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Mar31
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Get use to this headline, "Airlines Raise Fares Again" because it will be a common theme throughout the summer as oil prices remain high. United Airlines lead the sector today with a round of fare increases ranging between 2 and 50 dollars. Delta soon followed with their own fare increase. American, Continental and Northwest will probably be soon to follow.
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 United Airlines, a unit of UAL Corp., late Thursday raised domestic air fares across the board, increasing one-way fares from $2 to $50, depending on the route and type of fare.
United added $2 to $4 to each one-way fare in markets served by low-cost competitors, and $5 to each one-way leisure fare in other markets. United increased business fares — tickets which can be purchased at the last minute — by $50 each way.
Other major airlines are expected to follow United's lead.
By midmorning Friday, Delta Air Lines Inc. said it would increase its business fares by $50 each way.
Earlier this week, American Airlines, a unit of Fort Worth, Texas-based AMR Corp., said it would stop absorbing passenger facility charges in markets where there are alternative nonstop flights. Local airports collect the fees as mandated by the FAA.
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Mar31
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QANTAS executives are looking at using the new generation of long-range aircraft to fly directly to the Dallas hub of oneworld alliance partner American Airlines, and could take a proposal to the Qantas board within the next two months....
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Mar30
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U.S. safety investigators issued urgent recommendations on Thursday for correcting problems that have caused electrical fires aboard Bombardier Inc. CRJ-200s, one of the most widely used regional jets in the U.S. commercial fleet. The National Transportation Safety Board concluded that...
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Mar29
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Bankrupt Northwest Airlines posted a net loss of $496 million in February, driven largely by reorganization-related expenses, according to a regulatory filing on Wednesday. The airline said it had recorded $431 million in restructuring expenses, including $425 million in aircraft-related...
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Northwest Airlines Corp. said it hopes to get its new regional jet subsidiary in the air as early as June, according to a filing that lays out its plans for the new airline for the first time. The subsidiary would...
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The American air system is the safest in the world, however with increased traffic, busier airports, and a system of technology that is getting older and older, situations like the one below are bound to happen more and more. By...
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ANA has raised its outlook on profits by a significant number. Most of this is attributed to gaining customers from Japan Airlines. Just recently though ANA had to cancel 115 flights because pilots at four of their units held a...
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Mar28
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The American ambassador said Tuesday that U.S. and Venezuelan aviation officials were close to a "permanent solution" averting a ban on U.S. airlines and ending a dispute over U.S. restrictions on Venezuelan carriers. Venezuela claims the safety-based restrictions have...
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Two al-Qaida captives said Moussaoui had nothing to do with 9/11 attacks yet just yesterday Moussaoui said that he was part of the 'second wave' that was suppose to hit the White House in 2001. ---------------------------------------------- Two more high-ranking al-Qaida...
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Would selling your regional carrier make sense for Delta? It probably is just another attempt for Delta to 'scare' their regional carrier ComAir to cut costs or potentially lose their business. I see no reason for Delta to abandon ComAir...
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Mar27
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When the fire alarm sounds in my building, and I have timed it, it can take me up to nearly 60 seconds to reach the exit. For 850+ people to escape from an aircraft in under 80 seconds is an...
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Mar26
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As Delta and Northwest press employees to take deep pay and benefit cuts, their lawyers and consultants are asking bankruptcy court judges to approve $59 million in fees and expenses for 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 months of work.Complicated bankruptcy...
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The International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Friday said 93 percent of Delta Comair flight attendants voted to authorize a strike. Comair, a regional unit of bankrupt Delta Air Lines, has asked the bankruptcy court in New York to allow it...
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Mar25
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Here we go again. Pilots vs Management round two. Who will win? It has yet to be decided. But expect much more on this. A Delta Airlines spokesperson said it would not disrupt their service and it won't, except it...
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International passengers will spend less time at Metro Airport's new North Terminal when it opens in 2008, as airport leaders put more money Thursday toward building a larger-than-expected customs and immigration center. An extra $2.5 million will pay for four...
