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July 2008
- Airfare to Get More Expensive This Holiday Season
  
  newser | USA Today | Jul 18, 08 1:40 PM CDT
  
  Get ready—this holiday season is going to boast some of the most expensive airfares ever, USA Today reports. Because of high fuel costs, most airlines have cut back flight schedules; figure about 9% fewer flights in November compared to a year ago. Having constricted supply, expect the airlines to raise prices $50-$200 extra per seat. And don't bank on any late holiday sales. More »
  
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  oil price • airline industry • airline • fuel costs • holiday travel • airfare
- Boeing Says Dreamliner On Track, Despite Glitches
  
  newser | Seattle Times | Jul 15, 08 6:56 PM CDT
  
  The inaugural flight of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner jet remains on track for this fall, but mechanical glitches are making the production schedule tighter than the company would like, the Seattle Times reports. Delays, mis-drilled holes, and ill-trained workers have contributed to the thinning cushion Boeing allowed for itself to meet the fall deadline. The jet promises to save 20% on fuel while improving cargo space and passenger comfort. More »
  
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  airline industry • Boeing • 787 Dreamliner
- Flight Grounded Over Irate Passengers
  
  newser | MyFox New York | Jul 8, 08 11:55 AM CDT
  
  The passengers of an American Airlines flight from Miami to New York on Sunday night probably thought the worst was over when their flight crew finally arrived at the gate an hour late. But angry passengers greeted them with boos and, according to some accounts, obscenities. The crew responded by refusing to board the plane, citing a "hostile work environment," Fox News reports. More »
  
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  airline industry • airline • American Airlines • airport • airline passengers • JFK Airport • stranded passengers • LaGuardia Airport • air rage
- Fuel Costs Ground Extended Flights
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jul 8, 08 4:52 AM CDT
  
  Super-long flights were hailed as the future of aviation only a few years ago, but the soaring price of fuel has grounded those plans, reports the Wall Street Journal . Airlines are delaying or canceling intercontinental routes as the cost of keeping "flying tankers" in the air for over 12 hours stops making economic sense. More »
  
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  airline industry • fuel costs • aviation • airlines • flights • Boeing 777 • long haul flights
June 2008
- US Airlines May Need Foreign Aid
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jun 30, 08 8:43 AM CDT
  
  Troubled US airlines could be looking to Congress to ease foreign ownership laws, as financial woes push them into the arms of new investment partners, the Wall Street Journal reports. Overseas companies, barred from holding more than 25% of the voting stock of US carriers, are eager to relax the rules. "It could be the financial exigencies of the day that finally make for a breakthrough," British Airways Chairman Martin Broughton tells the Journal. More »
  
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  Bush administration • airline industry • United Airlines • British Airways • Lufthansa
- EU Will Make Airlines Pay to Pollute
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 27, 08 5:57 AM CDT
  
  The European Union struck a landmark deal yesterday to regulate carbon emissions from airplanes, requiring carriers to buy pollution credits for all flights entering or leaving airports in the EU. The agreement, which should go into effect in 2012, marks the first time that airlines will have to pay to pollute in the European emissions market the same way that other industrial polluters do, reports the New York Times . More »
  
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  European Union • airline industry • greenhouse gases • airline • pollution • air pollution • carbon caps
- United, Continental Partner, But Won't Merge
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jun 20, 08 5:45 AM CDT
  
  United and Continental Airlines have forged a marketing alliance that will let them book each other’s seats, share miles and join international flights—but won't merge, reports the Wall Street Journal . The deal provides welcome cost savings in the face of surging fuel prices, but avoids the labor tensions and service disruptions that come with a full-blown merger. More »
  
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  airline industry • United Airlines • Continental Airlines • airlines • mergers
- Fuel Costs Bump Up Budget Airfares
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 20, 08 3:43 AM CDT
  
  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
- Ex-CEO Revives Dreaded 'R' Word for Airlines
  
  newser | Portfolio | Jun 14, 08 2:35 PM CDT
  
  The man who brought frequent-flyer and hub-and-spoke to airlines has a plan to fix the industry—with the dreaded "R" word as its centerpiece, Wired reports. Yes, former American CEO Bob Crandall wants the government to re-regulate: "It's time to acknowledge that airlines are more like utilities than ordinary businesses," he said, and suggested the following: More »
  
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  airline industry • American Airlines • regulation
- United Adopts $15 Checked-Bag Charge
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jun 12, 08 11:02 AM CDT
  
  United Airlines will follow rival American Airlines in charging $15 for a first checked bag. The new fee was announced today, 3 weeks after American set the precedent. United says the fee affects customers who buy tickets beginning tomorrow for domestic flights Aug. 18 or later. More »
  
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  oil price • airline industry • airline • American Airlines • United Airlines • fuel costs • luggage • fees • surcharge
- Airlines Become Weight Watchers to Save Fuel
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 11, 08 7:30 AM CDT
  
  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
- Will Fewer Flights Mean Fewer Delays?
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 10, 08 9:52 AM CDT
  
  With fuel prices soaring into the skies, fewer airplanes will be following suit, but don't think that translates to less time on the tarmac. Airlines' cutbacks will ground planes, but mostly on less-traveled routes to smaller cities, the New York Times reports. The congestion at LAX and JFK isn't likely to improve, despite new FAA regulations. More »
  
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  airline industry • FAA • fuel costs • airline delays • flights • air traffic control • air traffic
- As Oil Spikes, Airlines Rethink Business Model
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 6, 08 8:40 AM CDT
  
  In the 30 years since Congress deregulated airline travel, the country's major carriers have operated on a bigger-is-better strategy: fly more planes to more routes and you'll come out on top. But with fuel twice as expensive as a year ago, airlines are not just raising prices, they're radically changing their business models. Less is more is the new philosophy, writes the New York Times . “Air travel will be less democratic from here on out,” said one travel expert. More »
  
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  oil price • oil • airline industry • airline • fuel costs • deregulation
- Continental Hacks 3K Jobs, 16% of Flights
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jun 5, 08 7:41 AM CDT
  
  Continental Airlines today became the latest US carrier to slash its workforce and trim flights in the face of profit-busting fuel costs and an industry-wide slowdown, the Wall Street Journal reports today. The airline will cut its workforce by 3,000 jobs, scale back US departures by 16%, and aggressively trim its fleet of fuel-guzzling 737s. United and American also recently announced cutbacks. More »
  
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  gas prices • airline industry • American Airlines • United Airlines • layoffs • Continental Airlines • airline ticket prices • Boeing 737-300
- United to Cut 70 More Guzzlers to Fight Fuel Costs
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jun 4, 08 8:14 AM CDT
  
  United Airlines will ground another 70 fuel-guzzling jetliners this year—on top of the 30 announced earlier—as it struggles to get a handle on rising fuel costs and slowing growth in air travel, reports the Wall Street Journal. The move will lead to a major reduction in routes and frequency of flights, helping it to fill a larger percentage of its planes. The company will also cut 1,400-1,600 jobs on top of the 500 released earlier. More »
  
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  airline industry • American Airlines • United Airlines • US Airways • UAL Corp.
- Boeing, Airbus Delays Aid Battered Carriers
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jun 2, 08 8:32 AM CDT
  
  Airlines battling rising fuel costs and weakening demand have become unexpected beneficiaries of production delays on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A380 jumbo jets, reports the Wall Street Journal . "For the industry, it's great,” says the chair of Air Canada’s parent company, "because it means less capacity." The carrier has 37 Dreamliners on order. More »
  
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  airline industry • Boeing • Airbus • fuel costs • 787 Dreamliner • Airbus A380 • delay • Boeing 787
May 2008
- United Drops US Airways Deal, Woos Continental
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | May 30, 08 7:15 AM CDT
  
  A proposed merger between United Airlines and US Airways is on hold again, the Wall Street Journal reports. United’s CEO told his US Airways counterpart that his airline is close to a deal with Continental, a merger that would be less costly and wouldn’t face as much antitrust scrutiny as a United-US Airways deal, the Journal notes. United’s revelation follows rejection from Continental last month. More »
  
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  airline industry • merger • United Airlines • Continental Airlines • US Airways
- AA Should Bag Boneheaded Luggage Fee
  
  newser | Portfolio | May 29, 08 6:28 AM CDT
  
  American Airlines’ plan to charge passengers $15 to check a bag is likely to cost the carrier more money than it generates, Joe Brancatelli argues in Portfolio . “Not only will it infuriate flyers—who are already annoyed with American’s lousy operating efficiency and its recent maintenance snafus—it’s likely to further erode American’s on-time and baggage-handling rates,” he writes. More »
  
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  airline industry • American Airlines • airline delays • luggage • flight attendants • fees • lost baggage
- CEOs of United, US Airways Will Meet to Talk Merger
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | May 28, 08 7:42 PM CDT
  
  The CEOs from United Airlines and US Airways will meet tomorrow to try to nudge ahead talks of a possible merger, the Wall Street Journal reports. If they make headway, the executives could present a possible deal to their respective boards in mid-June. The deal, in the works for two months but rumored to be in trouble recently, could easily fall through for a host of reasons, including the volatility of the industry over surging oil prices. More »
  
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  gas prices • airline industry • United Airlines • US Airways
- Airlines Hike Ticket Prices
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 24, 08 11:05 AM CDT
  
  The big three US airlines responded to soaring oil prices by boosting most domestic prices by up to $60 roundtrip in the last few days, the AP reports. United led the way with increases from $10 to $60 Thursday; American and Delta followed suit yesterday. Meanwhile, low-cost AirTran raised its leisure tickets $30 and business tickets $50. More »
  
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  oil price • airline industry • American Airlines • United Airlines • fuel costs • Delta Air Lines • airline ticket prices

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