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Five dead in Italian transport plane crash: military

AFP Global Edition 18 hours ago

A military C-130 Hercules transport plane crashed on take-off during a training flight near Pisa in northwest Italy Monday, killing all five people on board, the Italian air force told AFP. The aircraft hit the ground almost immediately after take-off and caught ...

Schumer wants probe of frequent flier mile claims

AP Features 19 hours ago

Schumer wants probe of frequent flier mile program complaints by consumers losing benefits U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is calling for a federal review of complaints by consumers that they are losing millions of frequent flier miles without notice in confusing agreements. He ...

Four dead in Italian transport plane crash: report

AFP Global Edition 19 hours ago

A military C-130 Hercules transport plane crashed on take-off near Pisa in northwest Italy on Monday, killing at least four people, the ANSA news agency reported. The Italian air force press service said the aircraft hit the ground almost immediately after take-off ...

Holidays will again test NYC air travel bottleneck

AP Features 19 hours ago

Little thanks expected this holiday at NYC airports, nation's worst air travel bottleneck Fewer people are expected to fly this holiday season, but travelers shouldn't expect a full reprieve from the horrid flight delays of Thanksgivings past, especially if they need to ...

Indonesia Ferry Sinks

AP News 20 hours ago

A relative of victims of a sunken ferry speaks on the phone Monday, Nov. 23, 2009 while waiting for news at Sekupang port in Batam, Indonesia. Rescuers returned to choppy waters off Indonesia's Sumatra island Monday to search for passengers still missing ...

Deutsche Bahn inks lucrative contract in Qatar

AFP Global Edition yesterday

German rail operator Deutsche Bahn said Sunday it had signed a multi-billion-euro contract to build high-speed railway lines and underground transport networks in Qatar and Bahrain. The total investment earmarked for the projects amounts to 17 billion euros (25 billion dollars), the ...

More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving

AP Features yesterday

More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving after last year's drop; most opt for car The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto ...

Delta says SkyTeam could invest more in JAL: report

Reuters US Online Report Business News 3 days ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The chief executive of Delta Air Lines Inc <DAL.N> says the SkyTeam alliance of global carriers would be willing to invest more than its proposed $1.02 billion in Japan Airlines <9205.T>, the Wall Street Journal reported. The final ...

Philly transit union ratifies labor pact

AP News 3 days ago

Philly transit union ratifies labor pact that was reached following strike A labor agreement for Philadelphia transit workers has been ratified overwhelmingly by union members. Transport Workers Union Local 234 spokesman Bob Wolper said Friday night that 2,806 members voted to ratify ...

First Air France A380 reaches New York

AFP Global Edition 3 days ago

The world's largest airliner, an Air France A380, touched down in New York on Friday after completing the superjumbo jet's first Atlantic crossing from Europe to the United States. The Airbus plane, carrying 538 passengers, left Paris earlier in the day and ...

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