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American Airlines parent AMR Corp. said Friday it is bracing to pay more for fuel in 2006 than it paid last year, even though conservation efforts and fewer flights mean it will likely burn less. Using AMR's own estimates, the...
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Mar24
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BOEING is pitching the new version of its legendary jumbo jet to Qantas, arguing it will beat Airbus's double decker A380 on costs per seat as well as for a total trip. The passenger version of the Boeing 747-8...
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ANGRY Qantas maintenance workers could cause traffic delays at Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane airports this morning as they take to the streets in protest at the airline's decision to send a Boeing 747 overseas for a heavy maintenance check....
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All Nippon Airways Co., Japan's second-largest airline, said it will cancel 115 flights today after pilots at four of its units began a one-day strike to protest pay and labor conditions. Unions of four subsidiary carriers provided notice of the...
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Aeromexico, Mexico's largest airline, today took delivery of its first 777 jetliner from Boeing at a ceremony attended by Hispanic dignitaries, community leaders and Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire.With the delivery, Aeromexico also becomes the first airline in the Americas to...
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Mesa Air today announced it will begin operating inter-island flights as go! beginning June 9, 2006 and will be offering one-way fares of $39. The Company also unveiled the new airline's website and started taking reservations today at 10 a.m....
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Mar23
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The European Union on Wednesday banned 92 airlines, most of them based in Africa, from landing at European airports, declaring them unsafe by international standards. The ban applies to cargo and passenger carriers from Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Sierra Leone,...
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British Airways PLC will close its four call centers in the Caribbean due to reduced demand for the services and to the growth of the Internet, a company official said Wednesday.The centers in Antigua, St. Lucia and Barbados will shutter...
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US Airways said Wednesday it will extend a lease to continue aircraft maintenance at Pittsburgh International Airport by five years, a move expected to keep more than 1,000 jobs in the region.The deal means the carrier will keep maintenance operations...
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Mar22
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In emotional testimony in the death penalty trial of Zacarias Moussaoui today, the former manager of an Arizona flight school that trained one of the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers told a federal jury that she had expressed alarm about her...
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It is no secret that I have a very high affinity for United Airlines and all of their code-share partners. United was never my first choice in airlines though. I use to have frequent flier points with Trans World before...
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A pilots union analyst Tuesday said Delta Air Lines has slashed costs more than most competitors and that the union's concession offer comes close to Delta's proposal when tallying future costs. "There's only a 2.2 percent difference" in the...
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Shanghai Airlines and United Airlines today signed a code-share agreement that expands international destination options and frequent flyer opportunities for customers of both carriers. Pending U.S. government approval, the 11 code-share flights covered by the agreement are scheduled to commence...
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Mar21
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Flying Northwest Airlines today? If so, there's a pretty good chance you're flying one of the airline's two regional carriers. Many travelers don't see a difference. Passengers who end up flying on planes operated by Mesaba Airlines or Pinnacle Airlines...
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A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by flight attendants for Spirit Airlines who accused the discount carrier of violating their contract by ending its contributions to their 401 (k) retirement plans. The Association of Flight Attendants had filed a...
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Delta Air Lines Inc., which is operating under bankruptcy protection, asked a judge Monday to allow the nation's third-largest carrier to void roughly 93 million stock options held by 70,000 current and former employees and directors. The Atlanta-based company said...
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Mar20
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Breaking NewsPolice are responding to a plane crash south of Highway 76 near the intersection of Aaron Way and Highway 165.Police say Highway 165 is closed between Highway 76 and Aaron Way. Witnesses said the plane went down behind the...
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A cap on the number of flights into O'Hare International Airport that was to expire next month will likely be extended until Oct. 28, the Federal Aviation Administration announced Thursday. If the tentative decision stands, it would mark the second...
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Employment prospects for airline workers are better now than at any time since the Sept. 11 attacks, but the slight uptick in demand may not create jobs for all out-of-work airline professionals or lift the industry's decimated wage structure. Large...
