Big U.S. Airlines Hunt Profits on Overseas Routes
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Major U.S. airlines, facing intense  competition from low-cost carriers within the United States,  are shifting their focus to international routes as they search  for ways to drum up profits.
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Southwest Airlines Co  and Continental Airlines Inc , two of the largest U.S. carriers, posted higher quarterly earnings on Thursday as fuller planes and fare increases helped offset soaring fuel costs.
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India will allow domestic commercial airlines to fly long haul international routes, a move it hopes will stoke competition and drive down prices.
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Hawaiian Airlines is putting up impressive numbers, including some that really matter to travelers.
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Most U.S. airlines, trying to offset  record high jet fuel prices, have boosted air fares in North  America by as much as $10 on round-trip flights.
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U.S. airlines, racing to bring the  Internet to domestic skies, hope that it will generate not only  buzz but revenues.
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Budget airlines, such as Oasis, JetStar, and AirAsiaX are offering low-cost flights to the US and Europe.
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The major carriers experiment with more legroom, relaxed fare rules, and frequent-flier perks.
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Traveling this Thanksgiving may not be as easy as it was last year. And that is both good and bad news. On the upside: The long lines at airports
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US airlines spend hundreds of millions of dollars annually in extra fuel costs to transport a heavier traveling public, researchers estimate.
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NEW YORK - Business travelers will be able to surf the Web securely on long-distance flights by combining services from Boeing Co.
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The aerospace company looks for commercial aviation turnaround to fuel growth.
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Two of the largest US airlines - American and Southwest - blame record fuel prices for their poor quarterly results.
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The next big battle may be over foreigners buying into U.S. carriers.
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Two major airlines and four start-ups scramble for pieces of the all business-class market.
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Airlines worldwide may make a combined profit of $1.2 billion next year, their first since 2000, as fuel prices fall from record highs and passenger traffic increases, the International Air Transport Association said.
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THE peak summer travel season traditionally gives the US airlines a revenue lift, but this year struggling carriers will be glad to see the back of the third quarter.