Ailing airline plagued by sick days
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A Midwest snowstorm and a crush of baggage caused widespread problems for airlines over the holiday weekend, but a flurry of sick days by US Airways flight attendants contributed to delays, a spokeswoman for the troubled airline said.
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In an ordeal that made some passengers feel like hostages, about 300 people aboard an Amsterdam-to-Seattle flight were delayed for 18 hours on the ground, unable to leave the plane for much of that time, as food and water ran out and the toilets stopped working.
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The company will add fewer planes to its fleet and will tweak its flight schedule as it grapples with a slowing economy and high fuel costs.
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The plight of airline workers can be seen through the eyes of refugees from failed airlines like Pan Am, Eastern and T.W.A.
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With the misery that has plagued the airline industry recently, the last place you&#39;d expect to see some inspiring -- heck, potentially rule-breaking -- thinking would be from an airline entrepreneur.
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FORT WORTH, Texas _ Wednesday was a tough day for nearly everyone connected with American Airlines. Employees learned more layoffs are in store as the struggling airline cuts back.
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The Federal Aviation Administration is facing some of the same problems that are driving the airlines to bankruptcy, rising costs and declining income.
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Staff who struggle into work when they are ill risk potentially shortening their lives, researchers believe.
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Looking around San Diego&#39;s Lindbergh Field, it&#39;s hard to tell that the airline business is in distress. On any given day, tens of thousands of people make their way through its terminals to travel to destinations near and far.
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For US Airways employees, anxiety intensifies as the carrier takes its second dip into bankruptcy restructuring in two years.
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Airline travel has a significant effect on the spread of influenza, a new study reports.
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Already hit by multiple bankruptcies, consumer displeasure and out-of-control fuel prices, the US airline industry next year faces the prospect of its worst labor unrest in more than a decade.
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Bosses of trouble-hit British Airways have vowed to put their recent difficulties behind them as they joined airport staff to help cope with the Bank Holiday exodus.
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The shortage of flu vaccine this fall poses serious challenges for employers concerned about productivity, and for low-wage workers who don't have paid sick leave and can't afford to miss a day.
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Officials are seeking to advise more than 100 passengers who sat closest to him on the longest flights and crew members to be tested for the infection.
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Travel: Airline travellers could face disruption at Christmas as union confirms call for ballot on industrial action.
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British Airways says it is rewarding ground staff with cheap flights after a chaotic week of cancelled flights.