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Airlines squeeze seats and knees for more profits
Aug 23, 2012
Slimmer seats on some planes may bring bigger profits for airlines like United. But they will likely mean less comfort for passengers.
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Latest airline fee: $35 per carry-on?
Jun 1, 2012
Ahead of the summer travel season, some airlines are charging for carry-on bags. Industry expert David Parker Brown is defending the new fee.
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The fight over international flights from Houston
May 22, 2012
United Airlines hopes to reroute plans by Southwest, and stop a new international terminal from being built at Hobby Airport.
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U.S. fliers spent $3.36 billion in baggage fees in 2011
May 21, 2012
And that's down from 2010.
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Spirit Airlines to charge $100 for late carry-on bags
May 4, 2012
Spirit's new fee made us dig into the archives to see what else airlines can charge us for.
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Delta buying oil refinery to help reduce costs
May 1, 2012
In a first for an airline, Delta plans to pay $150 million for an oil refinery in Pennsylvania in a effort to bring some order to its fuel prices. But even if Delta's oil refinery deal works out well, fares are probably not going to drop.
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FAA to reconsider e-book policy
Mar 19, 2012
Currently e-books are banned from planes during taxi, take-off and landing. But as New York Times reporter Nick Bilton discovered, the FAA has recently decided to take a "fresh look" at its digital reader policy.
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Many pushing back against EU carbon tax
Mar 12, 2012
Europe's biggest airlines say a new European tax on the carbon dioxide coming out their jet engines is a bad idea.
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Airfares to remain high throughout this decade
Mar 8, 2012
The Federal Aviation Administration is reporting that there will be more air travelers chasing fewer flights, pushing prices up.
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Airline KLM launches program to match up passengers
Feb 24, 2012
The Dutch airline KLM has launched a new seating program. And no -- this isn't another story about paying for your aisle seat. KLM is going to let flyers choose who to sit next to based on their online profiles.
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