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  • Feds say FAA needs to change overview of airlines (AP) -

    A Southwest Airlines passenger jet makes its final approach to Tampa International Airport, in Tampa, Florida. The US airline industry is heading for a crash as record oil prices threaten to push several carriers into bankruptcy, threatening AP - The FAA must make changes to ensure that airlines correct safety violations like those that occurred at Southwest Airlines, according to a new government report.


  • Study: 8 airports in danger of losing service (AP) -

    Customers wait in line with their luggage to check in for Delta flights at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Va., on June 14, 2008. If you're flying American Airlines be prepared to pay that $15 first checked bag fee as the carrier deals with higher fuel prices. (AP Photo / Brian McDermott)AP - As the airline industry tries to deal with sky-high fuel prices by cutting back on capacity, six Louisiana airports and two in Mississippi are on a list of airports most likely to lose flights, a business travel advocacy group says.


  • American could cut 900 flight attendant jobs (AP) -

    A woman waits in line with luggage to check in for an American Airlines flight at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Va., on June 14, 2008. American Airlines will charge $15 to check the first piece of luggage for people who buy tickets on or after June 15. (AP Photo / Brian McDermott)AP - American Airlines says it could cut 900 flight attendant jobs as it reduces flights to cope with record high fuel costs.


  • Midwest Air to cut pay, CEO to take 40 percent cut (AP) - AP - Midwest Air Group Inc. is cutting pay for many employees, including its chief executive, who announced Wednesday he would take a 40 percent pay cut.
  • Continental to add 4 flights from Ithaca to Newark (AP) - AP - Bucking a national trend of airlines cutting flights, Continental Airlines is adding service in upstate New York.
  • New high-tech attraction tells Niagara Falls story (AP) -

    Boys and Girls club members Claire Lovell, left, and Jordan Oxford, center, experience the new multi-million dollar attraction 'Niagara's Fury,' at Niagara Falls' Table Rock on the brink of the Canadian Horseshoe Falls  in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, Sunday June 22, 2008. (AP Photo/John Hickey)AP - The biggest challenge in creating a new tourist attraction at Niagara Falls is trying to live up to the main event.


  • Stay Alert to Larceny in the Air (Aviation.com) - Aviation.com - With fares and fees skyrocketing lately, you're excused for feeling that someone's picking your pocket every time you fly. But every year thousands of airline passengers have items stolen from security check points, overhead bins, and bags both checked and unchecked. Some even have entire bags swiped. And some do indeed get their pockets picked, if not by the airline, then by the guy sitting next to them.
  • Northwest pilots to get stake in Delta (AP) -

    A Northwest airlines plane takes off at the Calgary International Airport in Calgary, Alberta, June 17, 2008. Northwest Airlines Corp on Tuesday said it would reduce the number of seats for sale in the fourth quarter and cut its work force as it struggles with sky-high fuel costs. REUTERS/Todd Korol (CANADA)AP - Northwest Airlines Corp. pilots stand to get a nearly 2.4 percent equity stake in Delta Air Lines Inc. after the combination of the two companies is completed, according to a summary of a joint contract agreement reached between pilot negotiators from both carriers.


  • How Air Traffic Control Helps Pilots Avoid Storms (Aviation.com) - Aviation.com - While you're buckled comfortably in your airplane seat, the public address system unexpectedly crackles to life. "From the flight deck, passengers please return to your seats and fasten your seat belts." No great surprise, it's thunderstorm season. But when the announcement is followed by "And we'd like the cabin attendants to take their seats as well," that means there is bumpy or even downright rough weather ahead.
  • Experts say tourist overuse threatens Peru's Machu Picchu (AP) -

    Porters walk along a path during an Inca trail expedition in Cuzco, Peru, Friday, April 11, 2008.  Porters on this famed Andean adventure trek to the jungle shrouded ruins of Machu Picchu channel the fleet-footed chasqui Inca messengers who darted through the vast road network of South America's most powerful empire. (AP Photo/Andrew Whalem)AP - An influx of tourists to Peru's famed Inca citadel of Machu Picchu may prompt UNESCO to add the jungle-shrouded ruins to its list of endangered World Heritage sites.


  • Lawsuit filed over Atlanta airport barring guns (AP) -

    A passenger walks past a Welcome Aboard sign at the Delta Air Lines ticket counter at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, April 15, 2008. (Tami Chappell/Reuters)AP - The nation's busiest airport dueled with gun rights advocates Tuesday over whether a new Georgia state law allows visitors to carry firearms at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.


  • Cocktail museum shakes and stirs history (AP) -

    In a Jan. 6, 2005, file photo curator Ted Haig shows part of the antique liquor collection at The Museum of the American Cocktail in New Orleans.   (AP Photo/Bill Haber/file)AP - In New Orleans, cocktails are serious business. What better town for a temple to the tasty history of the American libation?


  • Richard Branson plans Caribbean eco-resort (AP) -

    Richard Branson prepares to go kite-boarding near his private resort and home, on Necker Island, British Virgin Islands, Sunday, June 8, 2008. Branson, a high school dropout who built his Virgin empire into a world brand, said he plans for his newest property, nearby Mosquito Island, to be transformed into what he touts as the most environmentally-friendly resort on the globe. (AP Photo/Todd VanSickle)AP - Richard Branson, the adventuring chairman of the Virgin Group of companies, says his two private Caribbean islands have a higher purpose than serving as ultra-luxury retreats for entertainment and business A-listers.


  • Ladies and gentlemen, the Bronx is blooming (AP) -

    Tourists rest on a bench overlooking the Hudson river and gardens at Wave Hill, a public garden and cultural center in the northwest Bronx in New York, Tuesday, June 10, 2008. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)AP - Ladies and gentlemen, the Bronx is blooming!


  • See gorillas up close in Rwanda (AP) -

    This undated photo released by the African Wildlife Foundation shows a Rwandan gorilla in Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda.  (AP Photo/Craig R. Sholley)AP - Something is cracking, crunching and rustling its way through the jungle.