DALLAS (AP) – For passengers traveling between smaller cities and large hub airports, the ticket may say Delta, American or United, but they're likely flying on a regional airline whose planes are painted in the major carrier's colors.

2. Airlines Collecting Less Money for Bag Fees - Tuesday, May 6, 2014

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – Airlines are taking in less money from bag fees than they did two years ago, but they are making up for it by adding charges for a slew of extras, including getting a decent seat.

3. Airfares Continue to Rise, Up 12 Percent Since 2009 - Friday, January 17, 2014

NEW YORK (AP) – The price of flying continues to climb, with the average domestic roundtrip ticket, including tax, reaching $363.42 last year, up more than $7 from the prior year.

The 2 percent increase outpaced inflation, which stood at 1.5 percent for the year, and represents the fourth consecutive year fliers have faced price hikes.

4. If Government Backs In-Flight Calls, Will the Airlines? - Tuesday, November 26, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) – The Federal Communications Commission might be ready to permit cellphone calls in flight. But what about the airlines?

Old concerns about electronics being a danger to airplane navigation have been debunked. And airlines could make some extra cash charging passengers to call a loved one from 35,000 feet. But that extra money might not be worth the backlash from fliers who view overly chatty neighbors as another inconvenience to go along with smaller seats and stuffed overhead bins.

5. Government, States Try to Block Proposed Airline Merger - Wednesday, August 14, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) – The federal government is trying to block the proposed merger of American Airlines and US Airways, saying it would cause "substantial harm" to consumers by leading to higher fares and fees.

6. Airline Passenger Complaints Surged in 2012 - Tuesday, April 9, 2013

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.

7. US Economic Recovery is Weakest Since World War II - Thursday, August 16, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) – The recession that ended three years ago this summer has been followed by the feeblest economic recovery since the Great Depression.

Since World War II, 10 U.S. recessions have been followed by a recovery that lasted at least three years. An Associated Press analysis shows that by just about any measure, the one that began in June 2009 is the weakest.

8. American Makes its Case Against Union Contracts - Tuesday, April 24, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) – American Airlines argued before a federal bankruptcy judge Monday that its union contracts need to be changed to make the company financially stable.

The airline lost more than $10 billion in the decade leading up to its declaration of bankruptcy in November. During that same period most of its major rivals used the bankruptcy process to cut wages and benefits, which American says has left it saddled with higher labor costs.

9. Delta, Alitalia, Air France to Cut Europe Flights - Friday, May 20, 2011

Delta Air Lines, Air France-KLM and Alitalia will sharply reduce flights across the Atlantic starting this fall, after airlines added too much capacity to those routes just as fuel prices shot up.

The change will leave travelers between the U.S. and Europe with fewer choices. Delta began adding more trans-Atlantic flying toward the end of 2010. In November it announced new flights from Boston and Miami to London, as well as additional flights from New York to Paris and Seattle to Amsterdam, among others.

10. Worth it? Extras to Speed Through Airline Security - Monday, January 18, 2010

ATLANTA (AP) - Laptop bags that may not require you to remove your computer. Luggage concierge services that enable you to check your bags before you arrive at the airport. PDAs to display your mobile boarding pass.

11. Window Closing for Carrier Combos to be Reviewed Under Business-Friendly Bush Administration - Tuesday, March 25, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) - While talk of a combined Delta-Northwest and other airline mergers seems to be in a holding pattern, further delays could jeopardize carriers' chances of getting regulatory clearance under the business-friendly Bush administration.

12. Name, HQ Location Are Thorny Issues In Airline Merger Talks - Wednesday, January 23, 2008

ATLANTA (AP) - A particularly thorny issue for Delta Air Lines Inc. in its talks with United Airlines and Northwest Airlines about a combination with one of the carriers is where the merged company would be based and what it would be called, industry observers say.

13. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, February 12, 2003
Julie Wittichen Gasaway has become an associate at Askew Nixon Ferguson Architects

Julie Wittichen Gasaway has become an associate at Askew Nixon Ferguson Architects. She joined the firm in 1990 and earned a bachelors degree from the University o...

14. Archived Article: United P2 - Tuesday, December 10, 2002
United files for bankruptcy

United Airlines files for bankruptcy
United Airlines made the largest bankruptcy filing in aviation history Monday, saying it was the only way to keep the world's No. 2 airline flying after two years of heavy loss...

15. Archived Article: Market Briefs - Monday, January 14, 2002
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16. Archived Article: Law Focus - Thursday, June 18, 1998
By SUZANNE THOMPSON Foundation of evidence Video and audio specialists question the states rules on admissibility of evidence By SUZANNE THOMPSON The Daily News During a trial, a cassette tape is submitted as evidence that is a copy of the original ...