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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/travel/airline-industry travel Airline Industry en-us Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:28:26 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/travel/airline-industry http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_bi_ge/us_airlines_slot_swaps ap/20100210/us_airlines_slot_swaps AP business Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:28:26 GMT AP - The government says Delta Air Lines and US Airways can swap takeoff and landing slots at airports in New York and Washington, but there's a catch: They must sell some of the slots to protect competition. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_airlines_american ap/20100209/as_japan_airlines_american AP business Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:50:26 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_airlines_american"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.a5fc98283d0b4599b7626d5af51d1333.japan_airlines_american_tok114.jpg?x=130&y=66&q=85&sig=2z9oup8JWhq37Nm8GsrecQ--" align="left" height="66" width="130" alt="In this Jan. 14, 2010 photo, a Japan Airlines airplane with a sign reading: 'oneworld' takes off from Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, Japan. Japan Airlines, wooed for months by Delta Air Lines with promises of cash and a broad global network, spurned the world's biggest carrier and opted to keep its alliance with American Airlines. The Japanese carrier said in a statement Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 it will strengthen its partnership with American and the two airlines will jointly ask the U.S. and Japanese governments for antitrust immunity on trans-Pacific routes. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)" border="0" /></a>AP - Japan Airlines, wooed for months by Delta Air Lines with promises of cash and global reach, spurned the world's biggest carrier and opted to keep its alliance with American Airlines.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_airlines_american"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.a5fc98283d0b4599b7626d5af51d1333.japan_airlines_american_tok114.jpg?x=130&y=66&q=85&sig=2z9oup8JWhq37Nm8GsrecQ--" align="left" height="66" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this Jan. 14, 2010 photo, a Japan Airlines airplane with a sign reading: 'oneworld' takes off from Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, Japan. Japan Airlines, wooed for months by Delta Air Lines with promises of cash and a broad global network, spurned the world's biggest carrier and opted to keep its alliance with American Airlines. The Japanese carrier said in a statement Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 it will strengthen its partnership with American and the two airlines will jointly ask the U.S. and Japanese governments for antitrust immunity on trans-Pacific routes. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/us_southwest_airlines_faa ap/20100209/us_southwest_airlines_faa AP business Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:52:58 GMT AP - Federal officials are investigating Southwest Airlines over the way it handled structural repairs on dozens of jets, according to a person familiar with the situation. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_bi_ge/us_united_airlines_traffic ap/20100208/us_united_airlines_traffic AP business Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:52:25 GMT AP - United Airlines said Monday that January traffic rose, and it collected more revenue from each passenger. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_forward_air ap/20100208/us_earns_forward_air AP business Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:15:17 GMT AP - Forward Air Corp., which provides air freight services to cargo carriers and airlines, reported Monday that its fourth-quarter profit plunged nearly 23 percent as its sales fell 4.4 percent. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_bi_ge/us_american_airlines_blankets ap/20100208/us_american_airlines_blankets AP business Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:21:02 GMT AP - If you want a pillow and blanket in coach on American Airlines, it's going to cost you. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100207/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_airliner_attack ap/20100207/us_airliner_attack AP politics Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:38:58 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100207/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_airliner_attack"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265739711571-2-0.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=ZyPLLeFbvPOL1JQoNGdU1A--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="A booking photo released by the US Marshals Service on December 28, 2009, shows Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab in Michigan. US President Barack Obama's counter-terrorism adviser hit back at lawmakers Tuesday over the handling of the Christmas bomb plot suspect, accusing critics of "fear-mongering."(AFP/HO/File)" border="0" /></a>AP - An exasperated White House newly committed to preaching partisan peace slammed Republicans for playing politics on national security and making ignorant allegations about the investigation into the Christmas airliner plot.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100207/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_airliner_attack"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265739711571-2-0.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=ZyPLLeFbvPOL1JQoNGdU1A--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="photo" title="A booking photo released by the US Marshals Service on December 28, 2009, shows Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab in Michigan. US President Barack Obama's counter-terrorism adviser hit back at lawmakers Tuesday over the handling of the Christmas bomb plot suspect, accusing critics of "fear-mongering."