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EUROBLUES The Real Dogfight Pity Europe's airlines. With passenger traffic already down 9% from 2000, they're now caught in a nasty squabble over "open skies" agreements that would widen competition on lucrative transatlantic routes. E.U. courts banned the individually negotiated deals between 11 member states and the U.S...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A View To a Drill | 2/2/2003 | See Source »

AIRLINES Grounded by War? Would a war in Iraq deal a crippling blow to America's already limping airline industry? According to a new study commissioned by a major airline and obtained by Time, half of America's large airlines could be bankrupt within months if war - even a brief...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Watch | 2/2/2003 | See Source »

Southwest Airlines announced last June that it would enforce a long-standing policy of requiring the obese to buy an extra seat based solely on the judgment of staff at the check-in counter that a particular passenger wouldn't fit in a single seat. Southwest says most people who...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How To Sell XXXL | 1/27/2003 | See Source »

Traditionally, frequent-flyer tickets are exempt from those nasty $100 fees for a last-minute change in schedule. In the fall American Airlines began imposing a $100 fee on AAdvantage members making changes on award tickets. American also charges $50 to $75 to "expedite" the processing of any award flight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bedtime for Baby | 1/27/2003 | See Source »

DIED. GEORGE WATERS, 87, executive who turned the American Express card into the company's flagship product; of heart problems; in Fair Haven, N.J. Until 1961, when Waters was hired, credit cards were used mostly by restaurants, Visa and MasterCard did not exist, and the American Express card lagged behind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Jan. 27, 2003 | 1/27/2003 | See Source »

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