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2 hrs ago | KARE 11 TV

Delta CEO plans to add jobs in NE Minnesota

The chief executive of Delta Air Lines says he plans to add jobs at the carrier's reservation center in the northeastern Minnesota city of Chisholm.

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Related Topix: Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Virginia, MN

4 hrs ago | MarketWatch

Jennifer Waters's Consumer Confidential: Get ready to pay more to fly

In fact, 2012 was a record year for extra-fee revenues: U.S. airlines raked in a staggering $6.03 billion in baggage and reservation-change fees, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.

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Related Topix: Northwest Airlines, Airlines

8 hrs ago | Reuters

Refile-Press Digest - Sunday British business - May 19

Roger Carr, Chairman of Centrica and outgoing president of the Confederation of British Industry, is the front runner to become the next chairman of Europe's largest defence contractor BAE Systems.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, BAE Systems, Aerospace-Defense, FirstGroup

Sun May 19, 2013

KTEN-TV Denison

Arkansas Best freezes nonunion pensions

Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp. says it is freezing its pension plan for employees who are not in a union.

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Related Topix: Arkansas Best, Trucking, ABF Freight System

Trinadad Express

Cut CAL to the bone

IF ANYONE can produce proof that there was a time when this country's state-owned national airline, in whatever incarnation, made a real profit over a sustained period, meaning at least one year, I would surrender my sanity and vote in the next election.

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Related Topix: Conrad Industries, Automakers, World News, Central America, Jamaica

Pasadena Star-News

Editorial: L.A. county should slow down on fee to limit traffic

Sometimes it seems there's a deliberate attempt by bureaucrats to use language as off-putting as possible with the purpose of creating a wall of boredom that only the most determined or demented will take the time to penetrate.

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Related Topix: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Railroads, Culver City, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Opinion

Ananova

FirstGroup Plots Route To 500m Rights Issue

The company behind Greyhound buses and the First Capital Connect rail franchise is poised to tap shareholders for 500m in new funds months after it lost out in the fiasco over the West Coast mainline.

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Related Topix: FirstGroup, Business News

Lexington Herald-Leader

Spending Smart: Summer travel? Think beyond airfare

As travelers start thinking about winging off to summer vacations, many could learn a few things from expert fliers to ensure they get the best value for their money when booking flights.

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Related Topix: Expedia, Travel/Tourism, Airlines, Virgin America, JetBlue Airways

The New Zealand Herald

Hawaii: Let your inner child play

There's everything from hula dancing and cuddles with Mickey to fire dance displays and beach fun on Oahu.

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Related Topix: Hawaii, Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Hawaiian Holdings, Family, Kids, Breakfast, Life, Food, Travel

Sat May 18, 2013

WUSA9.com

Airport Police Officer Fatally Shot By Wife In Va.

An airport police officer is dead and his wife sits in jail. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office says 52-year-old Steven Spradling was shot to death around 9 p.m. on Friday in the couple's Sterling, Va home.

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Related Topix: Sterling, VA, Dulles, VA, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

The Salinas Californian

Broken rail eyed in Conn. train crash

The commuter train derailment and collision that left dozens injured outside New York City was not the result of foul play, officials said Saturday, but a fractured section of rail is being studied to determine if it is connected to the accident.

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Related Topix: Train Disaster, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Richard Blumenthal, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Railroads

NJ.com

N.J. woman experiences horror, elation during Newark-bound plane's emergency landing

Firefighters sprayed foam on Piedmont Airlines Flight 4560, operating for US Airways, after it made an emergency belly landing around 1 a.m. at Newark Liberty International Airport.

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Related Topix: Airlines, Piedmont Airlines, Pompton Plains, NJ, US News, Federal Aviation Administration, de Havilland DASH-8, Commercial Aircraft, Aircraft, de Havilland Aircraft

Patch.com

Investigation Into Suspicious Bag Turns Up Empty

Several people were removed from a New Jersey Transit bus shortly after midnight Friday while authorities checked out a suspicious bag left in the cargo hold, police said.

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Related Topix: New Jersey Transit, Railroads, Marlboro, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ

Gazette.net

Developer: Clarksburg outlets could open in 2015

Shoppers could be hitting outlet stores in Clarksburg as early as 2015, if one developer is able to meet projected timelines.

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Related Topix: Clarksburg, MD, Simon Group, Montgomery County, MD

The York Daily Record

Landing gear issue leads to plane's belly landing

An airline official says a US Airways flight with 34 people aboard was forced to make a belly landing at Newark International Airport after experiencing landing gear trouble.

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Related Topix: Airlines, Piedmont Airlines

Cincinnati.com

Frontier Airlines makes maiden voyage at CVG

The inaugural flight of low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines rolls under a water canon as it departs the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Friday May 17, 2013.

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Related Topix: CVG, Computers, Advertising, Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Travelers, Entertainment, Television, Cameras

Fri May 17, 2013

The Fresno Bee

Frontier Airlines begins Fresno-Denver service

Frontier Airlines begins non-stop service to and from Denver on Friday afternoon, with a traditional water cannon salute to the inaugural 2:10 p.m. arrival at Fresno Yosemite International Airport.

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Related Topix: Frontier Airlines, Airlines, Fresno, CA

Fox News

What Goes Up Must Come Down ... Or at Least Rest

Last week, I edged a bit more into the bullish camp, but I honestly, never thought we'd see another 1.5%-plus week for the Dow.

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Related Topix: FedEx, Air Courier, Business News

Lake Cowichan Gazette

FedEx Freight moves to Surrey

By Staff Writer - Surrey North Delta Leader Published: May 16, 2013 11:00 AM Updated: May 16, 2013 11:43 AM The multi-million dollar service centre will connect Western Canada's less-than-truckload industry and customers through north-south, east-west and even global shipping lanes.

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Related Topix: FedEx, Air Courier, Canada,

USA Today

Troubled Detroit pensions pay for Hawaii trip

Four trustees of Detroit's two public pension funds are heading to a Hawaiian beach resort this weekend with their $22,000 tab paid for by the funds, which are mired in claims of mismanagement.

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Related Topix: Pension, Personal Finance, Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Hawaiian Holdings, Retirement

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