Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2166 Business - Airline/Airplane Industry en-us Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:52:10 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2166 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080704/ap_on_bi_ge/american_airlines_jobs ap/20080704/american_airlines_jobs AP Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:52:10 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080704/ap_on_bi_ge/american_airlines_jobs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080703/capt.32558b1c331f4bf4bb2744b44181b719.holiday_travel_mh107.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=ifHInjwq7UMq3eBFsbkv4A--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Travelers line up at the American Airlines check in desk as they prepare to board flights Thursday, July 3, 2008 at Miami International Airport in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)" border="0" /></a>AP - Many more job cuts, likely totaling more than 6,000, are likely at American Airlines as the nation's largest airline hunkers down and tries to survive record high fuel costs.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080704/ap_on_bi_ge/american_airlines_jobs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080703/capt.32558b1c331f4bf4bb2744b44181b719.holiday_travel_mh107.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=ifHInjwq7UMq3eBFsbkv4A--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="Travelers line up at the American Airlines check in desk as they prepare to board flights Thursday, July 3, 2008 at Miami International Airport in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080703/bs_nm/usairline_research_calyon_dc nm/20080703/usairline_research_calyon_dc Reuters Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:50:46 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080703/bs_nm/usairline_research_calyon_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080703/2008_07_03t085005_450x273_us_usairline_research_calyon.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=RYUDc_H7EbOUKVCqzIV.Yg--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="A United Airlines airplane pulls into the United Terminal at O'Hare International airport in Chicago June 4, 2008. (Jeff Haynes/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Calyon Securities's Ray Neidl widened his second-quarter and 2008 loss estimates for some large U.S. carriers, and forecast an industry-wide loss of about $6.5 billion for the year, saying fuel costs had increased faster than expected.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080703/bs_nm/usairline_research_calyon_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080703/2008_07_03t085005_450x273_us_usairline_research_calyon.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=RYUDc_H7EbOUKVCqzIV.Yg--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="photo" title="A United Airlines airplane pulls into the United Terminal at O'Hare International airport in Chicago June 4, 2008. (Jeff Haynes/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080702/bs_nm/usa_airlines_pilots_dc nm/20080702/usa_airlines_pilots_dc Reuters Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:58:50 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080702/bs_nm/usa_airlines_pilots_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080702/2008_07_02t164341_450x297_us_usa_airlines_pilots.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=o1OlldSwn.fe0F4_LE5XLQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="An American Airlines pilot, part of the union Allied Pilots Association which is in the midst of contract negotiations with the airline, hands out a leaflet, about what they call American Airlines' poor performance, to a passenger at Logan Airport in Boston, April 15, 2008. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - United Airlines pilot Todd Coomans has yet to fully recover from a painful furlough five years ago that set his airline career back several years and, along the way, also cost him his marriage.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080702/bs_nm/usa_airlines_pilots_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080702/2008_07_02t164341_450x297_us_usa_airlines_pilots.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=o1OlldSwn.fe0F4_LE5XLQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="An American Airlines pilot, part of the union Allied Pilots Association which is in the midst of contract negotiations with the airline, hands out a leaflet, about what they call American Airlines' poor performance, to a passenger at Logan Airport in Boston, April 15, 2008. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080702/bs_nm/amr_dc nm/20080702/amr_dc Reuters Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:55:15 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080702/bs_nm/amr_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080703/2008_07_02t184312_450x282_us_amr.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=pGO21j.j4FeiPKJNcQV5MA--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="American Airlines planes sit parked at the terminal of LaGuardia Airport in New York November 8, 2007. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - AMR Corp , parent of American Airlines, will reduce its employee headcount by about 8 percent as it cuts capacity to offset record-high fuel prices, the company said in an internal memo on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080702/bs_nm/amr_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080703/2008_07_02t184312_450x282_us_amr.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=pGO21j.j4FeiPKJNcQV5MA--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="photo" title="American Airlines planes sit parked at the terminal of LaGuardia Airport in New York November 8, 2007. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080702/bs_afp/hongkongaviationcompanyoilcathay afp/20080702/hongkongaviationcompanyoilcathay AFP Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:33:24 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080702/bs_afp/hongkongaviationcompanyoilcathay"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080702/capt.cps.mwo98.020708123244.photo00.photo.default-512x313.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=nqijxRjJ87CpJjx3Vj9dVA--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="A Cathay Pacific Boeing 747 airplane gets ready to taxi at Hong Kong International Airport, October 2007. Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific issued a profit warning in the latest sign that the soaring cost of jet fuel is piling pressure on the aviation industry.(AFP/File/Laurent Fievet)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific issued a profit warning Wednesday in the latest sign that the soaring cost of jet fuel is piling pressure on the aviation industry.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080702/bs_afp/hongkongaviationcompanyoilcathay"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080702/capt.cps.mwo98.020708123244.photo00.photo.default-512x313.