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Continental Airlines, the nation's fifth-largest carrier, has attempted to impose a new fare increase of up to $40 per round trip, citing the rising cost of fuel. This move comes after the airline led the industry in a $20 boost in January, but had to back off on
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Continental Airlines has introduced new productivity tools and enhancements to its award-winning website at www.continental.com. The updates include the ability to download the Continental timetable to a PC or Palm VII device, check frequent flyer mileage status, and access virtual tours of the Boeing 777 and Continental Presidents
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Delta Air Lines is moving rapidly forward with its "Wired Workforce" program, providing computers to all employees at a substantial discount through PeoplePC. The airline has selected Hewlett-Packard Company and IBM to supply computers for the program. HP will provide multiple configurations from its HP Pavilion desktop line,
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In a major development, nine US air carriers have filed formal applications with the US Department of Transportation to fly to and from China. The applications, made by United Parcel Service (UPS), Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, FedEx, United, Polar Air Cargo, and Northwest Airlines, are part of an air
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Northwest Airlines, one of several U.S. carriers that found metal shavings or residue on their planes' stabilizer jackscrews during recent inspections, said Thursday that the shavings found on three of its DC9s were actually from aluminum drill filings from sheet metal repairs, and did not indicate damage. The
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Northwest Airlines, a major US carrier, has partnered with CallWave, a leading Internet-based telephone company, to provide business travelers with a simple and convenient way to receive free faxes while on the road. With CallWave's fax-to-email service, travelers can retrieve, view, and share faxes via the Internet, eliminating
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Northwest Airlines is set to commence daily non-stop service between Minneapolis/St. Paul and New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on May 1. This new route will operate with DC9-30 aircraft, complementing existing services between Minneapolis/St. Paul and other New York airports. The new flights will
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To prepare for the significant influx of tourists heading to Italy, estimated to reach 29.3 million this year, KLM/Northwest Airlines has unveiled an expanded Italy product. This includes daily Northwest Airlines nonstop service from Detroit to Rome and Milan, commencing in April. The expanded service is complemented by
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Alaska Airlines is inspecting the horizontal stabilizers on all 34 of its MD 80 series jetliners after a key section of the stabilizer on the ill-fated Flight 261 was found damaged. The airline expects the visual inspections to be completed by the end of the day and should have only
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A troubled Alaska Airlines MD-83 jet returned to Reno's airport after takeoff when the pilot reported issues with the horizontal stabilizer, the third incident involving that model in a week. This comes as the investigation into the crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261, which resulted in 88 fatalities,
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Alaska Airlines has issued a warning about a web site claiming to collect donations for victims of Flight 261, which crashed into the Pacific Ocean off California on Monday evening. The airline has reported that the site is a fake and contains a virus. Meanwhile, the official site for information
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On January 31, 2000, Alaska Airlines Flight 261, a MD-83 aircraft, crashed into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, resulting in the loss of all 88 people on board. Here is a summary of the tragic events surrounding this disaster. The crew members and 83 passengers on board
