojo
For years, airline executives were criticized for falling in love with shiny new airplanes, to the detriment of their shareholders. United Continental ...
Airlines set bag fee record in first half of year
U.S. airlines collected more than $1.7 billion in baggage fees during the first half of the year, the largest amount ever collected in that six-month ...
Labor strife threatens American Airlines schedule
With American Airlines canceling dozens of flights every day, passengers with fall travel plans are confronting an inconvenient question: Should they ...
Cheapest airfare might be on airlines' own website
Some airlines are making travelers work harder to find a deal. Carriers are offering more deals to passengers who book flights directly on their ...
Bankruptcy judge throws out AMR pilots' contract
American Airlines took a major step toward emerging from bankruptcy Tuesday, when a federal judge threw out its pilots' union contract. The airline's ...
American, US Airways one step closer to merger
American Airlines and US Airways are one step closer to a potential merger. The companies said Friday they have started confidential merger talks.
United says hardware issue caused outage
United Airlines said a piece of computer hardware was behind the technology meltdown that delayed 580 flights and shut down its website for more than ...
United suffers computer issues, delays widespread
United Airlines passengers faced delays and long lines after some of its major computer systems and its website failed Tuesday. The glitch was another ...
Isaac leads airlines to cancel New Orleans flights
Airlines are cancelling New Orleans flights in anticipation of hurricane winds and rain from Isaac. All airlines were to stop flying at the end of ...
Airlines differ on Isaac rebooking policies
When hurricanes, blizzards or other severe weather disrupt flights, some airlines are more accommodating than others in letting passengers rebook.
Tropical Storm Isaac grounds hundreds of flights
Airlines cancelled hundreds of flights as Tropical Storm Isaac lashed southeastern Florida Sunday, with service not expected to resume fully until ...
Government turns heat on employers over job bias
It started with allegations of hangman's nooses, graffiti and racist comments targeting a handful of black workers at a trucking company warehouse in ...
United Airlines loses girl on solo trip to camp
Should you let your child fly alone? Parents may wonder after a couple alleged this week that their 10-year-old daughter flying to summer camp was ...