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  • May 2008

    • AA Should Bag Boneheaded Luggage Fee

      Portfolio  |  May 29, 08 6:28 AM CDT

      AA Should Bag Boneheaded Luggage Fee

      (Newser) - 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  • fees  • flight attendants  • lost baggage

  • February 2008

    • Feeling Ill? Stay On the Ground

      CNN  |  Feb 27, 08 5:55 PM CST

      Feeling Ill? Stay On the Ground

      (Newser) - In the wake of the death last week of a passenger on an American Airlines jet, one expert on in-flight health has this to say to sickly would-be travelers: “Do not fly.” Air travel can exacerbate illness, and though many airlines contract with ground-based medical support, flight attendants are not nurses, and airplanes often have only minimal medical equipment aboard, CNN reports. More »

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      death  • air travel  • American Airlines  • heart attack  • illness  • oxygen  • flight attendants

    • Firefighting Is US' Sexiest Job

      Boston Globe  |  Feb 14, 08 3:22 PM CST

      Firefighting Is US' Sexiest Job

      (Newser) - Americans may ogle the celebrities gracing the covers of gossip mags, but firefighter remains the sexiest job title on the books, the Boston Globe reports. Personal trainer comes in a close second, according to Salary.com's Valentine's Day survey. It's the site's first such survey in three years, and though the top spot didn't change, there was movement down the list. More »

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      doctor  • sex  • firefighters  • lawyer  • job  • reporter  • CEOs  • teacher  • nurses  • veterinarian  • flight attendants  • event planners

  • August 2007

    • Passenger Restrained After Midair Attempt to Deplane

      New York Post  |  Aug 26, 07 12:19 PM CDT

      Passenger Restrained After Midair Attempt to Deplane

      (Newser) - A redeye flight from Denver to New York took a frightening turn yesterday when a passenger leaped from his seat and tried to open the rear door of a Frontier Airlines jet. Flight attendants and passengers then restrained the man by strapping him to his seat with duct tape. A source tells the Post the 35-year-old is mentally ill. More »

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      airplane  • air travel  • mental illness  • flight  • flight attendants  • Frontier Airlines

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