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Family vacation: Airlines asked to cut fees for seating together
Family vacation might be cheaper if Senator Charles Schumer succeeds in getting airlines to allow families with young children to sit together without paying extra for window and aisle.
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Saving Money 20 ways to save on your summer vacation
Your summer vacation doesn't have to break the bank. By being flexible in your travel plans, checking multiple sites for deals, and dining out less, you can save a bundle on your getaway.
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Donald Marron The frequent flyer deal that was American Airlines' worst nightmare
Years ago, American Airlines offered unlimited first class air travel, for one-time price of $350,000, to a select group of frequent travelers. It cost the airline millions of dollars in revenue.
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Texas tornadoes: 296 American Airlines flights canceled Friday
Texas tornadoes: American Airlines is still recovering from the tornadoes earlier this week. Texas Gov. Rick Perry declared three counties disaster areas in the wake of the tornadoes.
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Texas tornadoes disrupt airline flights, cut off electricity
Texas tornadoes forced the cancellation of 420 American Airline flights Wednesday. Some 92 American Airline planes were out of service due to the Texas tornadoes. And 22,000 homes were without power in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana.
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The Circle Bastiat Will J.C. Penney's new pricing policy succeed?
Retailer J.C. Penney announced a new pricing policy that will make its prices more rigid and other retailers are moving in that direction.
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JetBlue pilot: Are some jobs too stressful?
JetBlue pilot behavior refocuses attention on workplace stress. JetBlue pilot had given no previous indication of trouble, but aviation has seen bizarre outbursts lately.
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JetBlue captain restrained on cross-country flight
Passengers had to tackle the captain after he began running down the aisles ranting; the co-pilot took over and the plane made an emergency landing in Texas.
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Retirement cuts? American backs off threat.
Retirement pay for workers will be frozen, as bankrupt American Airlines backs off threat to terminate pension plans. The freezing of retirement plans will affect flight attendants and ground workers, not pilots.
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40 iPhone tips and tricks everyone should know
With hundreds of iPhone features and 500,000 iOS apps, it's easy to miss some of Apple's best tricks. Here are 40 of our favorite.
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Solar storm forces Delta, United to divert flights
Solar storm: Delta Air Lines and United Airlines diverted flights over the poles to prevent loss of communications. This is the biggest solar storm in six years, says NASA.
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Robert Reich The defining issue of 2012: Who should government serve?
The biggest political issue of the coming year won't be the government's size, but who that government is for: corporations or people?
12/21/2011 02:00 pm -
Holiday travel: why airports will be a little emptier this year
The airline industry expects about 20,000 fewer people per day to fly this holiday period – not good news for an ailing industry already hurting from volatile fuel costs.
12/20/2011 04:50 pm -
Alec Baldwin apologizes to himself on Saturday Night Live
Alec Baldwin appeared in an SNL Weekend Update skit. After getting kicked off an American Airlines flight, Alec Baldwin played a pilot and apologized, to himself.
12/12/2011 03:58 pm -
Horizons Words with Friends dust-up: Bad for Baldwin, great for Zynga
Alec Baldwin kicked off plane for playing Words with Friends. There are few winners in such a news story – but Zynga is one of them.
12/07/2011 07:23 pm -
Alec Baldwin kicked off plane. Are game-playing fliers a safety risk?
Refusal to turn off a cellphone got actor Alec Baldwin kicked off plane on Tuesday. American Airlines, which did the deed, noted his disruptive behavior. Others say there's a reason for the protocol on shutting off 'electronic devices.'
12/07/2011 03:41 pm -
Words with Friends gets actor Alec Baldwin kicked off flight
The Words with Friends cellphone game seems to have gotten Alec Baldwin kicked off an American Airlines flight from LA to New York.
12/06/2011 11:58 pm -
AMR shareholders take massive hit, but experts see a less volatile future
AMR shareholders saw their stocks drop 84 percent on Tuesday, and can expect the stock to drop to zero, but experts are saying the state of the airline industry today suggests profits are on the way.
11/29/2011 11:50 pm -
Stocks gain modestly on consumer confidence
The Dow rose 32 points to 11555 as a jump in US consumer confidence and new efforts from European leaders to find more aggressive cures for the region's debt crisis encouraged investors
11/29/2011 06:35 pm -
AMR: What does Chapter 11 bankruptcy mean for American Airlines fliers?
American Airline parent corporation, AMR Corp., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Tuesday. With peak travel season just around the corner, experts are split over what it could mean.
11/29/2011 05:34 pm -
Tech stocks fall amid Apple earnings slump
Tech stocks were felled by a rare earnings miss at Apple, Inc. The Dow fell 72 points to 11504 after trading high for most of the day, as Apple's poor earnings results helped drag down tech stocks.
10/19/2011 06:31 pm -
Tech stocks a drag on market after Apple's miss
Tech stocks moved broadly lower in midday trading after Apple earnings come in below expectations. Despite gloom over tech stocks, Intel breaks out after strong earnings growth.
10/19/2011 01:54 pm -
Stocks fall as Germany cools hopes for debt deal
Stocks had their worst drop in two weeks after German leaders cast doubt on how fast the debt deal process would be. The Dow dropped 247 points to close at 11397.
10/17/2011 06:31 pm -
Airline stocks: American Airlines hits eight-year low
Airline stocks fell Monday, led by bankruptcy speculation for troubled American Airlines. American shares tumbled 33 percent, while airline stocks generally dropped 9.8 percent.
10/03/2011 08:56 pm -
Stocks sink; S&P at lowest level of the year
The latest setback in Greece's financial crisis sent bumped the Standard and Poor's 500 index 32 points to 1099, its lowest level of the year. The Dow fell 258 points to 10655.
10/03/2011 06:10 pm
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