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Briefs: US Airways pilots union dismisses United merger
US Airways pilots union on Friday dismissed the notion of their employer merging with United Airlines, citing "mounting losses and a dismal balance sheet" at the Chicago-based carrier.
PittsburghLive.com – 6 hours, 28 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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US Airways pilots union on Friday dismissed the notion of their employer merging with United Airlines, citing "mounting losses and a dismal balance sheet" at the Chicago-based carrier.
PittsburghLive.com – 6 hours, 28 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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US Airways pilots union disapproves of possible United combo
Associated Press - May 16, 2008 7:14 PM ET PHOENIX (AP) - If US Airways and United Airlines decide to combine, they'll bring along a number of reluctant employee groups that would rather remain...
WANDtv.com – 11 hours, 8 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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Associated Press - May 16, 2008 7:14 PM ET PHOENIX (AP) - If US Airways and United Airlines decide to combine, they'll bring along a number of reluctant employee groups that would rather remain...
WANDtv.com – 11 hours, 8 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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United cuts back on frequent flier rewards
CHICAGO, May 16 (UPI) -- United Airlines is cutting back on its frequent flier program starting in July, the company announced Friday.
United Press International – 15 hours, 5 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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CHICAGO, May 16 (UPI) -- United Airlines is cutting back on its frequent flier program starting in July, the company announced Friday.
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United Eliminates 500-Mile Minimum Credit On Short Flights
United Airlines is reducing frequent-flier miles for flights under 500 miles as part of efforts to cut costs.Get the latest Chicago-area news when and where you want it! Go to www.NBC5.com for more headlines.
NBC5.com – 16 hours, 59 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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United Airlines is reducing frequent-flier miles for flights under 500 miles as part of efforts to cut costs.Get the latest Chicago-area news when and where you want it! Go to www.NBC5.com for more headlines.
NBC5.com – 16 hours, 59 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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US Airways pilots say too soon for United tie-up
The pilots union for US Airways says the carrier should focus on its last merger before discussing another tie-up with United Airlines.
PittsburghLive.com – 17 hours, 19 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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The pilots union for US Airways says the carrier should focus on its last merger before discussing another tie-up with United Airlines.
PittsburghLive.com – 17 hours, 19 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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Bike to Work Day accident kills United Airlines worker
Judy Castillo sat at her desk Thursday morning chatting with her boss about Bike to Work Day. She pointed to a newspaper article about a man who rode 10 miles to work each day, and joked that the paper should have profiled her husband, who rides his bike 22 miles to work each day.
Examiner.com – 22 hours, 31 minutes ago ¦ comment?
found in Local: California: San Francisco
Judy Castillo sat at her desk Thursday morning chatting with her boss about Bike to Work Day. She pointed to a newspaper article about a man who rode 10 miles to work each day, and joked that the paper should have profiled her husband, who rides his bike 22 miles to work each day.
Examiner.com – 22 hours, 31 minutes ago ¦ comment?
found in Local: California: San Francisco
Error temporarily eliminates fuel charge on United
Associated Press - May 15, 2008 7:13 PM ET CHICAGO (AP) - Some United Airlines passengers should be feeling pretty pleased this evening. The airline says the fuel surcharge was...
KTUU.com – May 15, 2008 11:13 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Associated Press - May 15, 2008 7:13 PM ET CHICAGO (AP) - Some United Airlines passengers should be feeling pretty pleased this evening. The airline says the fuel surcharge was...
KTUU.com – May 15, 2008 11:13 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Error temporarily eliminates fuel charge on United flights
Passengers booking flights on United Airlines are getting a reprieve from paying the carrier's fast-rising fuel surcharge due to what United calls a clerical error.
ABC7Chicago.com – May 15, 2008 10:47 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Illinois: Chicago
Passengers booking flights on United Airlines are getting a reprieve from paying the carrier's fast-rising fuel surcharge due to what United calls a clerical error.