(AFP/HO/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100207/bs_afp/asiaairlineaerospacetravel afp/20100207/asiaairlineaerospacetravel AFP business Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:50:38 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100207/bs_afp/asiaairlineaerospacetravel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100207/capt.photo_1265518020443-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=JPUBrC.GiqRjGD0qyDzdlw--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="File photo of Tiger Airways crew members waiting for passengers at Singapore's budget terminal. Singapore budget carrier Tiger Airways announced it has brought forward the delivery of another four Airbus A320s to next year instead of 2016, bringing to nine the number of planes whose delivery has been accelerated.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The boom in low-cost travel and a growing web of open-skies agreements are expected to power long-term growth for Asian airlines after the global recession, industry bosses and analysts said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100207/bs_afp/asiaairlineaerospacetravel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100207/capt.photo_1265518020443-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=JPUBrC.GiqRjGD0qyDzdlw--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="File photo of Tiger Airways crew members waiting for passengers at Singapore's budget terminal. Singapore budget carrier Tiger Airways announced it has brought forward the delivery of another four Airbus A320s to next year instead of 2016, bringing to nine the number of planes whose delivery has been accelerated.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100205/ap_on_bi_ge/us_hawaiian_airlines_traffic ap/20100205/us_hawaiian_airlines_traffic AP business Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:51:04 GMT AP - Hawaiian Airlines said Friday its traffic rose 2.2 percent in January and planes were more crowded as the carrier reduced flights compared with a year ago. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100205/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_airline_terror ap/20100205/us_airline_terror AP politics Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:01:56 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100205/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_airline_terror"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100204/capt.e4aa68ff64e2475da7527587f14a5d19.airline_terror_wx104.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=HtpS44_9qw.NnkiwIpZQRw--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="This Dec. 2009 photo released by the U.S. Marshal's Service shows Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab in Milan, Mich. A grand jury indicted Abdulmutallab on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010 on charges accusing him of attempting to blow up a Detroit-bound Northwest Airlines plane on Christmas Day by trying to use a weapon of mass destruction. (AP Photo/U.S. Marshal's Service)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Nigerian suspect in a failed Christmas Day airliner bombing turned against the cleric who claims to be his teacher and has helped the U.S. hunt for the radical preacher, a law enforcement official said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100205/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_airline_terror"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100204/capt.e4aa68ff64e2475da7527587f14a5d19.airline_terror_wx104.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=HtpS44_9qw.NnkiwIpZQRw--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="photo" title="This Dec. 2009 photo released by the U.S. Marshal's Service shows Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab in Milan, Mich. A grand jury indicted Abdulmutallab on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010 on charges accusing him of attempting to blow up a Detroit-bound Northwest Airlines plane on Christmas Day by trying to use a weapon of mass destruction. (AP Photo/U.S. Marshal's Service)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100205/ap_on_bi_ge/us_airlines_weather ap/20100205/us_airlines_weather AP business Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:54:15 GMT AP - Several big airlines waived fees for passengers who want to change their flying dates to avoid potentially serious winter storms in the East, including New York. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_go_ot/us_airline_pilots_safety ap/20100204/us_airline_pilots_safety AP politics Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:39:50 GMT AP - A year after a regional airliner crashed into a house near Buffalo, N.Y., killing 50 people, the government has failed to implement most of the safety reforms it promised in response to the accident, a government watchdog said Thursday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_bi_ge/us_jetblue_reservations ap/20100204/us_jetblue_reservations AP business Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:21:42 GMT AP - JetBlue's Senior Vice President and Treasurer Mark Powers said Thursday that despite some nagging issues, the company is pleased with the efficiency of its transition to a new reservation system. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_bi_ge/us_jetblue_traffic ap/20100204/us_jetblue_traffic AP business Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:15:01 GMT AP - JetBlue Airways Corp. said Thursday that January traffic increased 9.1 percent, while capacity rose 8.9 percent and load factor edged up slightly. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_holder_airline_terror ap/20100204/us_holder_airline_terror AP politics Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:21:10 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_holder_airline_terror"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100203/capt.99b04e91f6ef454984f6a6e73841c0b7.holder_airline_terror_wx107.