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November 11, 2008

Family Lanes Coming For Holidays, TSA Says

Slower Lines To Reduce Pressure For Infrequent Fliers

Frequent fliers are well-schooled in the TSA screening drill at airports. But during the holiday season, airports are suddenly flooded with family vacationers unfamiliar with the routine.

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Vought Suspends Production Of 787 Fuselage Segments

IAM Strike At Boeing Leads To Supply Glut

Even with the nearly two-month Boeing strike by the International Association of Machinists now resolved, ripples are still being felt by the aerospace company's suppliers.

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Ryanair 737 Suffers Extensive Damage In Emergency Landing

Officials Say Plane Suffered 'Multiple Bird Strikes'

An encounter with a large flock of birds while on approach to Rome Ciampino Airport resulted in a rough emergency landing for a Ryanair jet Monday morning.

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Air Transport International Crewmembers Vote Unanimously To Strike

Will Walk Out If Released By NMB

Following more than four years of stagnant contract negotiations, the flight deck crewmembers of Air Transport International (ATI) voted last week to strike if and when released by the National Mediation Board. Strike ballots were counted and certified on Friday at the main headquarters of International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Local 747, ATI crewmembers' collective bargaining representative.

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American Airlines 'Drops' Fuel Surcharges, Others Follow

But Curiously, Airfares Increase As A Result...

In explaining to consumers why all the new ala carte fees were required, airlines pointed to market resistance to the higher fares which would be necessary to cover their increased costs for fuel. Now that fuel costs have fallen again, a curious thing is happening to fuel surcharges.

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So... What's The Deal With Continued High Fares?

May Counters Airlines Are Still Hurting, Despite Recent Windfalls

On the heels of its story about so-called "dropped" fuel surcharges, USA Today also took the airline industry to task for adding still-more confusing fees when fuel prices were rising, then failing to share falling fuel costs with customers.

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