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  • August 2008

    • American Airlines Faces $7M Fine for Safety Violations

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 15, 08 5:11 AM CDT

      American Airlines Faces $7M Fine for Safety Violations

      (Newser) - American Airlines faces FAA fines of more than $7 million for a series of safety and maintenance violations and for deficiencies in its drug and alcohol testing, the Wall Street Journal reports. In proposing one of its biggest fines ever, the FAA accuses American of knowingly flying planes that needed safety repairs, including one MD-80 that flew several times in 2007 with a faulty autopilot. More »

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      American Airlines  • FAA  • Southwest Airlines  • Delta Air Lines  • drug test  • fines  • Federal Aviation Administration

  • June 2008

    • Ads Tap Into That 'Mad-as-Hell' Feeling

      New York Times  |  Jun 26, 08 5:14 AM CDT

      Ads Tap Into That 'Mad-as-Hell' Feeling

      (Newser) - Advertisers are feeling our pain. So they're tapping into consumer rage over rising prices by saying "we understand," and using that to sell products and services. Take a Southwest ad that asks what the competitors have been smoking. "Apparently, your rolled-up $20s," it quips. A legion of ads has cropped in similar fashion to assure us that companies sympathize with our anger, the New York Times reports. A few examples: More »

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      advertising  • consumer  • Southwest Airlines  • trend  • Harley Davidson  • Eastman Kodak  • Jackson Hewitt

    • Fuel Costs Bump Up Budget Airfares

      New York Times  |  Jun 20, 08 3:43 AM CDT

      Fuel Costs Bump Up Budget Airfares

      (Newser) - Rock-bottom airfares are going the way of the zeppelin as fuel prices continue their climb into the stratosphere, the New York Times reports. Some budget carriers have gone bust. Others have hiked fares and begun to woo more business travelers, blurring the line between big carriers and discount operations. Southwest and JetBlue have ditched their caps on fares, with JetBlue doubling its one-way cross-country fare to as much as $599. More »

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      gas prices  • airline industry  • airline  • Southwest Airlines  • JetBlue  • airline ticket prices  • budget airlines  • discount carriers

    • Airlines Become Weight Watchers to Save Fuel

      New York Times  |  Jun 11, 08 7:30 AM CDT

      Airlines Become Weight Watchers to Save Fuel

      (Newser) - Airlines struggling with soaring fuel expenses are seeking new ways to save, and none is too small, from cutting the amount of water they carry for washrooms to cleaning engines more often to increase their efficiency, reports the New York Times . Some are pulling back on their cruising speed—from 500 mph to 480mph—while others study whether one 9lb set of pilot manuals in the cockpit will do instead of two. More »

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      gas prices  • airline industry  • air travel  • Southwest Airlines  • Air Transport Association

  • May 2008

    • Air Passenger Charged After Not Ending Call

      Dallas Morning News  |  May 13, 08 11:31 AM CDT

      Air Passenger Charged After Not Ending Call

      (Newser) - An air passenger was charged yesterday with disorderly conduct after refusing to stop talking on his cell phone on a flight from Austin to Dallas. A spokesman for Joe David Jones' company told the Dallas Morning News the businessman was trying to reach the hospital where his father was being treated after going into cardiac arrest. More »

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      cell phones  • Southwest Airlines

    • Planes Slowing Down to Save on Fuel Costs

      Associated Press  |  May 3, 08 12:30 PM CDT

      Planes Slowing Down to Save on Fuel Costs

      (Newser) - As airlines feel the pain of higher energy prices, planes are slowing down to save fuel, the AP reports. Southwest, for instance, will save $42 million by adding a few minutes to each flight this year, and passengers are unlikely to notice. But it’s no cure-all: Labor costs go up with flight time, and going too slowly actually increases fuel costs. More »

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      airline industry  • airline  • American Airlines  • United Airlines  • fuel costs  • fuel efficiency  • Northwest Airlines  • Southwest Airlines  • JetBlue

  • April 2008

    • Southwest Tried to Cover Up Safety Issues: Inspectors

      CNN  |  Apr 3, 08 9:53 AM CDT

      Southwest Tried to Cover Up Safety Issues: Inspectors

      (Newser) - Southwest Airlines tried to cover up maintenance problems, and the FAA almost let them, according to two inspectors who will testify before Congress today that the agency is too cozy with airlines. When the inspectors realized Southwest was flying dozens of jets without required inspections, their superiors did nothing, they say. And Southwest was asking those superiors to remove one troublesome inspector from the case, CNN reports. More »

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      airline industry  • FAA  • airline safety  • Southwest Airlines  • inspection

