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Southwest Is Waiting in the Wings 5 May 08, 23:43 ET Southwest Airlines sees an opportunity for its own growth if United and US Airways merge and cut back flights to reduce costs. more New baggage fees go into effect 5 May 08, 16:19 ET Pack light! That's the advice coming from the airline industry in light of new baggage fees. Starting today, passengers will pay more if they're bringing a second bag. Major carriers are instituting the $25 fee each way to jump-start the struggling industry. more American latest to exit Oakland Airport 5 May 08, 14:47 ET In another blow to travelers using Oakland International Airport, American Airlines is discontinuing its service there in four months, the airport confirmed Monday. more Airline industry watchers wonder who will fold next 5 May 08, 14:02 ET Who's next? That has rapidly become the question on many an airline-watcher's mind as one carrier after another has landed in bankruptcy or turned in its keys in recent weeks. But while big carriers like Delta, United and Northwest airlines were the ones lining up at bankruptcy court after the 9/11 terrorist attacks sent the industry into a tailspin, this time skyrocketing fuel costs are hitting ... more GuestLogix Grants Options to Directors and Officers 5 May 08, 10:17 ET GuestLogix Inc. , the leading provider of on-board retail solutions to the airline industry, announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized the grant of 355,500 options to its directors and senior officers as follows: more Global airline woes hit the Asia-Pacific 5 May 08, 10:00 ET NEW International Air Transport Association figures suggest the malaise affecting the US airline industry may be spreading to the Asia-Pacific. more Cockpit Chronicles: The airline industry's newest business model ... 5 May 08, 09:18 ET by Kent Wien May 5th 2008 @ 9:00AM There are some advantages to flying a reserve schedule every now and then. I prefer the variety and the thought that just ... more Airlines Fretting Over New Fuel Laws 5 May 08, 07:02 ET With Congress about to take up climate-change legislation, some carriers worry that they won't be rewarded as much as other industries for their energy-conservation measures. more Fuel issues will ground the airline industry 5 May 08, 05:14 ET Barbara Yaffe's recent column broke new ground questioning how aviation will keep going, let alone growing, when its sole viable fuel source -- kerosene ... more Philly Road Warrior: Airline deregulation comes home to roost 5 May 08, 04:21 ET In more than 25 years of writing about the airline industry, one of the most prescient forecasts we ever heard was also one of the first, made in the early 1980s at a Washington seminar for reporters trying to learn about the business. The speaker was L. Welch Pogue, a Washington lawyer who for many years was chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board. That's the federal agency that ruled on ... more

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