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18 Apr 2010 20:37

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World: In Europe, airlines want to work around that #(&#(&@ volcano

  • 63,000 number of flights that have been canceled since Thursday
  • half number of flights airline officials hope to get in the air tomorrow source
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18 Apr 2010 10:21

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World: How bad is the Iceland volcano crisis for airline travel, anyway?

  • $200 million in losses for the airlines daily source
  • » Side effects: If the delays stretch out for weeks, not just days, experts say that the crisis could start having major side effects on the economy, such as factory supply chains. The volcano is showing no signs of letting up, by the way, and in fact may be intensifying today.
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27 Jan 2010 10:27

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Biz: 2009: Airlines’ worst year ever. Can the Apple Tablet save them?

  • 3.9% decline in overall worldwide passenger loads in 2009
  • 10.1% decline in overall worldwide cargo
    loads in 2009
  • no this story has nothing to do with the Apple Tablet at all source
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12 Jan 2010 10:52

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Biz: Delta screws over travelers by raising checked baggage prices

  • $23 new price for the first freaking bag
  • $32 new price for the second bag
  • $7-8 increase in prices from before source
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30 Dec 2009 21:26

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U.S.: The TSA’s getting all annoying about bloggers posting documents

  • They’re saying it’s a security document but it was sent to every airport and airline. It was sent to Islamabad, to Riyadh and to Nigeria. So they’re looking for information about a security document sent to 10,000-plus people internationally. You can’t have a right to expect privacy after that.
  • Blogger Steven Frischling • On posting a document the TSA released about new airline security measures. He and another blogger were visited by the organization after posting the documents, subpoenas in tow. The documents weren’t classified, but the agency says security directives “are not for public disclosure.” Ugh, whatever guys. Go scan our shoes or something instead. source
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19 Nov 2009 09:40

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U.S.: Here’s a map of the delayed major airports from the FAA

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  • Most of the airports are fine, but the ones that are broken are major fail. Recap: West Coast, fine. Newark (a massive airport outside of NYC), screwed. Dulles (a massive airport outside of D.C.), screwed. Whoever hacked the Gibson, great job screwing everyone! source
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19 Nov 2009 09:28

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U.S.: Quick facts on the FAA’s massive nationwide airline delays

  • problem The problem lies not with the planes or the navigation system, but the pilot scheduling system, which now has to be put in manually.
  • safety According to the FAA, the failure is not a safety hazard. You’re just going to be paying six dollars for a muffin while you’re stuck waiting in the terminal. source
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11 Oct 2009 21:00

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U.S., World: It only took 41 years, but the U.S. nabbed a plane hijacker today

  • 1968 the year Luis Armando Peña Soltren and two others hijacked a Pan Am plane and demanded to be flown to Cuba
  • 2009 the year Soltren was caught, years after everyone else (and the airline ceased); he was the longest-wanted fugitive source
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