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=nqijxRjJ87CpJjx3Vj9dVA--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="photo" title="A Cathay Pacific Boeing 747 airplane gets ready to taxi at Hong Kong International Airport, October 2007. Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific issued a profit warning in the latest sign that the soaring cost of jet fuel is piling pressure on the aviation industry.(AFP/File/Laurent Fievet)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080701/ap_on_bi_ge/airlines_fuel_hedging ap/20080701/airlines_fuel_hedging AP Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:11:16 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080701/ap_on_bi_ge/airlines_fuel_hedging"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080620/2008_06_19t165942_450x285_us_airlines_southwest.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=I8DGjOf_yO5n1NTnZmMxzA--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Southwest Airlines planes prepare for departure from Oakland International Airport in Oakland, California May 29, 2006. (John Gress/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - The computer screen on Scott Topping's desk at Southwest Airlines flickered with row after row of dates and numbers, but they had nothing to do with arrivals and departures.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080701/ap_on_bi_ge/airlines_fuel_hedging"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080620/2008_06_19t165942_450x285_us_airlines_southwest.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=I8DGjOf_yO5n1NTnZmMxzA--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="photo" title="Southwest Airlines planes prepare for departure from Oakland International Airport in Oakland, California May 29, 2006. (John Gress/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080630/bs_nm/china_airlines_surcharge_dc nm/20080630/china_airlines_surcharge_dc Reuters Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:02:02 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080630/bs_nm/china_airlines_surcharge_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080630/2008_06_30t063024_450x296_us_china_airlines_surcharge.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=1TurNguCuVt1NeKEVzUcmg--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="A gardner tends his plants as a China Southern Airlines plane prepares to land in a file photo. Chinese airlines have received permission to raise their domestic jet fuel surcharge by as much as 50 percent from Tuesday to offset the impact of high oil prices, an aviation industry website said on Monday, citing regulators. (China Photo/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Chinese airlines including China Southern Airlines (600029.SS) (1055.HK) will raise domestic jet fuel surcharges as much as 50 percent from Tuesday to offset pressure from high oil prices, an aviation industry website said on Monday, citing regulators.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080630/bs_nm/china_airlines_surcharge_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080630/2008_06_30t063024_450x296_us_china_airlines_surcharge.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=1TurNguCuVt1NeKEVzUcmg--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="A gardner tends his plants as a China Southern Airlines plane prepares to land in a file photo. Chinese airlines have received permission to raise their domestic jet fuel surcharge by as much as 50 percent from Tuesday to offset the impact of high oil prices, an aviation industry website said on Monday, citing regulators. (China Photo/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080628/bs_afp/italyairlinecompanydistressalitalia afp/20080628/italyairlinecompanydistressalitalia AFP Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:47:06 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080628/bs_afp/italyairlinecompanydistressalitalia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080628/capt.cps.mvr98.280608154642.photo00.photo.default-512x311.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=wDPhVHTx0kvTk7ZhoaZuTA--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="Alitalia airplanes sit on the tarmac at Fiumicino Airport, south-west of Rome, April 2008. Alitalia chairman told shareholders that Italy's failing airline faces the "last chance" to find a rescue strategy.(AFP/File/Andreas Solaro)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Italy's failing airline Alitalia faces the "last chance" to find a rescue strategy, its chairman told shareholders Saturday, in comments reported by the ANSA news agency.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080628/bs_afp/italyairlinecompanydistressalitalia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080628/capt.cps.mvr98.280608154642.photo00.photo.default-512x311.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=wDPhVHTx0kvTk7ZhoaZuTA--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="photo" title="Alitalia airplanes sit on the tarmac at Fiumicino Airport, south-west of Rome, April 2008. Alitalia chairman told shareholders that Italy's failing airline faces the "last chance" to find a rescue strategy.(AFP/File/Andreas Solaro)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080627/ap_on_bi_ge/delta_northwest_pilots ap/20080627/delta_northwest_pilots AP Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:57:55 GMT AP - Leaders in the pilot union at Northwest Airlines Corp. approved a tentative joint contract with Delta Air Lines Inc. to take effect after the two airlines combine. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080626/ap_on_bi_ge/airline_price_fixing ap/20080626/airline_price_fixing AP Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:02:08 GMT AP - Four international airlines have agreed to pay $504 million in fines to settle charges they conspired to fleece consumers by driving up cargo shipping prices. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080625/bs_afp/germanyairlinecompanyearningslufthansa afp/20080625/germanyairlinecompanyearningslufthansa AFP Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:57:14 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080625/bs_afp/germanyairlinecompanyearningslufthansa"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080625/capt.cps.mux23.250608095629.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=ZdGtjbaQ0D.d5VZSiWtF5w--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A Lufthansa jet taxis down the runway at Washington/Dulles International Airport. The leading German airline said Wednesday that it expected to meet its operating profit target this year despite rising fuel prices.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The leading German airline Lufthansa said Wednesday that it expected to meet its operating profit target this year despite rising fuel prices.