list USATODAY.com Travel (Flights) - Top Stories http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/default.htm USATODAY.com Travel (Flights) - Top Stories (USA TODAY) en-us Copyright 2009, USATODAY.com, USA TODAY Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:44:25 GMT USATODAY.com Travel (Flights) - Top Stories 142 18 http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/default.htm http://images.usatoday.com/_common/_images/usatodaycom_135x20.gif 100 years in the air started with Zeppelin's passenger service http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UsatodayTravel-Flights/~3/nnQdQI9PtT0/2009-10-28-zeppelin-air-travel_N.htm Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:39:16 GMT We're celebrating a century of Count von Zeppelin's 1909 bright idea: passenger airline travel. Once Europe's most famous man, ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/sLUvSTa0BEgQYPdA3Iu9hBMOVzk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/sLUvSTa0BEgQYPdA3Iu9hBMOVzk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/sLUvSTa0BEgQYPdA3Iu9hBMOVzk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/sLUvSTa0BEgQYPdA3Iu9hBMOVzk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UsatodayTravel-Flights/~4/nnQdQI9PtT0" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2009-10-28-zeppelin-air-travel_N.htm?csp=34 Economy doesn't ground airline start-ups http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UsatodayTravel-Flights/~3/5glvHIxbLow/2009-11-16-whyownairline11_CV_N.htm Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:17:14 GMT The airline industry faces fluctuating fuel prices, high labor costs and the whims of travelers, but there continue to be airline ... <p><a 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ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UsatodayTravel-Flights/~4/hRwfkG3I1bI" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-11-13-us-airways-pilots-mediation_N.htm?csp=34 Wandering jet: FAA 'could have done better' http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UsatodayTravel-Flights/~3/r6k75p14lXM/2009-11-13-faa-mistakes-jet_N.htm Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:30:45 GMT The government's reaction to an out-of-communication jet that flew past its destination last month was marred by poor communication ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/GVjAwBZiaEc5EXGNLl5gssfOlbs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/GVjAwBZiaEc5EXGNLl5gssfOlbs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/GVjAwBZiaEc5EXGNLl5gssfOlbs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/GVjAwBZiaEc5EXGNLl5gssfOlbs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UsatodayTravel-Flights/~4/r6k75p14lXM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-11-13-faa-mistakes-jet_N.htm?csp=34 DOT to create panel to fix airline industry http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UsatodayTravel-Flights/~3/7kMecm0lY0s/2009-11-13-dot-airline-panel_N.htm Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:12:35 GMT Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Thursday he will create a special panel to come up with a plan to restore health to ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/0dz1lYAE4hmo_Hzt8_2HoRb7qV4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/0dz1lYAE4hmo_Hzt8_2HoRb7qV4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/0dz1lYAE4hmo_Hzt8_2HoRb7qV4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/0dz1lYAE4hmo_Hzt8_2HoRb7qV4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UsatodayTravel-Flights/~4/7kMecm0lY0s" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-11-13-dot-airline-panel_N.htm?csp=34 Feds to examine competitiveness of U.S. airlines http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UsatodayTravel-Flights/~3/VQ99ChUo1Lk/2009-11-12-feds-airline-competition_N.htm Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:45:15 GMT The Obama administration should resist any calls to re-regulate or otherwise intervene in airline operations in an attempt to ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/ySQ2dqGPpx0NNup53VhpQb8ROk8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/ySQ2dqGPpx0NNup53VhpQb8ROk8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/ySQ2dqGPpx0NNup53VhpQb8ROk8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/ySQ2dqGPpx0NNup53VhpQb8ROk8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UsatodayTravel-Flights/~4/VQ99ChUo1Lk" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-11-12-feds-airline-competition_N.htm?csp=34 Vietnam Airlines latest airline to order A380 superjumbo http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UsatodayTravel-Flights/~3/kMNbVUJk_qw/2009-11-13-vietnam-air-a380_N.htm Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:08:26 GMT Vietnam Airlines has agreed to buy six new aircraft, including four Airbus A380 superjumbos, from Airbus in a deal worth almost ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/q6Zj4CIi4vrb7dkA3r02ImJxkPc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/q6Zj4CIi4vrb7dkA3r02ImJxkPc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/q6Zj4CIi4vrb7dkA3r02ImJxkPc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/q6Zj4CIi4vrb7dkA3r02ImJxkPc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UsatodayTravel-Flights/~4/kMNbVUJk_qw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-11-13-vietnam-air-a380_N.htm?csp=34 Japan Airlines posts $1.5 billion first-half loss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UsatodayTravel-Flights/~3/EVgIZG7KG0c/2009-11-13-jal-first-half-loss_N.htm Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:08:11 GMT Japan Airlines said Friday it racked up a $1.5 billion loss and was seeking government help to fend off creditors as the beleaguered ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/AV8aE6856NbIqxMgdCdXxILxnTw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/AV8aE6856NbIqxMgdCdXxILxnTw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/AV8aE6856NbIqxMgdCdXxILxnTw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/AV8aE6856NbIqxMgdCdXxILxnTw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UsatodayTravel-Flights/~4/EVgIZG7KG0c" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-11-13-jal-first-half-loss_N.htm?csp=34 British Airways, Iberia agree to merger terms http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UsatodayTravel-Flights/~3/WEaSn0A3nm0/2009-11-12-british-airways-iberia-merger_N.htm Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:12:22 GMT Iberia and British Airways have approved an agreement establishing the basis for a merger, the Spanish carrier said late Thursday. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/-KUkBes5oStIFzoY3PF25acUsFY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/-KUkBes5oStIFzoY3PF25acUsFY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/-KUkBes5oStIFzoY3PF25acUsFY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/-KUkBes5oStIFzoY3PF25acUsFY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UsatodayTravel-Flights/~4/WEaSn0A3nm0" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-11-12-british-airways-iberia-merger_N.htm?csp=34 Horizon Air to ax midday flight from Walla Walla http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UsatodayTravel-Flights/~3/Jk1oXVw4DvQ/2009-11-12-horizon-air-walla-walla_N.htm Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:29:41 GMT Horizon Air is dropping one of its daily flights from Walla Walla to Seattle due to a lack of travelers. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/t3YeqV35LqtCRKxHepaHoC4SqQw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/t3YeqV35LqtCRKxHepaHoC4SqQw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/t3YeqV35LqtCRKxHepaHoC4SqQw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/t3YeqV35LqtCRKxHepaHoC4SqQw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UsatodayTravel-Flights/~4/Jk1oXVw4DvQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-11-12-horizon-air-walla-walla_N.htm?csp=34