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Airlines
Regional airlines need pilots but offer low wages
by
Jim Burress
Apr 23, 2014
There’s a huge demand for pilots at the nation’s regional airlines.
Affording the friendly skies: Avoiding airline fees
Feb 21, 2014
Booking your next vacation means dealing with airlines ... and their fees. After you spend a pretty penny on the ticket, there are all sorts of charges for extra comforts like an in-flight snack, a few extra inches of legroom ... you name it!
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American and US Airways start code-sharing as a step toward unifying operations
Jan 23, 2014
The carriers are taking their merger step by step, including the move for each to sell tickets on some flights operated by the other airline.
Ten thousand apply for 750 Southwest Airlines jobs
Dec 26, 2013
Southwest is hiring hundreds of flight attendants and thousands have applied for the jobs.
How to make airports cool -- and profitable
Nov 28, 2013
Airports used to be dull, grey boxes we had to pass through to get from one place to another.
US Airways merger with American cleared for takeoff
Nov 28, 2013
A bankruptcy judge clears American Airlines to merge, which leaves the U.S. airline industry with three giant airline plus a few others.
Bad weather, cancelled flights: You're not getting home for Thanksgiving that easily
Nov 27, 2013
The best laid travel plans can fall through when the system comes under the kind of pressure common at Thanksgiving.
For public good, not for profit.
Two words that cancel airline flights: Wintry Mix
Nov 26, 2013
Airlines try to react sooner when big storms barrel down at peak travel periods like Thanksgiving.
Can you hear me now? I'm 10,000 feet above the ground
Nov 22, 2013
The Federal Communications Commission is moving toward lifting a long-standing ban on cell phone calls in-flight. It would permit calls once a plane reaches 10,000 feet.
Selling to a captive audience, at 30,000 feet
by
Queena Kim
Nov 8, 2013
The airlines have been a little slow to get into the Big Data game. But it looks like they’re moving in that direction.