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080625/bs_afp/germanyairlinecompanyearningslufthansa"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080625/capt.cps.mux23.250608095629.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=ZdGtjbaQ0D.d5VZSiWtF5w--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="A Lufthansa jet taxis down the runway at Washington/Dulles International Airport. The leading German airline said Wednesday that it expected to meet its operating profit target this year despite rising fuel prices.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080623/bs_nm/airlines_consolidation_dc nm/20080623/airlines_consolidation_dc Reuters Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:46:58 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080623/bs_nm/airlines_consolidation_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080623/2008_06_23t094857_450x259_us_airlines_consolidation.jpg?x=130&y=74&q=85&sig=PY3outK9Sz0fr7rz4PuaMw--" align="left" height="74" width="130" alt="A British Airways passenger plane prepares to land at the new Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport in London March 28, 2008. (Luke MacGregor/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Increased cost pressures on airlines combined with lower spending power among customers could force a new round of consolidation between carriers, say bankers, analysts and industry executives.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080623/bs_nm/airlines_consolidation_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080623/2008_06_23t094857_450x259_us_airlines_consolidation.jpg?x=130&y=74&q=85&sig=PY3outK9Sz0fr7rz4PuaMw--" align="left" height="74" width="130" alt="photo" title="A British Airways passenger plane prepares to land at the new Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport in London March 28, 2008. (Luke MacGregor/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080620/ap_on_bi_ge/airlines_fares ap/20080620/airlines_fares AP Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:38:08 GMT AP - United Airlines says it will start requiring minimum stays for nearly all domestic flights starting in October. It is also raising its cheapest fares by as much as $90 one-way. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080619/ap_on_bi_ge/continental_airlines_alliance ap/20080619/continental_airlines_alliance AP Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:21:13 GMT AP - Continental and United Airlines, which failed to complete talks this spring to become a single carrier, said Thursday they would work together in an alliance they hope will boost revenue to offset rising fuel costs. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080618/ap_on_bi_ge/airlines_outlook ap/20080618/airlines_outlook AP Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:12:07 GMT AP - Airlines executives are continuing to cut jobs and consider new fees on passengers as they battle high fuel prices that could result in record losses for the nation's carriers. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080618/ap_on_bi_ge/airlines_outlook_continental ap/20080618/airlines_outlook_continental AP Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:32:14 GMT AP - Continental Airlines is watching how the $15 fee on a first checked bag works at other airlines before deciding whether to ask passengers to pay up. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080618/ap_on_bi_ge/airlines_outlook_southwest ap/20080618/airlines_outlook_southwest AP Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:52:06 GMT AP - Southwest Airlines Co. expects to grow modestly through next year but may freeze its expansion plans if oil prices and the economy remain challenging, the carrier's chief executive said Wednesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080617/bs_afp/uscompanyairlinenorthwest afp/20080617/uscompanyairlinenorthwest AFP Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:45:22 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080617/bs_afp/uscompanyairlinenorthwest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080617/capt.cps.mtf68.180608004451.photo00.photo.default-512x346.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=XLf4skTjcNAjncOP8y9rGQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Northwest Airlines customers prepare to check in bags for a flight at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California. Northwest Airlines on Tuesday joined other major US carriers in cutting flights in response to skyrocketing fuel bills.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Northwest Airlines on Tuesday joined other major US carriers in cutting flights in response to skyrocketing fuel bills.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080617/bs_afp/uscompanyairlinenorthwest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080617/capt.cps.mtf68.180608004451.photo00.photo.default-512x346.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=XLf4skTjcNAjncOP8y9rGQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="Northwest Airlines customers prepare to check in bags for a flight at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California. Northwest Airlines on Tuesday joined other major US carriers in cutting flights in response to skyrocketing fuel bills.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080617/bs_nm/airlines_fuel_us_dc nm/20080617/airlines_fuel_us_dc Reuters Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:12:55 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080617/bs_nm/airlines_fuel_us_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080617/2008_06_17t152537_450x337_us_airlines_fuel_us.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=3V_RZgvgupw.5vjKGD3XKg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="The exhaust from the engines of a commercial aircraft create the illusion of a solar flare as it flies in front of the sun in Wilmington, Delaware, May 18, 2007. (Tim Shaffer/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - U.S. airlines projected on Tuesday they could lose $10 billion in 2008 due to skyrocketing fuel costs, a sum that would almost match the industry's worst-ever year loss in 2002.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080617/bs_nm/airlines_fuel_us_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080617/2008_06_17t152537_450x337_us_airlines_fuel_us.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=3V_RZgvgupw.5vjKGD3XKg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="The exhaust from the engines of a commercial aircraft create the illusion of a solar flare as it flies in front of the sun in Wilmington, Delaware, May 18, 2007. (Tim Shaffer/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20080617/bs_nf/60324 nf/20080617/60324 NewsFactor Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:46:53 GMT NewsFactor - As rising fuel prices slash airline profits and a recent charge for checked baggage irks fliers, United Airlines is beefing up its appeal to business travelers through Apple's iPod.