Service expansions by Breeze, Frontier and other airlines could push summer passenger numbers to 2 million.
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House and Senate negotiate bill to help FAA add more air traffic controllers and safety inspectors
Lawmakers agreed to prohibit airlines from charging extra for families to sit together, and they tripled maximum fines for airlines that violate consumer laws.
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Boeing’s financial woes continue, while families of crash victims urge U.S. to prosecute the company
Boeing is reporting a $355 million loss for the first quarter.
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Airlines will now be required to give automatic cash refunds for canceled and delayed flights
The rule will also apply to refunds of checked-bag fees if the bag isn’t delivered within 12 hours for domestic flights or 15 to 30 hours for international flights.
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Maine is among 15 states recruited to help enforce airline consumer laws
Under an agreement, attorney general offices in Maine and 14 other states will be able to investigate complaints about airline service, and could then refer cases to the U.S. Transportation Department for enforcement.
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JetBlue, Spirit end $3.8 billion merger after court ruling
The Justice Department sued to block the merger last year, saying it would reduce competition and drive up fares.
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Federal officials recommend that airlines inspect door plugs on some older Boeing jets as well
The FAA issued a safety alert late Sunday.
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Ready, set, travel: The holiday rush to the airports and highways is underway
AAA is forecasting that 115 million people will go 50 miles or more from home between Saturday and New Year’s Day.
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Big U.S. airlines fight over safety of ‘travel hack’ charter flights
American Airlines Group Inc. and Southwest Airlines Co. support cracking down on safety and security standards, closing a “loophole” being used by JSX and others.
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U.S. airlines pull back from Israel flights as war breaks out
The three major U.S. airlines halted flights with Israel after the country was attacked by Hamas over the weekend, while some Middle Eastern and European carriers continued to give passengers an exit route from the developing war.