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Minneapolis airport plans major expansion
Updated 2 weeks, 2 days![COLLEGE PARK, Ga. -- With a few whistles and command calls, Brian Cash and his crew of border collies corral a herd of sheep for breakfast, lunch and dinner (and plenty of snacks in between).]()
Airport employs sheep as weed wackers
Updated 1 month![Airline to install Airbus planes with lightweight, thinner seats, so that planes will be able to hold an additional more row.]()
United Airlines to install thinner seats
Updated 1 month![In a marketing gimmick that piggybacks on next month's presidential election, JetBlue is offering a way for Americans to make good on threats to leave the country if "the other guy" wins.]()
JetBlue contest: Free flights if 'the other guy' wins
Updated 1 week, 4 days![American Airlines said that improperly installed clamps caused seats to pop loose on two planes during flights and an inspection turned up four others with the same problem.]()
American Airlines: Installation job caused seat snafu
Updated 1 week, 4 days![Loose seats on American planes add to woes for the bankrupt airline.]()
More loose seats on American jets raise questions
Updated 1 week, 5 days![Airline fees remain contentious and tough to compare, despite concerns at federal consumer panel.]()
Airlines pressed to be more open on fees
Updated 1 week, 5 days![American Airlines remains in the spotlight today for an issue involving seats becoming "loose" during flight.]()
More loose seats reported on American Airlines flights
Updated 1 week, 5 days![The Transportation Department fined a charter airline $300,000 Tuesday for suddenly canceling flights and ordered that airline -- Xtra Airways --to avoid future violations.]()
DOT issues $300,000 fine for Direct Air shutdown
Updated 1 week, 5 days![In the last 30 days or so, American canceled more than more than 900 flights and 14,000 others were delayed.]()
Airfare Expert: Will AA's labor issues affect holiday flights?
Updated 1 week, 5 days![The Supreme Court won't hear a Florida man's attempt to challenge the use of full-body scanners at airports.]()
Supreme Court won't hear case on airport full-body scanners
Updated 1 week, 5 days![The Travel Channel has spent years telling stories about where people go, but now they're doing a show on how people get there.]()
New show goes behind the scenes at Miami airport
Updated 1 week, 5 days![Loose seats force two American Airlines flights to make emergency landings.]()
American flights diverted because of loose seats
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