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Source of American Airlines computer glitch yet to be disclosed
Nearly a week after a computer glitch grounded hundreds of its planes, American Airlines has yet to disclose the exact cause of the problem that frustrated passengers stuck in crowded terminals across the country. American's chief executive, Tom Horton,...
Tags: Science, Air Transportation Delays, U.S. Airways, Science and Technology, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Public gets chance to comment on TSA's full-body scanners
Airline passengers have been walking through full-body scanners for nearly five years, but only now are fliers getting a chance to officially tell the federal government what they think about the screening machines. In response to a lawsuit, the U.S....Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Security Measures
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TSA to soon allow fliers to carry small folding knives on planes
The Transportation Security Administration will soon let airline passengers carry small folding knives on planes for the first time since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. But a group of flight attendants is doing everything it can to halt the...
Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Environmental Issues, Transportation Accidents, Federal Aviation Administration, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Two letters cost $300 — are you serious?
Agnes Lednum's husband's ticket is missing two little letters — "Jr" — and in order to fix it her online travel agency wants $300. Is that her only option? Q: I recently booked two tickets through an online travel agency for my husband and me...
Tags: Delta Air Lines, Tour Operations Industry, Immigration, Travel, Trips and Vacations
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Families of 9/11 victims speak out on revised TSA knife policy
The Transportation Security Administration will soon let airline passengers carry small folding knives onto planes for the first time since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. But a group of flight attendants are doing everything they can to halt the...
Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, U.S. Airways, Security Measures, American Airlines, Inc., Air Transportation Industry
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Correcting airline ticket errors a tricky business
Question: A company I was working with booked me on flights using Travelocity. When I was emailed the ticket I noticed I was booked as "Steven," though my legal first name is "Stephen." Knowing Transportation Security Administration regulations and...
Tags: Transportation, Travel, Air Transportation, Google Inc., Trips and Vacations
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Chan Lowe: TSA begins allowing small knives, etc.
Like many other travelers, I’ve lost several keychain pocketknives to the TSA that I forgot to remove from the ring. I once lost a drawing pen, then I figured out that by removing the point from the handle and packing it separately, the TSA’...
Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Air Transportation Industry
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An agency-by-agency guide to Obama's 2014 budget
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has proposed a $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal 2014 that aims to slash the deficit by $1.8 trillion over 10 years, raise taxes on the wealthy and trim popular benefit programs including Social Security and...Tags: Global Warming, Private Health Care, Environmental Issues, Afghanistan, Iraq
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Detail emerge on proposed Obama budget plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — Even as it adds fuel to battles over taxes and Social Security, President Barack Obama's budget will reprise lots of smaller bore proposals that have gone nowhere in a gridlocked Washington. Ideas like higher Transportation...
Tags: Social Security, Health Insurance Cost, U.S. Congress, Public Finance, Barack Obama
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Airfares based on passenger weight won't fly, experts say
News that the tiny Samoa-based carrier Samoa Air has begun to charge fares based on the weight of its passengers has some fliers worried that the idea might catch on with other airlines. “There is no doubt in my mind that this is the concept of...
Tags: Southwest Airlines Co., Samoa, Security Measures
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