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Spirit Airlines remains keen on growth as airline mergers and rising airfares continue to create opportunities for the Miramar-based low-cost carrier to expand its network, executives said Monday during the airline's 2013 Analyst Conference.

United Continental Holdings Inc. has six 787s. Battery problems on planes owned by other airlines prompted the grounding.

Well, good morning, and welcome to Spirit Airlines 2013 Analyst Conference. Thank you for joining us today.

Singapore Airlines, which has too many pilot s amid a business downturn, does not expect the surplus to ease any time soon.

Boeing's Dreamliner 787 has made its first U.S. flight since being grounded back in January after problems with its batteries.

A US Airways flight made a belly landing at Newark International Airport in the early morning hours on Saturday after the plane reported a problem with its landing gear, a spokesman for the airline said.

The control tower at Ronald Reagan National Airport as seen from a Metro train stop March 24, 2011 in Washington, DC.

The chief executive of Delta Air Lines says he plans to add jobs at the carrier's reservation center in the northeastern Minnesota city of Chisholm.

Ryanair Ltd.'s chief executive Michael O'Leary speaks to the media in Vitrolles, southern France, Jan.

In fact, 2012 was a record year for extra-fee revenues: U.S. airlines raked in a staggering $6.03 billion in baggage and reservation-change fees, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Profits after tax rose 13% to 569m euros on revenues of 4.88bn euros for the year to 31 March.

In this Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013 file photo, a United Airlines Boeing 787 is parked at Narita international airport in Narita, east of Tokyo.

An employee of China Eastern Airlines attempts to throw a steel chair at a group of passengers angry about delayed flight from Beijing in March.

Q: I lost my receipt after paying my annual Koru Club membership and asked Air New Zealand for another copy.

Singapore Airlines said net profit in the year ending March was up 12.8 percent, boosted by surplus from the sale of aircraft, spares and spare engines, but warned the outlook remained bleak.

Graduates and family and friends met on the UH football and soccer practice field after the ceremony.

As travelers start thinking about winging off to summer vacations, many could learn a few things from expert fliers to ensure they get the best value for their money when booking flights.

There's everything from hula dancing and cuddles with Mickey to fire dance displays and beach fun on Oahu.

An annual rite of spring in Seattle - the arrival of the first planeload of Copper River salmon from Alaska - is scheduled Friday morning at Sea-Tac Airport.

Macy's, Inc. announced that Bloomingdale's plans to enter the Hawaii market for the first time in fall 2015 with a 167,000-square-foot, three-level store to be built in Ala Moana Center in Honolulu on the Island of Oahu.