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  • January 2008

    • Delta Delays Comair Sale

      Financial Times (UK)  |  Jan 7, 08 5:14 AM CST

      Delta Delays Comair Sale

      (Newser) - Delta Air Lines has postponed the sale of its regional division Comair until a special committee completes its merger review. Delta recently emerged from bankruptcy and may join with one of its main rivals in 2008. The six “legacy” carriers, which existed before the 1978 deregulation of airlines, are all considering merger deals, reports the Financial Times . More »

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      airline  • United Airlines  • Delta Air Lines  • Comair

  • December 2007

    • Battery Ban Begins on Airlines

      Associated Press  |  Dec 28, 07 9:46 PM CST

      Battery Ban Begins on Airlines

      (Newser) - The Department of Transportation has banned certain kinds of lithium batteries from checked airline luggage, citing worries over short circuiting and fires. Lithium batteries installed inside of electronic devices will be permitted as carryon, but loose batteries, unless sealed inside a plastic bag, will no longer be permitted on board. More »

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      cell phones  • airline  • FAA  • battery  • PCs  • lithium ion batteries

    • Airplane WiFi Poses Sticky Situation

      Associated Press  |  Dec 24, 07 12:26 PM CST

      Airplane WiFi Poses Sticky Situation

      (Newser) - Airlines getting ready to offer Internet access are grappling with how to enforce netiquette at 33K feet. "We think decency and good sense and normal behavior will prevail," said the CEO of one service. If it's not porn or violent images, its annoying ringtones and loud conversations that can get in the way of a polite flying experience. More »

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      Internet  • airline  • air travel  • airplane  • Wi-Fi  • web

    • Italians Fuss Over Airline Takeover

      Reuters  |  Dec 23, 07 2:20 PM CST

      Italians Fuss Over Airline Takeover

      (Newser) - News that Italy's national airline, Alitalia, is in danger of being taken over by Air France-KLM, the world's biggest airline by revenue, has sparked outrage among Italian interests who fear their local carrier will be stripped of major routes. The government promises to decide Alitalia's fate by mid-January, as politicians and labor leaders urge Rome to reject the offer. More »

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      Italy  • airline  • Rome  • Alitalia  • Air France KLM Group  • Northern League

    • Airlines Move to Ground Flyer 'Bill of Rights'

      Rochester Democrat & Chronicle  |  Dec 19, 07 10:29 AM CST

      Airlines Move to Ground Flyer 'Bill of Rights'

      (Newser) - The airline industry is in court trying to block a New York "bill of rights" for airline passengers, which could have a big impact on similar measures nationwide. The Air Transport Association of America is arguing that New York has no jurisdiction to require the industry to provide food, water, fresh air and clean toilets for passengers stuck on planes for more than three hours. More »

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      airline  • airline delays  • legislation  • airline passengers

    • Pilots Can Now Fly Until Age 65

      Chicago Tribune  |  Dec 15, 07 9:23 AM CST

      Pilots Can Now Fly Until Age 65

      (Newser) - US pilots can now fly until they're 65 instead of being of being forced to retire at age 60. A bill signed into law yesterday raises the mandatory retirement age to reflect the greater physical fitness of today's 60-year-olds, the Chicago Tribune reports. The new law puts an end to a half-century of industry debate and brings the US in line with the rest of the world. More »

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      airline  • FAA  • retirement  • pilot  • airline safety  • pilot fatigue

    • JetBlue Launches In-Flight Email

      Wall Street Journal  |  Dec 6, 07 10:32 PM CST

      JetBlue Launches In-Flight Email

      (Newser) - JetBlue is offering email and instant messaging services on an A320 test flight, in a move to equip its whole fleet with wireless access. The tech-savvy, low-budget airline has paired up with Yahoo and Research in Motion to give passengers with laptops or Blackberries the possibility of plugging in, in-flight. But other airlines are jumping on the bandwagon, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »

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      Internet  • Yahoo  • airline  • email  • American Airlines  • Wi-Fi  • BlackBerry  • JetBlue  • wireless service

  • 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

    • Surfers See Red Over Brit Airways Board Ban

      CNN  |  Nov 7, 07 3:33 AM CST

      Surfers See Red Over Brit Airways Board Ban

      (Newser) - Furious surfers hope to sink a gnarly new British Airways rule banning surfboards from the airline. Wave riders are petitioning the company to reverse its decision, which went into effect yesterday because the airline determined the boards are "simply not suitable for airport baggage systems," according to a statement. Using freight companies to ship boards will cost surfers significant time and money. More »

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      sports  • airline  • air travel  • British Airways  • luggage  • surfing  • surfboard  • Britian

  • September 2007

    • 60 Bombardier Aircraft Grounded After Accidents

      New York Times  |  Sep 12, 07 11:07 PM CDT

      60 Bombardier Aircraft Grounded After Accidents

      (Newser) - Aircraft maker Bombardier recommended grounding 60 of its turboprop planes after one skidded off a runway in Lithuania during an emergency landing today, just days after similar landing gear malfunctions forced a crash landing in Denmark. No one was seriously injured in either crash, but airlines took no chances and canceled hundreds of flights, the Times reports. More »

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      airline  • plane crash  • crash  • Aircraft manufacturers  • Bombardier

    • Tapes May Play at First 9/11 Damages Trial

      Reuters  |  Sep 12, 07 6:37 PM CDT

      Tapes May Play at First 9/11 Damages Trial

      (Newser) - The dramatic last minutes recorded on Flight 93 may be heard at a wrongful death case filed by a victim’s wife, Reuters reports. In the first 9/11 damages case to reach trial, the black box recordings would play sounds of passengers breaking into the cockpit and retaking the airplane from hijackers. The tapes have not yet been released publicly, Reuters reports. More »

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      September 11  • airline  • United Airlines  • tape  • black box  • United Flight 93

    • 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

  • August 2007

    • FAA Orders Inspections of Boeing 737s

      Bloomberg  |  Aug 28, 07 4:30 AM CDT

      FAA Orders Inspections of Boeing 737s

      (Newser) - The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered airlines to inspect hundreds of Boeing 737s after a loose bolt punctured a China Airlines jet last week, causing a fire that destroyed the aircraft. Southwest, Delta, Continental, AirTran, Alaska Air, ATA and Aloha Airlines have 24 days to check for loose nuts on a wing assembly used during takeoff and landing. More »