ABC7Chicago.com – May 15, 2008 10:47 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Continental Air considering new alliances
HOUS, Texas, May 15 (UPI) -- Texas-based Continental Airlines, which issued a blanket rejection of merging in April, is discussing an alliance with United Airlines, sources said Thursday.
United Press International – May 15, 2008 9:16 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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HOUS, Texas, May 15 (UPI) -- Texas-based Continental Airlines, which issued a blanket rejection of merging in April, is discussing an alliance with United Airlines, sources said Thursday.
United Press International – May 15, 2008 9:16 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Air Hostesses of Yesteryear
: From "sky girls" to "stews" to "flight attendants," the story of the airline stewardess is an evolutionary tale. Originally established as an in-flight nursing corps, the earliest stewardesses also served as waitresses, baggage handlers and auxiliary ground crew. As commercial flying grew up, the role of the stewardess changed. Along the way, she reflected her time, evolving from novelty to workhorse to sex symbol, yet always serving with professional competence. For more on the origins of what we now know as female flight attendants, see This Day In Tech.Left: In the days before computer check-in, the stewardess kept a passenger manifest on her clipboard.: Miniskirts, hairspray and polyester, the official look of the 1960s air hostess.: With a stew's welcoming smile and casual manner, how could flying possibly be scary?: These waving TWA stews pose in front of the distinctive tail of a Constellation, a workhorse in the 1950s and one of the more successful planes in the history of commercial aviation. : Remember walking across the tarmac and boarding the aircraft from the rear door? This TWA stewardess does. : United Airlines stewardesses were prized for their manual dexterity. At least, that's what this ad from the '60s would have you believe. : Working hard, yet fresh as a daisy. Notice all those stops along the way home. : Which do you prefer? High hair with hot pants, or the more restrained miniskirt?: No carrier traded on the female charms of its hostesses quite like Pacific Southwest Airlines did. The neon-colored micro minis were regulation, as were those unfortunate hats.: Southwest Airlines did not staff each Boeing 727 with a dozen stewardesses. This is merely a publicity shot.: In the 1960s, regional carriers used sexy stews in hot pants to lure passengers aboard. This one appears to be rolling a joint, although she probably isn't.
Wired News – May 15, 2008 5:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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: From "sky girls" to "stews" to "flight attendants," the story of the airline stewardess is an evolutionary tale. Originally established as an in-flight nursing corps, the earliest stewardesses also served as waitresses, baggage handlers and auxiliary ground crew. As commercial flying grew up, the role of the stewardess changed. Along the way, she reflected her time, evolving from novelty to workhorse to sex symbol, yet always serving with professional competence. For more on the origins of what we now know as female flight attendants, see This Day In Tech.Left: In the days before computer check-in, the stewardess kept a passenger manifest on her clipboard.: Miniskirts, hairspray and polyester, the official look of the 1960s air hostess.: With a stew's welcoming smile and casual manner, how could flying possibly be scary?: These waving TWA stews pose in front of the distinctive tail of a Constellation, a workhorse in the 1950s and one of the more successful planes in the history of commercial aviation. : Remember walking across the tarmac and boarding the aircraft from the rear door? This TWA stewardess does. : United Airlines stewardesses were prized for their manual dexterity. At least, that's what this ad from the '60s would have you believe. : Working hard, yet fresh as a daisy. Notice all those stops along the way home. : Which do you prefer? High hair with hot pants, or the more restrained miniskirt?: No carrier traded on the female charms of its hostesses quite like Pacific Southwest Airlines did. The neon-colored micro minis were regulation, as were those unfortunate hats.: Southwest Airlines did not staff each Boeing 727 with a dozen stewardesses. This is merely a publicity shot.: In the 1960s, regional carriers used sexy stews in hot pants to lure passengers aboard. This one appears to be rolling a joint, although she probably isn't.
Wired News – May 15, 2008 5:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Technology