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Airline stocks get pummled after new job-loss data

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:47:34 GMT

Airline stocks declined early Wednesday with the wider market after new data showed the U.S. economy had lost more jobs than previously realized.

Front Range Briefs

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:07:22 GMT

Aviation safety experts said Tuesday strong crosswinds likely were a factor in an accident last month that sent a Continental Airlines jet into a bone-jarring veer off a Denver runway and across open, snowy ...

Safety experts cite crosswinds in Denver jet crash

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:48:14 GMT

Fog, sleet and ice threaten Northeast air traffic

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:44:04 GMT

Poor weather conditions in the Northeast were causing delays early Wednesday at New York's LaGuardia Airport, while a potential ice and snowstorm threatened to choke air traffic across the greater region.

AirTran Airways flies more than 1.4 billion passenger miles for record number in 2008

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:06:37 GMT

NEWSLETTER >> >> AirTran Airways flies more than 1.4 billion passenger miles for record number in 2008 Wednesday, January 07, 2009 Alison Grant Plain Dealer Reporter AirTran Airways, the principal airline at ...

Safety experts cite crosswinds in Denver crash

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:50:01 GMT

The wreckage of a Continental Airlines twin-engine Boeing 737-500 plane, Flight 1404, sits in a ravine December 22, 2008 in Denver, Colorado.

American Airlines battles pilots, FAA

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:03:50 GMT

American Airlines is battling its Allied Pilots Association and the Federal Aviation Administration over rules implemented by the agency last fall to require expanded rest periods for pilots flying long ...

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Airport Accident

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:44:01 GMT

Aviation safety experts say strong crosswinds likely factored in an accident last month involving a Continental Airlines jet at Denver International Airport.

Vasco Data, Amedisys, Continental are big movers - Associated Press

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:42:00 GMT

While the auto rental company expects to post a fourth-quarter loss, it says it ended 2008 with a cash cushion of more than $210 million. Continental Airlines Inc., up $1.19 at $20.74 Though airline traffic declined in December, capacity cuts meant ...

Safety experts cite crosswinds in Denver air crash - Denver Post

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:14:00 GMT

WASHINGTON?Aviation safety experts said Tuesday strong crosswinds likely were a factor in an accident last month that sent a Continental Airlines jet into a bone-jarring veer off a Denver runway and across open, snowy fields before it came to a ...

Experts cite crosswinds in Continental jet accident

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:18:18 GMT

Strong crosswinds likely were a factor in an accident last month that sent a Houston-bound Continental Airlines jet into a bone-jarring veer off a Denver runway and across open, snowy fields before it came to a ...

Experts: Crosswinds likely factor in Continental accident - Houston Chronicle

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:38:00 GMT

WASHINGTON ? Strong crosswinds likely were a factor in an accident last month that sent a Houston-bound Continental Airlines jet into a bone-jarring veer off a Denver runway and across open, snowy fields before it came to a halt and caught fire ...

Experts: Crosswinds a factor in Continental crash - KTRK

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:24:00 GMT

WASHINGTON -- It was very windy when a Continental Airlines jet was destroyed while trying to take off in Denver last month, leading aviation safety experts to cite crosswinds as a likely factor in the accident. [ SIGN UP : Get headlines and breaking ...

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Crosswinds Likely Factor In Denver Crash - KIRO-TV

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:05:00 GMT

Aviation safety experts said strong crosswinds were likely among the reasons for an accident last month involving a Continental Airlines jet at Denver International Airport. Thirty-eight people were injured in the accident involving Continental ...

Experts: Crosswinds a factor in Denver air crash - Lincoln Journal Star

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:37:00 GMT

WASHINGTON - It was very windy when a Continental Airlines jet was destroyed while trying to take off in Denver last month, leading aviation safety experts to cite crosswinds as a likely factor in the accident. But were those winds strong enough to ...

Crosswinds Likely Factor In Denver Crash

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:32:35 GMT

Aviation safety experts said strong crosswinds were likely among the reasons for an accident last month involving a Continental Airlines jet at Denver International Airport.

GE engine uses biofuel - Cincinnati.com

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:23:00 GMT

EVENDALE - GE Aviation engineer Mike Epstein will be more than an interested spectator this morning when Continental Airlines runs the first U.S. flight test of a commercial jetliner using a 50-50 biofuel blend in Houston. The Continental Boeing 737 ...

Continental Airlines traffic drops in December - Boston Globe

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:28:00 GMT

HOUSTON? Continental Airlines Inc. said Tuesday that its consolidated traffic, which includes both mainline and regional service, fell 6.7 percent in December as the airline flew 7.11 billion revenue passenger miles. The airline flew 7.62 billion ...

Experts: Crosswinds a factor in Denver air crash

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:44:12 GMT

It was very windy when a Continental Airlines jet was destroyed while trying to take off in Denver last month, leading aviation safety experts to cite crosswinds as a likely factor in the accident.

Dec. Traffic At Continental,Other Carriers,Bodes Well For '09 - CNN Money

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:54:00 GMT

CHICAGO -(Dow Jones)- U.S. airlines are reporting that December passenger traffic fell from a year ago, but the early report from Continental Airlines, Inc. (CAL) - the only carrier that previews monthly passenger revenue - came in with better-than ...

US Airways joins lawsuit against FAA - MSN MoneyCentral

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:18:00 GMT

Seven airlines have filed a lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration. The carriers are opposing new safety rules aimed at pilot fatigue on international flights. Houston-based Continental Airlines Inc. and American Airlines Inc. parent ...

Winds are Being Blamed for the Jet Accident in Denver

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:49:35 GMT

Several aviation safety experts theorize the crosswinds could have pushed the plane's tail and turned its nose into the wind, much like winds turn a weather vane.

DIA phase of work on crash ends - Denver Post

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:03:00 GMT

Federal aviation investigators have wrapped up the on-scene phase of their search into why a Continental Airlines jet veered off a runway and crashed Dec. 20 at DIA. Bill English, the National Transportation Safety Board's investigator in charge, on ...

Nation briefs - Detroit News

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:21:00 GMT

WASHINGTON -- Construction spending fell less than expected in November as record activity on nonresidential projects helped offset another steep decline in housing. The Commerce Department says construction spending dropped by 0.6 percent in ...

Experts: Crosswinds a factor in 737 crash

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:20:32 GMT

It was very windy when a Continental Airlines jet was destroyed while trying to take off in Denver last month, leading aviation safety experts to cite crosswinds as a likely factor in the accident.

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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:59:00 GMT

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Continental Airlines (CAL) Reports December '08 Traffic Results - StreetInsider.com

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:33:00 GMT

Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL ) today reported a December consolidated (mainline plus regional) load factor of 79.9%, 1.2 points above the December 2007 consolidated load factor. The carrier reported a mainline load factor of 80.4%, 1.6 points ...

Airlines sue FAA over crew rest rules - El Paso Times

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:25:00 GMT

DALLAS -- Several of the nation's largest airlines have joined in a lawsuit to block stronger federal rules on crew rest during the longest international flights. The airlines say that the Federal Aviation Administration bypassed usual rule-making ...