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INDICATORS Economy Class United Airlines admitted it would "likely" scrap and replace its employee pension plans to help it exit bankruptcy. Meanwhile US Airways said it would ask authorities for the right to delay its own pension contributions as it seeks to prevent a second bankruptcy.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bizwatch | 8/22/2004 | See Source »

it would slash its workforce by 15%, and InterActiveCorp, the U.S. owner of Expedia, announced a 25% drop in second-quarter net profits. Where are travelers booking? Directly with airlines - plus hotel chains like Hilton are increasingly promoting their own sites, says Simon Champion, leisure analyst at Deutsche Bank, leaving...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bizwatch | 8/8/2004 | See Source »

For much of the past month a fight has been raging in news reports and over the Internet about the behavior of 14 male Middle Eastern passengers on Northwest Airlines Flight 327 from Detroit to Los Angeles. Were the men terrorists casing the plane for a possible attack, as freelance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Air Marshal's View of Flight 327 | 8/4/2004 | See Source »

"B.O.B." HANDWRITTEN NOTE found on an airsickness bag during a United Airlines flight bound for Los Angeles from Sydney, prompting a bomb scare and an emergency return to the airport. The letters probably stood for "Best on Board," a reference to the most attractive passenger, rather than "Bomb on Board...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 8/2/2004 | See Source »

Had to shell out a few bucks for an in-flight meal recently? That's because cost-cutting airlines don't want to pay for expensive food anymore. So the now empty-handed caterers are going after your business directly. Leading the way are two of the industry's biggest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Briefing: Jul 26, 2004 | 7/26/2004 | See Source »

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