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The Federal Aviation Administration said it will study whether to allow more widespread use of smartphones and other portable electronic devices during flights, while ruling out voice calls.
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U.S. airline passengers buy tickets from carriers such as Continental Airlines without realizing their flight may be aboard regional partners that are being scrutinized for safety practices, a safety board was told.
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U.S. airlines are trying to prevent the federal government from forcing them to provide data to travel agents about the extra fees being charged to check a bag or pick an aisle seat.
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The U.S. air-traffic control chief’s resignation may be the first among many steps needed to fix an agency battered by reports of workers who were sleeping instead of guiding planes safely to their destination.
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U.S. airline passengers face more flight cancellations as carriers led by Delta Air Lines Inc. and Southwest Airlines Co. seek to avoid fines for keeping planes waiting on the tarmac longer than three hours.
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U.S. airlines may bump the most passengers in nine years as business travelers resume flying following the deepest cuts in seats since World War II.
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AirTran Airways paid a U.S. fine for promoting $39 fares that cost $44. Delta Air Lines was penalized for not disclosing fees in fare ads. Continental Airlines gave money for underreporting complaints from disabled passengers.
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AMR Corp. ’s American Airlines won a court ruling allowing it to pull listings from Orbitz Worldwide Inc. and said it will immediately stop displaying and selling tickets on the online travel site.
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AirTran Airways paid a U.S. fine for promoting $39 fares that cost $44. Delta Air Lines was penalized for not disclosing fees in fare ads. Continental Airlines gave money for underreporting complaints from disabled passengers.
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The U.S. warned Americans traveling in Europe to be vigilant following weeks of discussion within the Obama administration about threats of an attack by an al- Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group, officials said.