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=z0XmyB7czPyxcSC9ziN.bQ--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2009 file photo, Attorney General Eric Holder speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington. Holder said Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, he made the decision to charge the Christmas Day terror suspect in civilian court rather than the military system, with no objection from all the other relevant departments of the government. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday he made the decision to charge the Christmas Day terror suspect in civilian court rather than the military system, with no objection from all the other relevant departments of the government.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_holder_airline_terror"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100203/capt.99b04e91f6ef454984f6a6e73841c0b7.holder_airline_terror_wx107.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=z0XmyB7czPyxcSC9ziN.bQ--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2009 file photo, Attorney General Eric Holder speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington. Holder said Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, he made the decision to charge the Christmas Day terror suspect in civilian court rather than the military system, with no objection from all the other relevant departments of the government. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100203/ap_on_bi_ge/us_airlines_sector_snap ap/20100203/us_airlines_sector_snap AP business Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:50:38 GMT AP - Following the pattern of the broader market, shares of major U.S. airlines fell on Wednesday, ending a two-day rally. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100203/ap_on_bi_ge/us_us_airways_traffic ap/20100203/us_us_airways_traffic AP business Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:18:25 GMT AP - US Airways Group Inc. said Wednesday that January traffic fell 1.3 percent across its system, although it collected more money from the passengers it flew. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100202/bs_afp/singaporeairlinesiacompanyearnings afp/20100202/singaporeairlinesiacompanyearnings AFP business Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:52:12 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100202/bs_afp/singaporeairlinesiacompanyearnings"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100202/capt.photo_1265105841972-1-0.jpg?x=101&y=130&q=85&sig=U4gvevRwFVxYOCx5OqSI7Q--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="The tails of two Singapore Airlines passenger jets are pictured in the city state. Singapore Airlines (SIA) said it returned to profit in the three months to the end of December following losses in the two preceding quarters, reflecting a pickup in travel demand.(AFP/File/Laurent Fievet)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Singapore Airlines on Tuesday announced its return to profitability after a rare losing streak for one of the world's most successful airlines.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100202/bs_afp/singaporeairlinesiacompanyearnings"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100202/capt.photo_1265105841972-1-0.jpg?x=101&y=130&q=85&sig=U4gvevRwFVxYOCx5OqSI7Q--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="photo" title="The tails of two Singapore Airlines passenger jets are pictured in the city state. Singapore Airlines (SIA) said it returned to profit in the three months to the end of December following losses in the two preceding quarters, reflecting a pickup in travel demand.(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/20100201/ap_on_bi_ge/us_amr_penalty ap/20100201/us_amr_penalty AP business Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:30:42 GMT AP - Federal regulators are proposing a penalty of nearly $2.5 million against a sister carrier of American Airlines for not making sure crews had accurate information about the weight of baggage on dozens of flights. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100201/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_airlines ap/20100201/as_japan_airlines AP business Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:49:48 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100201/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_airlines"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100201/capt.5df84eb44a90407da21a5416c9cd3619.japan_japan_airlines_xjk106.jpg?x=120&y=130&q=85&sig=zM2hUsJe7RYRVUS.0FnU0g--" align="left" height="130" width="120" alt="Japan Airlines' new chairman Kazuo Inamori, left, and new President Masaru Onishi shake hands following their press conference in Tokyo Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. Onishi said Monday the carrier will decide on its alliance partner 'as soon as possible' but wouldn't provide a timeframe for a decision on sticking with American Airlines or shifting to Delta. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)" border="0" /></a>AP - The new leaders of Japan Airlines said Monday the carrier will decide on its alliance partner "as soon as possible" but wouldn't provide a timeframe for a decision on sticking with American Airlines or shifting to Delta.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/airlines/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100201/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_airlines"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100201/capt.5df84eb44a90407da21a5416c9cd3619.japan_japan_airlines_xjk106.jpg?x=120&y=130&q=85&sig=zM2hUsJe7RYRVUS.0FnU0g--" align="left" height="130" width="120" alt="photo" title="Japan Airlines' new chairman Kazuo Inamori, left, and new President Masaru Onishi shake hands following their press conference in Tokyo Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. Onishi said Monday the carrier will decide on its alliance partner 'as soon as possible' but wouldn't provide a timeframe for a decision on sticking with American Airlines or shifting to Delta. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP)