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(Newser) - All of the US Airways passengers aboard a jet that went down in the frigid waters of the Hudson River off Manhattan are reported to be safe, the New York Times reports. Flight 1549 apparently flew into a flock of geese, disabling at least one engine, according to MSNBC. Authorities... More »

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New York City • US Airways • Airbus A380 • plane crash • Hudson River • USS Intrepid • Flight 1549 • Hudson crash

Airlines Trim Holiday Flights, Cut Off-Peak Bargains

US Airways will fly 40% fewer flights this Thanksgiving

Oct 21, 08 1:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - As airlines struggle to stay competitive, scheduling changes mean that consumers will see fewer planes and higher fares, the Wall Street Journal reports. In the coming Thanksgiving season, US Airways is flying 40% fewer flights than a year ago. Delta and United have both reduced Thanksgiving flights by more than... More »

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Delta Air Lines • US Airways • flights • Southwest Airlines • Thanksgiving • price increases • Thanksgiving travel • airlines

Airline Shares Bounce Back as Oil Prices Fall

Analyst predicts carriers could be back in the black next year

Aug 12, 08 2:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Airline shares rose yesterday following an analyst's prediction that the big carriers could be back in the black by next year, reports the Wall Street Journal. The stocks have been recovering since mid-July as oil prices started to slip downward and the industry's cost-cutting and revenue-boosting measures began to take... More »

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airline industry • US Airways • United Airlines • gas prices • share price • airlines

 JetBlue Adds $7 Fee
for Pillow and Blanket

Latest extra charge to hit travelers

Aug 5, 08 2:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - JetBlue has begun charging passengers $7 for pillows and blankets, Newsday reports. Flyers can keep the items, but there's no guarantee they will be available. It's the latest in a litany of extra charges facing passengers as carriers deal with soaring fuel costs. "This nickel-and-dime stuff doesn't work,"... More »

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coffee • JetBlue • US Airways • fuel costs • pillows • blankets • extra baggage • Aviation Consumer Action Project

 US Airways Jettisons Movies 

Move will cut weight and save $10M in fuel and other costs

Jul 10, 08 3:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rising oil prices may spell the end of the in-flight movie—at least on domestic flights. US Airways will become the first airline to rip out the in-flight entertainment systems from 200 jets plying domestic routes to save $10 million in fuel and other costs, reports BusinessWeek. The systems, which... More »

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US Airways • jet fuel • oil prices • in-flight movies

 Let the Carry-On Wars Begin 

Checked-bag fees will lead to a crush in the overhead bins

Jun 17, 08 4:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - With United, American, and US Airways all instituting charges for both first and second checked bags, a carry-on crunch is coming, the Wall Street Journal reminds us. Expect the baggage police to start heading off patrons flouting the cabin limit at security screenings. Airlines hope to to fight overcrowding in... More »

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cost cutting • US Airways • United Airlines • American Airlines • fees • fuel costs • baggage handling • airlines

United to Cut 70 More Guzzlers to Fight Fuel Costs

70-jet reduction will cut capacity, result in large layoffs

Jun 4, 08 8:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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airline industry • US Airways • United Airlines • American Airlines • UAL Corp.

 United Drops US Airways Deal, Woos Continental

CEO says UAL 'very close' to Continental merger

May 30, 08 7:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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airline industry • merger • US Airways • United Airlines • Continental Airlines

CEOs of United, US Airways Will Meet to Talk Merger

Top executives of the airlines plan face-to-face meeting tomorrow

May 28, 08 7:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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airline industry • US Airways • United Airlines • gas prices

 Another United Merger Crashes 

Talks with US Airways on permanent hold

May 28, 08 3:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - A proposed merger between United Airlines and rival US Airways has collapsed, just a month after a deal between United and Continental fell apart. Some analysts predicted the rising cost of jet fuel would power merger deals, but the failed negotiations have raised serious questions about the success of future... More »

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Department of Justice • Delta Air Lines • Northwest Airlines • US Airways • United Airlines • Continental Airlines • fuel costs • mergers • America West • Glenn F. Tilton

Passengers Air a Record Number of Complaints

Skies unfriendlier than ever

Apr 7, 08 3:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Airline passengers on domestic flights are unhappier than they've been in years, with consumer complaints up 60%, according to the annual Airline Quality Rating survey. Long delays, cancellations, overbooking, late arrivals, and lost baggage accounted for most of the complaints, which haven't been this bad since 2000, reports the AP.... More »

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FAA • Southwest • Northwest Airlines • US Airways • United Airlines • airline • air travel • Delta • AirTran • Comair • Mesa Airlines • flight cancellation • lost baggage • Airline Quality Rating • Wichita State University • Frontier • SkyWest • American • Aviation Institute • Jet Blue • complaints

 Gun-Blasting Pilot Suspended 

Can't carry a gun after he blows hole in fuselage during flight

Mar 26, 08 9:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - A trigger-happy US Airways pilot whose gun accidentally discharged in the cockpit has been suspended from the federal program that permits pilots to pack heat, reports CNN. He's also been yanked from flight duty pending the results of an investigation by the FAA, the TSA, and US Air. The shocking... More »

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terrorism • gun control • US Airways • airline • pilot • hijacker • airplane • guns

Pilot's Gun Accidentally
Fires in Cockpit

Discharge is first incident since passage of new law

Mar 25, 08 1:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - A pilot’s gun went off in the cockpit of a US Airways plane just as it was landing in North Carolina this weekend, the AP reports. It was the first time a gun was discharged inside a plane since pilots were armed in the wake of 9/11. Though no... More »

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US Airways • TSA • pilot • airplane • Federal Air Marshal Service • guns

Delta-Northwest Merger Close to Takeoff

Boards meet tomorrow to vote on plans that would create world's largest airline

Feb 19, 08 6:27 AM CST
(Newser) - Directors at Delta and Northwest meeting tomorrow could announce a marriage of the two airlines by day’s end if a crucial deal with the airlines’ 11,000 unionized pilots can be reached, reports the Wall Street Journal. The resulting company would be the largest airline in the world,... More »

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Atlanta • airline industry • Delta Air Lines • mergers and acquisitions • Northwest Airlines • US Airways • American Airlines • Cincinnati • pilot • Continental Airlines • Memphis • Air France KLM Group • UAL Corp.

Airline Sleuths Dig Up Data to Save Lives

Flight record scans reveal hidden risks, prevent crashes

Jan 13, 08 7:30 PM CST
(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... More »

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FAA • US Airways • airline • data mining • airline safety • air travel • Southwest Airlines • National Transportation Safety Board

Employees as Hard on Airline as Customers

CEO gets harsh feedback from workers on declining quality

Dec 22, 07 7:07 PM CST
(Newser) - US Airways has the worst on-time performance of any major US airline; it also has 36,000 employees encouraged to e-mail CEO Douglas Parker about everything from smelly planes to lousy in-flight snacks to a reservation system that doesn't work yet, reports the New York Times. Says Parker: The... More »

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airline industry • US Airways • Douglas Parker

Not So Fly: Worst US Airlines

Everyone has their travel hell story, but which airlines are the true villains? 

Oct 4, 07 1:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lost luggage, canceled flights and appalling delays seem to be par for the course in air travel these days.  But some airlines are worse than others.  Forbes provides the hit list:
  1. Atlantic Southeast Airlines
  2. Comair (a division of Delta Air Lines)
  3. American Eagle Airlines (a division of
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travel • airline industry • list • US Airways • United Airlines • luggage • American Airlines • airline delays • Atlantic Southeast • Comair • Mesa Airlines • Delta Airlines

Planes Packed as Air Travel Soars in July

Record full seats a boon for carriers,
a nuisance for passengers

Aug 6, 07 12:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - US air travel hit the economic stratosphere in July, crowding the jetliners of seven major carriers with record percentages of filled seats. American, Continental, Delta, US Airways, AirTran, and Alaska Airlines filled up nearly 90% of all seats on domestic flights, more than any month in history. More »

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travel • flight • US Airways • American Airlines • air travel • Continental • Delta

Airbus, Boeing Cross Wings
at Air Show

Top aircraft manufacturers ride high
as industry rebounds

Jun 18, 07 10:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rival aircraft producers Airbus and Boeing landed a slew of new orders at a gigantic air show that began today outside Paris. The biennial air show, the largest in the world, takes place as the airline industry begins to turn around; after two years of losses, profits this year are... More »

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Boeing • airline industry • Airbus • Paris Air Show • GE • US Airways • Qatar • Airbus A380 • airplane

Delta Flies Out of Bankruptcy

Apr 30, 07 11:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Delta has emerged from bankruptcy, riding an aggressive restructuring plan to exit Chapter 11 a year ahead of schedule. The No. 3 domestic airline, which staved off a hostile takeover bid from US Airways this year, used court-enforced protections to secure cuts to wages and pension programs as it shored... More »

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flight • bankruptcy • airline industry • Delta Air Lines • US Airways • stock • airline

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