  • March 2008
  • January 2008

    • Airline Sleuths Dig Up Data to Save Lives

      Washington Post  |  Jan 13, 08 7:30 PM CST

      Airline Sleuths Dig Up Data to Save Lives

      (Newser) - Airlines and air safety investigators have a new way to snoop for clues that can help avoid future accidents, the Washington Post reports. While they once depended on crash remains for evidence, they have now gone digital, pursuing daily probes of thousands of computer records and pilots' reports to dig up data that can avert disaster. More »

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      airline  • air travel  • FAA  • airline safety  • Southwest Airlines  • US Airways  • data mining

  • December 2007

    • United Woes Pile Up 3 Days After Storm

      Chicago Tribune  |  Dec 27, 07 9:06 AM CST

      United Woes Pile Up 3 Days After Storm

      (Newser) - United Airlines cancellations yesterday continued to pile up for a third straight day, as the world's second biggest carrier blamed a Sunday storm that slammed its Chicago hub and a shortage of pilots. But the pilots' union pointed the finger at staffing cuts, saying, "The weather wouldn't have mattered if they had enough people," reports the Chicago Tribune. More »

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      air travel  • American Airlines  • United Airlines  • Southwest Airlines  • O'Hare Airport

  • November 2007

    • Too Skimpy for Plane, Just Right for Playboy

      USA Today  |  Nov 17, 07 2:40 PM CST

      Too Skimpy for Plane, Just Right for Playboy

      (Newser) - Kyla Ebbert's outfits just keeping getting skimpier. The 23-year-old California woman who nearly got booted from a Southwest Airlines flight because she wore clothes deemed too revealing has now posed for Playboy in the nude. "They're very tastefully done," she said of the photos. Southwest holds no grudges. "We wish her all the best," said a spokesman. More »

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      airline  • air travel  • Southwest Airlines  • clothing  • Playboy  • Dr Phil  • Today Show  • Kyla Ebbert

    • Southwest Unveils Perks for Biz Flyers

      MarketWatch  |  Nov 7, 07 9:28 PM CST

      Southwest Unveils Perks for Biz Flyers

      (Newser) - Southwest unveiled today a raft of new initiatives designed to shore up revenue, including new pricing plans that benefit business travelers. The discount carrier’s new “business select” program will price seats $10-30 higher than regular fares. In exchange, Southwest, which doesn’t assign seats on its flights, will guarantee business travelers first access to the plane and a complimentary cocktail. More »

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      airline industry  • Southwest Airlines  • energy prices  • business travelers  • Gary Kelly  • discount carriers

  • October 2007

    • Airline Profits Soar on Hellish 3Q

      Los Angeles Times  |  Oct 19, 07 6:29 PM CDT

      Airline Profits Soar on Hellish 3Q

      (Newser) - The worst summer in a decade for the air traveler turned into the most lucrative for the airline industry. Carriers' profits soared on overbooking that led to cramped conditions and a quarter of all flights arriving late, the LA Times reports. Consumer groups are furious. "They're making money hand over fist at the expense of passengers," says one advocate. More »

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      air travel  • American Airlines  • Southwest Airlines  • Delta Air Lines  • Continental Airlines

  • September 2007

    • Southwest Tinkers With Seating

      MarketWatch  |  Sep 19, 07 6:24 PM CDT

      Southwest Tinkers With Seating

      (Newser) - Southwest Airlines will keep its trademark open-seating policy but will assign a boarding order to cut down on passengers queuing up far in advance of boarding. Southwest currently boards its airplanes in a sequence of three groups, with passengers free to pick their seat. While Southwest fans enjoy the freedom, critics that have called the procedure a "cattle call." More »

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      airline industry  • air travel  • flight  • Southwest Airlines  • JetBlue  • Gary Kelly

    • Short Skirt Doesn't Fly at Southwest

      ABC News  |  Sep 8, 07 12:40 PM CDT

      Short Skirt Doesn't Fly at Southwest

      (Newser) - A San Diego co-ed (and Hooters employee) nearly got kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight for showing too much skin. A  flight attendant called Kyla Ebbert to the front of the plane and asked her to change out of her 'revealing attire' or take a later flight. Ebbert brokered a compromise and remained aboard, but now she may sue Southwest over the ordeal, ABC reports. More »

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      airline  • Southwest Airlines  • clothes  • indecency  • Today Show  • Kyla Ebbert

    • Late Flights Hit All-Time Record

      Reuters  |  Sep 5, 07 7:26 AM CDT

      Late Flights Hit All-Time Record

      (Newser) - More than a million airline flights on the 20 biggest carriers have been late so far this year— keeping the US airline industry on track for the worst year for delays on record, reports Reuters. The flight most often delayed in the month of July was a Delta route from New York to Orlando, which was late a whopping 96.7% of the time. More »

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      American Airlines  • United Airlines  • airline delays  • Southwest Airlines  • JetBlue  • Delta  • Dept. of Transportation

  • August 2007

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