WASHINGTON (AP) – Airline passengers are getting grumpier, and it's little wonder.

Airlines keep shrinking the size of seats to stuff more people onto planes, those empty middle seats that once provided a little more room are now occupied and more people with tickets are being turned away because flights are overbooked.

2. American Airlines Signs Deal to Outsource Some Flying - Thursday, September 13, 2012

DALLAS (AP) – American Airlines has agreed to outsource some of its regional flying to SkyWest Inc., part of American's plan to cut costs while it's under bankruptcy protection.

3. Pinnacle Rolls Out PinnPro Ground Services Unit - Monday, June 13, 2011

Memphis-based Pinnacle Airlines Corp. has a rebranded business unit that provides professional ground services to other regional and charter air carriers.

4. Pinnacle Rolls Out PinnPro Ground Services Unit - Friday, June 10, 2011

Memphis-based Pinnacle Airlines Corp. has a rebranded business unit that provides professional ground services to other regional and charter air carriers.

5. Airlines Canceled Almost 4 Pct. of Jan. Flights - Tuesday, March 08, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) – Nearly 4 percent of all U.S. flights were canceled in January as severe winter storms paralyzed most of the East, but just one flight was stuck on the ground for more than three hours, the government said Monday.

6. Airlines Improve On-Time Performance in March - Wednesday, May 12, 2010

DALLAS (AP) — U.S. airlines are doing a better job of staying on schedule, according to the government.

The Transportation Department said Tuesday that the airlines averaged an 80 percent on-time arrival rate in March, better than February this year and better than March 2009.

7. US Rule Move Favors Unions at Airlines, Railroads - Tuesday, May 11, 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) – In a major victory for organized labor, unions will have an easier time signing up airline and railroad workers after the Obama administration Monday changed a 76-year-old U.S. rule on union elections.

8. United Air In $3B-Plus Stock Deal For Continental - Tuesday, May 04, 2010

United Airlines has agreed to buy Continental in a $3 billion-plus deal that would create the world’s largest carrier.

The new United would surpass Delta Air Lines in size, which should help it attract more high-fare business travelers. It will fly to 370 destinations in 59 countries.

9. Delta Posts Small Loss for Fourth Quarter - Wednesday, January 27, 2010

ATLANTA (AP) – Delta Air Lines Inc. sees signs that corporate travel demand is picking up as it closed the books on a turbulent 2009 by posting a $25 million loss for the final three months of the year.

10. Delta Sees Brighter Revenue Environment Ahead - Thursday, December 10, 2009

ATLANTA (AP) – Delta Air Lines Inc. expects the improving revenue environment to continue in the months ahead, though sales of premium seats remain pressured.

11. Continental Named Most Admired U.S. Airline - Wednesday, March 07, 2007
     Continental Airlines was rated the most admired U.S. airline in Fortune magazine's 2007 list of America's Most Admired Companies. The list and related stories appear in the March 19 issue, on newsstands Monday and at www