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2 hrs ago | SavannahNow

Sector Snap: Airline stocks fall

Airline stocks fell Tuesday as the broader market paused after big rallies in recent days.

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Related Topix: Airlines, Delta Air Lines

6 hrs ago | Atlanta Business Chronicle

Delta on-time percentage up in September

Delta Air Lines Inc. had a better percentage of on-time flights in the third quarter while AirTran Airways regressed, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation 's Air Travel Consumer Report published Monday.

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Related Topix: Delta Air Lines, Airlines, AirTran Holdings, Atlanta, GA

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Clover Herald

Werner Enterprises to pay special dividend

Trucking company Werner Enterprises Inc. said Tuesday its board authorized payment of a quarterly cash dividend of 5 cents per share and announced a special cash dividend of $1.25 per common share.

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Related Topix: Trucking, Werner Enterprises, Industrial Machines, Metals, Omaha, NE Metro

KLEW-TV Lewiston

Alaska Air: Smaller company is better

The parent company of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air believes the company's smaller size relative to some of its bigger rivals is an advantage in a financially challenging environment.

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Related Topix: Alaska Air Group, Airlines, New York, Delta Air Lines

WAOW

Republic Airways to establish hub in Milwaukee

Republic Airways will establish an airline hub in Milwaukee County, a move that will retain 800 local jobs and could bring hundreds more to the area.

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Related Topix: Milwaukee County, WI, Airlines, Frontier Airlines

Lansing State Journal

School bus drivers in Mount Clemens on strike

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. - Bus drivers in the Mount Clemens Community School District have walked off the job, leaving about 1,000 students looking for a ride.

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Related Topix: Mount Clemens, MI, Education Etc., Detroit Metro

Airport Business

Top News: NetJets gives in, lays off pilots

NetJets Inc. will lay off almost 500 pilots, including about 50 based in central Ohio, as the company deals with a prolonged economic downturn that has reduced demand for private-jet travel.

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Related Topix: Airlines

Memphis Business Journal

FedEx to boost hybrid fleet by 51 trucks

FedEx Express will purchase 51 gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles from Azure Dynamics Corp.

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Related Topix: FedEx, Air Courier, Electronics

Mon Nov 09, 2009

KSTP-TV Minneapolis

Amr Ceo goes public in case to keep Jal deal

DALLAS - The CEO of American Airlines says Japan Airlines would be taking a risk and suffer financially if it breaks ties with American and joins an alliance with Delta Air Lines.

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Related Topix: Delta Air Lines, Airlines, AMR

KTEN-TV Denison

Berkshire to sell UP, Norfolk Southern stakes

Warren Buffett's company will sell its stakes in Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads before it completes its $26.3 billion acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.

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Related Topix: Berkshire Hathaway, Insurance, Railroads, Norfolk Southern, Warren Buffett, Union Pacific, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Construction, Investment Services

Cleveland.com

Nation's biggest carriers improve on-time performance and baggage handling

The nation's biggest airlines improved their timeliness and had fewer extended tarmac delays, the government's latest report on airline performance shows.

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Related Topix: Airlines, Cleveland, OH, Northwest Airlines

OrlandoSentinel.com - Home

Oviedo man aboard plane that crashed into Everglades

The wreckage of a single-engine aircraft which crashed into the Everglades Sunday night is seen on Monday.

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Related Topix: US News, Federal Aviation Administration, Broward County, FL

Wicklow People

Royals set for Canadian fleet visit

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will visit the headquarters of the Canadian Pacific Fleet as they continue their tour of Canada.

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Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News, Railroads, Canadian Pacific Railway,

Sun Nov 08, 2009

KVIA-TV El Paso

Report: NTTA pays consultants top dollar

The $7 billion indebted North Texas Tollway Authority pays hundreds of millions of dollars annually to contractors for work much of which its top official says costs three times more than if the entity did it, according to a newspaper analysis.

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MyEyeWitnessNews.com

Tennessee Tea Party attendees send 'pink slips' to officials

Protesters from across Tennessee demanding limited government are sending "pink slips" to their elected officials.

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Related Topix: Air Courier, FedEx, Millington, TN

DNJ.com

State names venture capital winners

Five Nashville firms have been selected by the state to be part of a $120 million venture capital program.

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Related Topix: Venture Capital, Emerging Technology, Nashville Metro, Tennessee, FedEx, Air Courier, Chattanooga, TN, Asurion

Charleston Daily Mail

Trailer company consolidating headquarters in Ky.

A large trailer manufacturer is consolidating its operations in southern Kentucky, leading local officials to hope the move brings new jobs to an area struck by high unemployment.

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Related Topix: Automakers, Wabash National Corporation, Trigg County, KY, Cadiz, KY

The State

Van stolen 35 years ago in Wash. state recovered

A Volkswagen van stolen 35 years ago in Washington state has been found in a shipping container at the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport.

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Related Topix: Spokane Metro, Spokane, WA

Hispanic Business

Air Travelers Are Feeling the Squeeze

If your most recent flight felt crowded, it was. Most domestic airlines reported that the load factor - the percentage of seats filled - topped 80 percent for the third quarter as carriers cut flights out of their schedules.

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Related Topix: Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Fort Worth Metro

Sat Nov 07, 2009

The Journal of Commerce Online

Hunt, NS Ink Intermodal Deal

Trucking and intermodal shipment operator J. B. Hunt Transport Services will ship goods through Norfolk Southern Railway under a far-reaching, multi-year contract agreement between the two transportation giants.

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Related Topix: Trucking, JB Hunt Transport Services

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