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    By Bruce Watson

    | 3:30PM 11/29/2011
    Flying during the holidays is a harrowing experience at best, and on Tuesday, American Airlines' customers got another thing to worry about when it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. As the airline prepares to massively restructure itself, will its customers be left at the gate?

    By The Associated Press

    | 7:09AM 7/25/2011
    Airlines are tossing consumers aside and grabbing the benefit of lower federal taxes on travel tickets. By Saturday night, nearly all the major U.S. airlines had raised fares to offset taxes that expired the night before.

    By Douglas McIntyre

    | 8:55AM 6/21/2011
    The American Customer Satisfaction Index's annual report on airlines showed Southwest still on top of the rankings, and far ahead of No. 2 Continental. Southwest even improved its score, a rare bright spot in an industry that came in last overall in customer satisfaction among those the ACSI rates.

    By Danny King

    | 7:00PM 3/02/2011
    A half-dozen Delta Air Lines flight attendants sued the carriers for what they say is discrimination in the form of smaller profit-sharing paychecks for former Northwest Airlines employees, the Associated Press reported Wednesday.

    By The Associated Press

    | 10:30PM 1/05/2011
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    The storms last month not only inconvenienced travelers; they also cut into Delta Air Lines's profit, the company warned Wednesday. Delta has lowered its profit guidance by $45 million as a result.

    By The Associated Press

    | 2:45AM 10/21/2010
    Delta, US Airways and AMR, the parent of American Airlines, all posted higher-than-expected earnings for the peak summer travel season. Airlines have pushed fares up by limiting the number of seats for sale, and have also seen growing international and corporate travel.

    By Josh Smith

    | 8:00AM 10/04/2010
    Since airlines began adding on fees faster than passengers, we've wondered how long it would take consumers to revolt against carry-on fees. The revolution, it turns out, may not be televised, but rather worn. Delta is so protective of its multi-million dollar baggage fee business that the Delta...

    By Josh Smith

    | 6:00PM 10/01/2010
    Carry-on baggage fees are one of the most outrageous fees that traveler's get hit with these days. It's no surprise then that a number of work-arounds to this fee have been developed, including shipping your luggage or wearing your carry-on in the form of a ScotteVest jacket. Speaking of the...

    By Randy Diamond

    | 9:53AM 9/20/2010
    Don't believe the fairy tales United and Continental are spinning about their proposed merger being beneficial to travelers and carriers alike: Beyond the deal to bring Southwest to Newark Airport that they cut placate the antitrust watchdogs, this merger is all bad news.

    By Danny King

    | 12:15PM 9/04/2010
    American Airlines and Delta Air Lines both reported traffic increases for August, while Continental Airlines will recall 132 furloughed pilots, further indicating that air travel is on the rebound.