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Delta plans to terminate its regional flying contract with Pinnacle Airlines as of July 31, Reuters reports.

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The nation's airlines are scrutinizing every step of their operations, from the tarmac to the sky, and from the nose to the tail of their planes, searching for new ways to cut their soaring fuel bills.

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More than half of the 214 people on board were able to escape, but authorities said it was still unclear how many died in the inferno. State television initially said about 100 were killed, but officials later put the toll at dozens without being more precise.

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An O'Hare-bound United Airlines flight was diverted Sunday night to the Gary/Chicago International Airport, leaving 123 passengers stuck on the plane for six hours.

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United Airlines will offer buyouts to 600 senior flight attendants as the carrier scales back service because of record jet-fuel prices.

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A number of major airlines rolled back a weekend fare increase Monday, the first time in more than half a dozen attempts that a widespread price hike failed to take hold across the struggling industry.

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Discount carrier JetBlue Airways Corp. has agreed to acquire Verizon Communications Inc.'s Airfone business to offer free e-mail and messaging services aboard its flights.

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Authorities at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport say two planes clipped wings on the ground.

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Body-scanning machines that show images of people underneath their clothing are being installed in 10 of the nation's busiest airports in one of the biggest public uses of security devices that reveal intimate parts.

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The crisis facing the airline industry, propelled by out-of-control fuel costs, claimed another victim on Thursday.

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