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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: Employees, Transportation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, United Technologies Corporation, Maine
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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: Target Corporation, Transportation, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Tourism and Leisure Industry, Productivity
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Cat lost in Yellowstone National Park since Aug. 1 returned to Texas family
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) _ A cat lost in Yellowstone National Park in August has been returned to her family in Houston with the help of some West Yellowstone residents. Philip Wattenbarger and his family were camping in a trailer in the West Yellowstone...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Texas
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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: Thurgood Marshall, Air Transportation Industry, Transportation, Gary Kelly, Southwest Airlines Company
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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: Boston Red Sox, Honus Wagner, Bill Russell, Shaquille O'Neal, Babe Ruth
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Amtrak names new CEO
Amtrak tapped the administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration to lead the national passenger railroad for a year. Joseph Boardman replaces Chief Executive Alex Kummant, who resigned Nov. 14 after two years marked by significant growth in...Tags: Railway Transportation, Portland (Multnomah, Oregon), Transportation, Alaska, Management Change
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Baggage Fees Add Up For Holiday Air Travel
As travelers head to the airports this Thanksgiving, airlines will be waiting with a host of new fees on checking luggage that could boost the cost of a family trip by several hundred dollars. Air passengers also will find less real estate available in...Tags: Continental Airlines Incorporated, Air Transportation Industry, Transportation, American Airlines, Inc., United Air Lines
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Punchlines
Comedy writer Pedro Bartes: "Alaska Governor Sarah Palin conducted a TV interview while turkeys were being slaughtered in the background. She plans to do that at every press conference now because for the first time nobody paid attention to what she said....Tags: 2009 U.S. Presidential Transition, The Tonight Show (tv program), New York Yankees, Nancy Pelosi, Sarah Palin
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Anniversaries
60th GLORIA AND EDWARD MAGEL of Riverhead, formerly of Port Jefferson Station, celebrated with famly Sept. 1 at Lombardi's on the Sound in Port Jefferson. Edward is retired from Holmes Electric Protection in Manhattan. Gloria worked as a clerk typist for...Tags: People, Riverhead (Riverhead, New York), Red Lobster, Smithtown (Smithtown, New York), Southampton (Southampton, New York)
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Airlines see big decline in business travelers
McClatchy/Tribune newspapersA sharp drop in the number of business travelers in September bodes poorly for future revenue growth in the airline industry, according to the latest data from the International Air Transport Association. In September, the number of people buying first-...Tags: Commuting, Transportation, Transportation Industry, Trips and Vacations, United Air Lines
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Delta dumps coach seat-selection program
After a backlash from some of its elite fliers, the world's biggest carrier has halted a program on Delta Air Lines-operated aircraft that allowed customers to purchase better seat assignments on certain flights. Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines Inc. in...Tags: Transportation, Trips and Vacations, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, WestJet Airlines Limited, Business Trips
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Low-key approach, patience help Twin Cities land Southwest
Associated PressMINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis airport chief Jeff Hamiel claims no special knowledge for luring Southwest Airlines to his town, but loads of data and a walleye dinner seem to have done the trick. The Dallas-based carrier will launch service from...Tags: Marketing, Midway, Transportation, United Air Lines, National Government
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