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On June 1, Milwaukee-based Midwest Airlines will launch nonstop seasonal service between Milwaukee and San Francisco. The once-daily service, which will continue through September 30, is in addition to existing year-round service between Milwaukee and San Francisco via Kansas City....
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Mar17
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Accidents in the United States involving commercial airlines and private aircraft rose last year, but fatalities declined, according to safety figures released on Friday. The National Transportation Safety Board, which is responsible for investigating transportation accidents, said in its annual...
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Denver International Airport attracted a record number of passengers last year yet lost its status as the nation's fifth-busiest airport. The reason: Las Vegas McCarran actually grew faster than DIA, boosting its plane boardings by 1.2 million and moving up...
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The most expensive seats on United Airline's international flights will get an upgrade beginning next year, as the airline tries to lure more business and international travelers. The airline will spend $165 million over three years on new first-...
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JetBlue Airways looking for ways to revive its fortunes after a recent spate of bad news, said on Friday it would begin flying two routes where there is limited competition. JetBlue said it would start flights to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and...
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Mar16
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Story1Mesaba Airlines will get another month to talk with unions in the hopes of winning the labor concessions it says it needs to restructure and exit bankruptcy. The judge overseeing the Chapter 11 case for Mesaba delayed until April 25...
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Northwest Airlines said on Wednesday it has turned over documents to U.S. authorities investigating whether it managed its pension plans properly as it slid toward bankruptcy and has resolved a dispute with the government over providing more information. The airline,...
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Mar15
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JetBlue Airways plans to announce two new destination cities shortly as it seeks to focus on less competitive routes where it can charge more for tickets, its chief executive said on Tuesday. The popular low cost airline has warned it...
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Southwest Airlines Co. led a broad fare hike across the airline industry, raising fares by up to $10 for a one-way ticket as the company seeks to offset an expected $600 million jump in its jet fuel costs. By...
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Delta Air Lines Inc. is "tapped out" and can't borrow any more money to cover its mounting losses, making deep pay and benefit cuts it is seeking from its pilots essential to its survival, the company's chief financial officer...
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For an extra $15, Northwest Airlines will sell coach passengers a few more inches of legroom. Starting [yesterday], Northwest will ask passengers on most domestic flights if they're interested in paying extra for certain prime seats in coach --...
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Mar14
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The tentative agreement being considered by Northwest Airlines Corp. flight attendants could lead to about 1,200 of them leaving the company early under a severance plan. The plan also includes pay cuts of 21 percent, and would save Northwest $195...
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Mar13
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Alaska Airlines today announced that the Alaska Air Group Board of Directors has authorized a plan to transition the airline to a fleet of all-Boeing 737 aircraft by the end of 2008. The board's action will accelerate the retirement of...
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Mar12
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I made it home safely the other night despite the turbulant winds and weather in and around the Chicago-land and St. Louis areas. Both of my flights were quite enjoyable. I got the chance to do a bit of talking...
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A reduction in capacity at U.S. airlines lessens the need for airline consolidation, but the merger of former US Airways and America West may be a model for other carriers to make the same move, the chief executive of the...
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Australia's traditional preference for a two-airline system had proven too tough for Ozjet to crack, the airline's chairman, Paul Stoddart, said. Insufficient business forced the budget business class airline to suspended its scheduled flights between Melbourne and Sydney after just...
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Mar10
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Denver International Airport reported an 8.3% increase in passenger traffic during January, helped in part by the return of low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines. The total of 3.5 million passengers represented an increase of nearly 300,000 passengers from January 2004, airport...
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Northwest Airlines is resuming services daily services between London and Minneapolis. They are hoping that the summer season will help improve their numbers. The flight had been removed from the daily schedule as the winter months are relatively slow for...
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Mar 9
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British Airways PLC, which is facing tough competition from budget airlines and coping with surging fuel costs, announced another cost-cutting program Friday. BA said it plans to reduce costs by 450 million pounds ($780 million) over the next two years...
