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	<title>The Airline Zone &#187; The Dallas Morning News &#8211; Airline Biz Blog</title>
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		<title>Airlines cancel more than 3,000 flights Wednesday</title>
		<link>http://www.theairlinezone.com/2011/01/airlines-cancel-more-than-3000-flights-wednesday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 21:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FlightAware.com has these latest numbers as of 3 p.m. CST time, and we quote:

In the last 24 hours, FlightAware.com is accounting for:

Departing or arriving the US: 5,394 cancellations.
In/out of New York (EWR/LGA/JFK/ISP): 1,964 cancellations.

For ...]]></description>
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		<title>We&#8217;re talking about the Wright amendment and short-haul flights</title>
		<link>http://www.theairlinezone.com/2011/01/were-talking-about-the-wright-amendment-and-short-haul-flights/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our Monday morning trivia focused on the drop in passengers on short-haul flights nationwide and from Dallas Love Field.

The route between Oklahoma City and Dallas Love/DFW Airport showed the biggest decline, about 39 percent fewer passengers in 2009 ...]]></description>
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		<title>Southwest ranks 16th of 18 in on-time performance</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Southwest Airlines once again performed abysmally on on-time performance relative to its peers, and United Airlines topped the major carriers as the government released on-time numbers for November 2010.

Southwest finished 16th out of 18 U.S. airlines...]]></description>
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		<title>Other interesting airline and airport stuff from November 2010 DOT stats</title>
		<link>http://www.theairlinezone.com/2011/01/other-interesting-airline-and-airport-stuff-from-november-2010-dot-stats/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Other factoids from the November 2010 Air Travel Consumer Report from the DOT's Bureau of Transportation Statistics:

•	Cancellations jumped more than 1,000 compared to November 2009: 3,755 in 2010 compared to 2,732 in 2009. SkyWest cancelled the mos...]]></description>
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		<title>AA, Japan Airlines say they&#8217;ll start their joint business venture on April 1</title>
		<link>http://www.theairlinezone.com/2011/01/aa-japan-airlines-say-theyll-start-their-joint-business-venture-on-april-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 05:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[American Airlines president Tom Horton and Japan Airlines president  Masaru Onishi announced 2 p.m. Tuesday Tokyo time (11 p.m. Monday, Dallas time) that they'll start their joint venture on April 1.

That's when they expect to start revenue sharing on...]]></description>
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		<title>FlightAware: More than 2,400 cancellations on Monday</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:03:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FlightAware's 6 p.m. Monday report card shows airlines cancelled more than 2,400 scheduled flights on Monday, with more than 1,000 cancellations from Atlanta Hartsfield. Delta Air Lines and AirTran Airways flights were particularly hard hit, as one mig...]]></description>
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		<title>American Airlines wins TRO against Sabre in battle over flight and fare displays</title>
		<link>http://www.theairlinezone.com/2011/01/american-airlines-wins-tro-against-sabre-in-battle-over-flight-and-fare-displays/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 23:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[American Airlines convinced a Texas state district judge Monday to issue a temporary restraining order to make Sabre begin displaying American's fares and flights on an equal footing with other airlines.

This is the latest battle in the war over who p...]]></description>
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		<title>Storm hitting Atlanta airline flights the hardest</title>
		<link>http://www.theairlinezone.com/2011/01/storm-hitting-atlanta-airline-flights-the-hardest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 16:33:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It appears that Atlanta Hartsfield is currently feeling the biggest impact of Monday's winter weather.

Here's the update from Delta Air Lines, which operates the world's largest connecting hub at Atlanta:

"Delta has proactively cancelled more than 1,...]]></description>
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		<title>Monday morning trivia</title>
		<link>http://www.theairlinezone.com/2011/01/monday-morning-trivia-61/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We had a story Sunday about short-haul routes and how the number of passengers has gone down significantly in many of the short-distance markets since 1990.

With Dallas Love Field flights limited by the Wright amendment, most of its route fall into th...]]></description>
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		<title>AirTran cancels all Atlanta flights Monday</title>
		<link>http://www.theairlinezone.com/2011/01/airtran-cancels-all-atlanta-flights-monday/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theairlinezone.com/2011/01/airtran-cancels-all-atlanta-flights-monday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:36:52 +0000</pubDate>
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AirTran Airways said Monday it has cancelled all its Atlanta arrivals and departures Monday, the result of a winter storm hitting the Southeast.

"The airline has made this strategic decision in order to ensure the safety of its Crew Members and custo...]]></description>
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		<title>American Airlines, a little girl and Sugar, the lost mouse</title>
		<link>http://www.theairlinezone.com/2011/01/american-airlines-a-little-girl-and-sugar-the-lost-mouse/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theairlinezone.com/2011/01/american-airlines-a-little-girl-and-sugar-the-lost-mouse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 22:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since I get my share of angry letters from angry customers who talk about the injustices that their airline did to them, I'm passing on this story of a lost (toy) mouse, a little girl, a determined dad and a helpful airline -- in this case, American Ai...]]></description>
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		<title>3 idle thoughts for Friday</title>
		<link>http://www.theairlinezone.com/2011/01/3-idle-thoughts-for-friday-64/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. I really hate it when jerks in the media break news embargos - especially when I turn out to be the jerk. Sorry, fellow journalists. Sorry, Southwest Airlines.

2. You know a Rapid Rewards member isn't happy with changes to the program when he or sh...]]></description>
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		<title>Rapid Rewards changes aren&#8217;t making some Southwest Airlines fliers happy</title>
		<link>http://www.theairlinezone.com/2011/01/rapid-rewards-changes-arent-making-some-southwest-airlines-fliers-happy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theairlinezone.com/2011/01/rapid-rewards-changes-arent-making-some-southwest-airlines-fliers-happy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 18:06:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We reported Thursday about the major changes in Southwest Airlines' frequent flier program, Rapid Rewards.

The existing program seems to penalize long-distance travelers and provides the most benefit to short-haual travelers. As Southwest's passenger ...]]></description>
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		<title>Distribution war against American could go nuclear</title>
		<link>http://www.theairlinezone.com/2011/01/distribution-war-against-american-could-go-nuclear/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did I mention that I predicted 2011 might be the Year of Distribution Wars? Because Sabre Holdings -- the prodigy of American Airlines past -- has thrown down the gauntlet in the brewing battle over how fares are being distributed to travel agencies.

...]]></description>
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		<title>Analyst says higher fuel prices help airlines</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stifel Nicolaus airline analyst Hunter Keay has a provocative title on a report out Tuesday:

"High Oil Prices are Good for Airlines"

Why? Keay argues that the 2008 crisis in energy prices forced airlines to do smart things and avoid dumb ones to surv...]]></description>
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