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United Airlines is ready to put food service in the spotlight on its regional fleet
2015-02-26 16:17:20| Airlines - Topix.net
United Airlines is about to elevate flying on much of its regional fleet to near mainline standards - at least as far as food service for premium cabin passengers is concerned. Once upon a time, not that long ago, flying regional was brutally barebones.
Mark Hulbert: Southwest Airlines grounds a major stock market index
2015-02-26 12:07:46| Airlines - Topix.net
Southwest Airlines is just the latest reason that the Dow Jones Transportation Average has failed to rise to a new all-time high this year. In pre-market trading Wednesday, it had looked as though the Dow Transports might finally do so.
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Boeing, FedEx battle back vs U.S. airlines on Gulf competition
2015-02-26 08:35:19| Air Courier - Topix.net
A push by three U.S. airlines to curb competition from Gulf state carriers has triggered a sharp response from other powerful U.S. aviation companies including Boeing Co and FedEx Corp , potentially complicating the airlines' campaign for Obama administration support. Delta Air Lines Inc , United and American Airlines have asked the White House to look into the financial statements of competitors from Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, which they accuse of receiving more than $40 billion in government subsidies since 2004.
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United Airlines warns pilots after four safety inc...
2015-02-26 03:48:39| Airlines - Topix.net
United Continental Holdings Inc warned its pilots last month to double down on safety procedures after one flight was in danger of crashing and another landed with fewer fuel reserves than regulations require, the airline confirmed Wednesday. The Chicago-based carrier cited four recent "safety events and near-misses" in a Jan. 9 bulletin to pilots, including an emergency in which pilots had to perform a pull-up maneuver to avoid smashing into the ground, United spokesman Charlie Hobart confirmed.
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Southwest Airlines baggage handlers protest carrier's - Airline of the Year' award
2015-02-26 01:43:54| Airlines - Topix.net
As Southwest Airlines is getting Air Transport World's "Airline of the Year" award Wednesday evening, its ground workers are picketing outside the Washington, D.C., hotel where the award is being presented. The employees, who include baggage handlers and other ground workers, are members of Transport Workers Union Local 555.
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