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United traffic down sharply in November
Tribune staff reporterUnited Airlines said traffic dropped 17 percent in November, reflecting a big cutback in the Chicago airline's capacity and a moderate increase in the number of empty seats on United airplanes. The UAL Corp. unit said it flew 7.47 billion revenue...Tags: United Air Lines, Transportation, Air Transportation
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Whitney lays off 350 on concerns about airline orders
AP Business WriterJet engine maker Pratt & Whitney laid off about 350 employees across the country on Wednesday amid concerns that airlines may delay or cancel orders as the global economy slows. The cuts will affect less than 1 percent of the company's work force of more...Tags: United Air Lines, Texas, United Technologies Corporation, Delta Air Lines, Transportation
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Italy's watchdog: 'New' Alitalia can fly but must offer some cheap seats on each flight
ROME (AP) _ A relaunched Alitalia can take off as long as it guarantees that at least 10 percent of tickets on every flight are for cheap seats, Italy's antitrust agency decided Wednesday. The OK for a "new" Alitalia being launched by Italian investors...Tags: Transportation, Transportation Accidents, Antitrust Issues, Air Transportation
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Service sector shrinks in November as new orders, employment and prices drop sharply
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ The U.S. service sector contracted far more than expected in November, as employment, new orders and prices fell precipitously, hurting retailers, hotels and airlines. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing...Tags: Employment, Tourism and Leisure Industry, Target Corporation, Wages and Pensions, Productivity
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After weeks of talks, Lufthansa says it will acquire Austrian Airlines
AP Business WriterBERLIN (AP) _ Lufthansa said Wednesday its supervisory board had approved a deal to acquire Austrian Airlines AG, giving one of Europe's biggest airlines more routes across the continent and beyond. The Cologne-based Lufthansa said its board had agreed...Tags: Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Transportation, Heathrow, Air Transportation, JetBlue
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Airbus, Boeing on guard as airline industry turmoil risks sticking them with orphaned aircraft
AP Business WriterPARIS (AP) _ It's a tense time to be building jets. Rivals Airbus SAS and Boeing Co. are carefully managing their bulging order books so that delayed or canceled orders from airlines don't turn into "white tails" — jets built with nowhere to go....Tags: Air France-KLM, British Airways Plc, Transportation, Transportation Accidents, Bankruptcy
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Major airlines set to cut more flights
DALLAS Executives of major U.S. airlines, already seeing signs of slumping travel demand, said yesterday they were ready to cut more flights, and Delta hinted at more job losses as the carriers jockey to survive the deepening recession. U.S. airlines have...Tags: Southwest Airlines Company, Delta Air Lines, Transportation, Gary Kelly, Thurgood Marshall
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News from around the world
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterUS sports history on display at new L.A. museum By BETH HARRIS, AP Sports Writer Beth Harris, Ap Sports Writer Thu Nov 27, 10:27 pm ET LOS ANGELES – When Gary Cypres' sports memorabilia collection reached 10,000 pieces and threatened to overflow their...Tags: National Basketball Association, Continental Airlines Incorporated, U.S. Cellular Field, Shoes, Kobe Bryant
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Habits bad for the environment
So which of our habits is the worst enemy to the environment? For now, here's a look at some of our most common environmental transgressions, starting with the biggies.
HOME ENERGY
Consumption The average Chicago household uses 5,400 kilowatt hours of...Tags: Hybrid Vehicles, Marketing, Newspaper and Magazine, Nuclear Power, Passenger Cars
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Snowy weather up north delays Lauderdale, Miami flights
South Florida Sun-SentinelAbout 40 flights at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport are grounded this afternoon because of bad weather in other parts of the country. As of 1:50 p.m., flights to Chicago, the New York City area and Philadelphia were delayed by one- to two...Tags: Greg Meyer, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Transportation
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Making flights safer is key to saving lives
The editorial "Support for medevacs" (Nov. 28) focuses on the need to change the criteria used by EMTs when they decide to fly patients instead of driving them to the hospital. As a volunteer firefighter and EMT, I understand how difficult this on-the-...Tags: Transportation, Air and Space Accidents, Air Transportation
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10 best domestic airlines
From Travel+Leisure magazine's 2008 reader poll (last year's rank in parentheses): 1. Virgin America 2. Midwest Airlines (1) 3. JetBlue Airways (2) 4. Sun Country Airlines (7) 5. Hawaiian Airlines (3) 6. Frontier Airlines (6) 7. Southwest...Tags: JetBlue, Southwest Airlines Company, Frontier Airlines Incorporated, Transportation, Alaska
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