Airlines drop latest fare increase

2010-02-22T14:45:54Z

<div id="subtitle">Airlines drop latest fare increase after some carriers resist hike</div><div><p>Major U.S. airlines have dropped an effort to raise fares by up to $16 a roundtrip after some carriers resisted the increase.</p><p>Fort Worth, Texas-based

Banks Eye New Fees, Revenue In 2010

2010-02-23T01:18:39Z

<div id="subtitle">New rules protect consumers but reduce bank profits</div><div><p> The Credit Card Act of 2009 takes effect next month, but as consumers are all to aware, lenders spent the second half of last year getting ready for it, jacking up interest rates and closing thousands of accounts.</p><p>With the new rules expected to take billions of d...

Chances better checked bags will arrive with you

2010-02-23T07:58:01Z

<div id="subtitle">Odds are improving that holiday travelers and their bags will arrive together</div><div><p>With fewer flights and less luggage to deliver, airlines are doing a better job handling travelers' bags.</p><p>That recent good fortune has been put to the test during the holiday travel season, as planes have been packed with passengers and bags. There are some things you can do to reduce the risk of ge...

Panic _ but no deaths _ in jet accident in Jamaica

2010-02-23T12:05:13Z

<div id="subtitle">Panic, confusion _ but no deaths _ after plane carrying 154 skids off runway in rainy Jamaica</div><div><p>Passengers on American Airlines Flight 331 had endured the crowded airports and delays of holiday travel, and were moments from their Caribbean destination. Suddenly, everything seemed to spin out of control.</p&...

Passengers survive horror crash landing in Jamaica

2010-02-23T12:01:47Z

<div><p> An American Airlines jet overshot the runway at a Jamaican airport and ended up in a mangled mess on a beach, but all 154 passengers and crew survived with 91 mainly minor injuries, officials said.</p><p>Flight AA 331 from Miami arrived in heavy rain at

Plane crashes in Jamaica but passengers walk away

2010-02-23T12:09:37Z

<div><p> An American Airlines jet overshot the runway at a Jamaican airport and ended up in a mangled mess near a beach, but all 154 passengers and crew survived with just 40 mainly minor injuries, officials said.</p><p>Flight AA 331 from Miami arrived in heavy rain at ATLANTA (Reuters) - Major air carriers added extra flights on Monday to accommodate passengers whose travel plans were disrupted by a massive weekend storm that dumped as much as two feet of snow on the U.S. Northeast.</p><p>The storm buried cities from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that people do...

How Much Protection Does Overdraft Fee Rule Provide?

2010-02-24T05:36:01Z

<div id="subtitle">Banks could drop unprofitable customers</div><div><p> The Federal Reserve this week issued anew rule requiring banks to allow customers to decide whether they want the automatic "courtesy" overdraft protection, that covers debit card purchases when they overdraw their accounts, but nicks them with a hefty fee. </p><p>Unde...

Hundreds Gather To Hear Gay Marine In Memphis

2010-02-24T21:58:42Z

<div id="subtitle">After vandals destroyed a billboard featured an out Marine, hundreds gather to hear him speak</div><div><p> <p>About 260 people rallied Sunday to protest the destruction of a billboard that featured a gay former Marine in Memphis.</p> <p>The billboard, one of five paid for by <a>the Memphis Gay and Lesbian Community Cent...

'Billboard Will Go Back Up' Gay Veteran Says

2010-02-25T00:16:44Z

<div id="subtitle">The gay former marine who appeared in the Memphis billboard destroyed last week by vandals insists the billboard will return</div><div><p> <p>The gay former marine who appeared in the Memphis billboard destroyed last week by vandals insists the billboard will return.</p> <p>“The billboard will go back up,”

Free Checking Isn't Always Free

2010-02-25T12:45:17Z

<div id="subtitle">25 percent of bank customers pay all the fees</div><div><p> Almost every bank these days offers some sort of "free" checking account. But most require the consumer to meet guidelines, like maintaining a certain balance, and nearly all assess service charges of one type or another if these conditions aren't met.</p><p>Even consumers who sign up for "free" checking are often shocked at the end of...

Flying in comfort _ or not

2010-02-27T08:04:51Z

<div id="subtitle">A look at how 8 airlines' seating, legroom and on-board amenities stack up</div><div><p>Fares, fees and destinations aren't the only things that vary by airline.</p><p>The width of your seat, the amount of legroom and the entertainment options available can make the time, well, fly by — or make a long flight feel a lot longer.</p><p>Legroom is important to many flier...

Plane's hijacking alarm flub forces jet escort

2010-02-27T12:02:21Z

<div id="subtitle">Commercial flight's hijacking alarm mistakenly activated, forcing fighter-jet escort to Miami</div><div><p>Authorities say a cockpit hijacking alarm was mistakenly tripped on an American Airlines flight carrying more than 150 people, forcing fighter jets to escort the plane onto the tarmac.</p&g...

Wi Fi slow to become ubiquitous onboard airlines

2010-02-27T12:21:35Z

<div id="subtitle">Some major carriers moving slowly to roll out Wi Fi onboard aircraft across their fleets</div><div><p>Major airlines are scrounging for every dollar now that fewer people are flying amid the economic downturn, yet the carriers have been slow to install in-flight wireless Internet access across their fleets that could generate millions in fees.</p><p>Cost, technology and passengers' willingness ...

Flight attendants union wants flu safeguards

2010-02-28T07:19:59Z

<div id="subtitle">Flight attendants union asks FAA to require airlines to screen passengers for swine flu</div><div><p>A national flight attendants union wants the Federal Aviation Administration to require U.S. airlines to develop and implement passenger-screening standards because of the ...

UK Billboard

2009-04-16T18:49:20Z

John McQueen, top, and Tim Smith, bottom, with Lamar Outdoor Advertising, installed a new University of Kentucky football billboard in front of 772 Winchester Rd. in Lexington, Ky., Wednesday, April, 15, 2009. Dallas</div><div><p>Authorities say a 26-year-old passenger ran to the front of a taxiing plane, opened a door and slid down to the tarmac before being detained.</p><p>American Airlines s...

Surviving the Elements

2010-03-01T13:53:58Z

<div><p></p><p>SNOWBOARDING</p><p></p><p>The situation: A tidal wave of deadly snow sweeps you down the slope.</p><p></p><p>How to survive: "One essential key to surviving an avalanche is wearing an avalanche beacon," says Shin Campos, a pro snowboarder with more than 18 years'...

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