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13 hrs ago | The Globe and Mail

Bombardier playing catch-up to broader recovery

Brent Jang O rders for regional jets are expected to trail the broader economy's recovery by up to two years, leaving Bombardier Inc.

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense, Transportation, Airlines

Wed Nov 25, 2009

San Antonio Express-News

Aerospace firm to seek $600,000 in tax breaks

San Antonio Aerospace next week will seek $600,000 in tax breaks from the city in return for expanding operations at San Antonio International Airport.

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Related Topix: San Antonio, TX, San Antonio Metro, Transportation, Airlines

The Press Enterprise Online Newspaper

Still flying after all these years

As the 1960s began, questions about the future of Bloomsburg's airport hung in the air.

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Related Topix: Flying, Life, Hobbies, Bloomsburg, PA, Transportation, Airlines, US Military, US Army

Democrat & Chronicle

Greater Rochester International Airport faces shakeup on flights to LaGuardia

A proposed change in the operation of flights from Greater Rochester International Airport to LaGuardia Airport in New York City could be just the thing that local business travelers want.

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Related Topix: Rochester, NY, Rochester Metro, Rochester Institute of Technology, Transportation, Airlines

Tue Nov 24, 2009

KING-TV Seattle

3 airlines fined in Minnesota tarmac stranding

The government is imposing fines for the first time against airlines for stranding passengers on an airport tarmac, the Department of Transportation said Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Minneapolis Metro, Transportation, Airlines, Continental Airlines, ExpressJet Holdings

The Post Chronicle

The Almanac - Nov. 24

Today is Tuesday, Nov. 24, the 328th day of 2009 with 37 to follow. The moon is waxing.

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Related Topix: Prison, Wilson, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Tennessee, Transportation, Airlines, Offbeat

Mon Nov 23, 2009

Seattle Times

Airlines add more holiday surcharges

Airlines add more surcharges for travel during holidays and other peak periods including Easter.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Transportation, Airlines, Northwest Airlines, US Travel, Travel, Seattle Metro

Sun Nov 22, 2009

The Plain Dealer

Pittsburgh could foreshadow future of Cleveland Hopkins International Airport

As Clevelanders worry about the future of their airport, they might find lessons 100 miles east in Pittsburgh.

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Related Topix: Cleveland, OH, Cleveland Metro, Transportation, Airlines

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Memphis Commercial Appeal

Olive Branch pilot delivers rescued animals to fresh start in life

Jim Carney and Nina Wingfield help Doberman pinscher Sammie aboard Carney's plane in Olive Branch on Friday morning.

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Related Topix: Germantown, TN, Transportation, Airlines, Collierville, TN

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Union issues still vex Delta

More than a year after Delta Air Lines closed its acquisition of Northwest Airlines, it has yet to solve one of the most vexing issues in the merger - whether flight attendants and ground workers will unionize.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Atlanta, GA, Georgia State University, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Federal Aviation Administration

Thu Nov 19, 2009

NWCN.com

Continental latest airline to expand surcharges

Major U.S. airlines' "going to see Grandma" surcharges are piling up this holiday season, and my, what big teeth they have.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Airlines

Wed Nov 18, 2009

USA Today

Bills to ban pilots' use of electronic devices in cockpit

When two airline pilots flew past their destination last month because they were intently focused on their laptops, several lawmakers likened it to drivers trying to text behind the wheel, and they introduced bills to ban personal electronic devices from the cockpit.

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Related Topix: US News, Federal Aviation Administration, Transportation, Airlines, US Politics, Byron Dorgan, US Senate, Democrat, Travel

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Chicago Business

United hits post-Super Bowl travelers with fee

United Airlines was among the airlines on Tuesday that confirmed it will cost travelers more to fly on certain busy days next year.

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Related Topix: Airlines, United Airlines, Transportation, Business News

Star-Gazette.COM

Elmira Corning Regional Airport's departures, arrivals increase

The number of arrivals and departures continued to increase in October at the Elmira Corning Regional Airport, according to the airport's monthly activity report released Tuesday.

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Related Topix: 9, Transportation, Airlines

Design News

Designed for Disaster: The DC-10 Airliner

Four Part Series Examines Design Problems with the DC-10 Airliner. In 1966, American and United Airlines were looking for a wide body airliner able to operate from the shorter runways found in tier two cities.

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Related Topix: Boat Disaster, Transportation, Airlines

Mon Nov 16, 2009

St. Petersburg Times

Q&A: 'Garp' actors aren't distancing themselves from movie

Jerome Jacobson was identified as the leader of the McDonald's Monopoly game scam.

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Related Topix: The World According to Garp, Comedy Movies, Drama Movies, Robin Williams, John Lithgow, Glenn Close, Los Angeles, CA, Airlines, Transportation

Sun Nov 15, 2009

CNN

Fly-by pilots appeal FAA decision

Two Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot the Minneapolis, Minnesota, airport are appealing a decision to revoke their licenses, a National Transportation Safety Board spokesman said Thursday.

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Related Topix: US News, Federal Aviation Administration, Transportation, Airlines, Travel

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Star Tribune

FAA is taking a look in mirror

The head of the Federal Aviation Administration had strong words Friday for two Northwest Airlines pilots, who overshot the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport last month, but he also turned the spotlight on his agency, saying that air traffic controllers failed to communicate during shift changes and notified the military too late that ...

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Related Topix: US News, Federal Aviation Administration, Transportation, Airlines

Examiner.com

How to get your luggage to arrive at the airport with you

A passenger deals with the ramifications of lost luggage. Photo courtesy of www.travelagentcentral.com The recent exposure of "The Luggage Thieves" at the Phoenix airport has all travelers asking how they can avoid becoming the next victim of a missing bag.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Airlines

Fri Nov 13, 2009

USA Today

Wandering jet: FAA 'could have done better'

The government's reaction to an out-of-communication jet that flew past its destination last month was marred by poor communication and a failure to notify the military for more than an hour, officials said Friday.

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Related Topix: US News, Federal Aviation Administration, Transportation, Airlines

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