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The Federal Communications Commission took a step toward improving Web access for air travelers, voting to write rules to open frequencies for an air-to-ground Internet service proposed by Qualcomm Inc.
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American Airlines added five flights today as employees worked to rebuild U.S. schedules and accommodate passengers stranded in yesterday’s grounding.
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Boeing Co.’s 787 Dreamliner, the planemaker’s most advanced jet ever, is in trouble because of the technology that sets the aircraft apart from its peers.
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Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd.’s new chief executive officer has given himself two years to cut costs and restore Richard Branson’s best-known brand to profitability without damaging its reputation for doing things differently.
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Southwest Airlines Co., the largest low-fare carrier, said it’s “very busy” with customers’ complaints over its revamped loyalty program website a week after it was remodeled.
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Boeing Co. suffered another image setback for its 787 plane after a fuel leak on a Japan Airlines Co.-operated Dreamliner at Boston delayed a flight to Tokyo, a day after a fire broke out on another plane at the same airport.
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United Continental Holdings Inc. is poised to combine reservations systems and websites this weekend, moving the world’s largest airline closer to integrating its United and Continental units.
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United Continental Holdings Inc.’s grip on Houston, home to its busiest hub, is under attack from Southwest Airlines Co.
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Priceline.com Inc. ’s five-year quest to get bigger in Europe is backfiring as the economic crisis in Greece and weakness in the euro threaten to crimp sales and reverse the rally that propelled the stock to a 10-year high.
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New York business travelers may see a flurry of seat upgrades and free airport lounge passes as carriers fight for the most valuable passengers when Continental Airlines Inc. and United Airlines merge.
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