Airports await guidelines for traveler registry
Airports await guidelines for traveler registry — Proponents of an idea to speed trusted travelers through security are pushing to sign up airports and overcome skepticism of some airport officials who fear the program won’t shorten lines. (USA Today)
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Suspicious device found at Atlanta airport — Officials shut down all security checkpoints at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport for about two hours Wednesday after a “suspicious device” was detected in a screening machine. (AP)
NBA squad, American Airlines team up for giveaway — Dallas Maverick’s owner Mark Cuban and American Airlines teamed to give the more than 20,000 ticket holders at the Mavericks’ regular season finale a free round-trip ticket on an American flight at Dallas Love Field. (USA Today)
Socked for a single supplement — When she has to cancel her trip to the Amazon, Linda Enis gets a surprise: her roommate — a woman she does not even know — will now have to pay a single supplement. But Enis has cancellation insurance from TripMate. Shouldn’t the insurance cover the supplement? (Christopher Elliott on Tripso)
Bus accident in India kills 47 — A bus carrying wedding guests veered off a road and plunged into a lake Thursday in northeastern India, killing at least 47 people, police said. Another 27 passengers were injured. (AP)
Southwest’s earnings up, fuel costs rise — Southwest Airlines on Thursday said its quarterly earnings edged higher as the leading U.S. discount carrier was forced to pay closer to market prices for jet fuel. (Reuters)
Manchester markets Boston’s good name — Apparently, no one outside of New England really knows where Manchester, N.H., is — only about 3 percent, according to a recent airport study. But more than 90 percent can pinpoint Boston. (The Boston Globe)
Air China signs deal to buy 15 Boeing planes — Air China said Thursday it signed an agreement to buy 15 Boeing 737 aircraft that have a list price of $982.8 million as part of an earlier-disclosed package deal that involved eight Chinese airlines buying 80 737 jetliners. (AP)
Beatles-Cirque show opening in Vegas — Tickets are on sale for the much-anticipated theater pairing that features the legendary music of The Beatles and the acrobatic spectacle of Cirque du Soleil. “Love” premieres June 30 with an international cast of 60 performers at The Mirage hotel-casino. (AP)
Continental’s quarterly loss narrows — Continental Airlines on Thursday posted a narrower quarterly loss as labor cost-cuts and higher revenues offset soaring fuel prices. The No. 4 U.S. carrier said its net loss narrowed to $66 million, or 76 cents a share, from $186 million, or $2.79 a diluted share, a year earlier. (Reuters)
British Airways drops prices — British Airways will throw down the gauntlet to low-cost airlines easyJet and Ryanair by slashing prices from London to almost all its European short haul destinations, the company said Thursday. (AFP)
LA airport leaders worry about shorrtage of baggage screeners — The Transportation Security Administration plans to launch a hiring campaign in the coming weeks to ensure it has enough security screeners to handle the large number of travelers expected to pass through Los Angeles International Airport this summer. (AP)
Oil falls from record high — Oil prices fell on Thursday after setting a fresh all-time high above $74 a barrel as some investors took profits across booming commodity markets. (Reuters)
Air Canada off bottle — Air Canada is ditching glass wine bottles in favour of lightweight containers on its Montreal-to-Paris route this week in a trial to reduce the weight of its planes, underscoring the airline’s drive to save on fuel as oil prices soar. (Globe and Mail)
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