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United Airlines' three-year bankruptcy restructuring, the largest and longest in the industry's history, will end up costing the carrier more than $335 million in fees to lawyers and consultants, court documents show.The fees include $99.8 million charged by the airline's...
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Major U.S. airlines want a bigger say in how the U.S. air traffic system is modernized and financed, saying on Wednesday that Congress and regulators must yield ground on key decisions. The Air Transport Association, which represents major carriers, also...
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Mar 8
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Qantas will cut 480 jobs with the closure of its heavy maintenance operations in Sydney, the airline has announced. The B747 maintenance operations will close in May, Qantas said today. The decision follows a review of all its aircraft engineering...
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The union representing Comair flight attendants asked a bankruptcy judge late Wednesday to deny the airline's request to void its contract with about 1,000 flight attendants. Comair has not shown that its reorganization efforts would fail without the $8.9 million...
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A neighborhood man who later told police he had been drinking breached security at Midway Airport, apparently walking off the street, through a checkpoint and onto the airfield, officials acknowledged Tuesday. A portion of the airfield was shut down...
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China is heating up, it is looking like the new Europe for many American carriers. The legacy carriers are able to compete on these routes with each other rather than the low-cost carriers, making many oversees routes money makers for...
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Baggage handlers tried to yank Northwest Airlines Corp. back to the bargaining table by voting down its proposed pay cut on Tuesday and authorizing a strike. Northwest said it would restart the bankruptcy court process in which it's seeking to...
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Mar 7
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QANTAS passengers, including those travelling to the Commonwealth Games, could be hit by delays when maintenance workers begin industrial action on Thursday over a plan to send jobs offshore. Unions today said there were no guarantees the action would...
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A tape recording of conversations with pilots of a jet that slid off a snowy runway at Chicago's Midway Airport shows concern about the conditions just prior to the December accident. In the recording obtained by WFLD FOX Chicago News,...
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Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., Asia's second most-valuable airline, may report its second six-month profit decline, as record fuel cost sapped the earnings from increasing travel demand. Net income may have fallen 24 percent to HK$2.01 billion ($247 million) in the...
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American Airlines' regional, American Eagle, unit said on Tuesday that it has given up trying to charge passengers for soft drinks, the boldest yet in the carrier's bid to get travelers to pay for perks that used to be free....
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Mar 6
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As for a bit of local news here in North Dakota. Fargo will be receiving another carrier beginning in June. This adds to the Northwest Airlines, United Airlines, and Allegiant Air services already in place in Fargo. This gives the...
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Although the pilots are not on strike, the airline still faces an uphill battle as their pilots have started their process towards a strike vote. -----------------------------------------------The pilots' union at bankrupt Delta Air Lines Inc. on Monday said it had begun...
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Delta Air Lines was 11th among 19 big airlines for on-time performance in January, and 10th in the rate of lost luggage, according to the government's monthly air travel report. Delta issued a news release saying the January data...
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A temporary 24% pay cut that Northwest Airlines pilots took in November will stick if the pilots ratify the tentative deal their union reached with the carrier Friday. The Air Line Pilots Association released some details Sunday about the tentative...
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Mar 4
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Northwest Airlines today announced that it has reached a tentative agreement on a new contract with its pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA). The agreement, which is subject to approval by the union's master executive council and...
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Mar 3
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American Airlines is lukewarm on Love -- Love Field, that is. American on Thursday began operating four daily flights between Lambert Field and Love Field in Dallas, the home turf of arch-nemesis Southwest Airlines. However, demand for American's Love-Lambert...
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Another significant loss for Delta in January as the company continues to deal with labor woes and the process of slashing costs to keep the company from bleeding anymore cash. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Delta Air Lines said it lost $300 million in...
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It looks like Baltimore has thrown his name into the hat as a possible new Southwest Airlines Headquarters location. Although my money is still on the ever popular number 2 location for Southwest, Phoenix, Baltimore can offer a eastern operation...
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Mar 2
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United Airlines, a unit of UAL Corp., late Thursday raised domestic air fares across the board, increasing one-way fares from $2 to $50, depending on the route and type of fare.