Big airlines expand $10 surcharge for already-expensive travel around the holidaysOctober 6th, 2009 Airlines expand $10 surcharge on busy travel daysMINNEAPOLIS — Several big airlines have added $10 surcharges for busy days around the holidays, making days that already tended to be expensive to fly a little more costly. Last month airlines added a $10 each-way surcharge for Nov.
Mass. court upholds $2M award to Wal-Mart pharmacist who claimed male co-workers got more payOctober 5th, 2009 Court upholds $2M award to Wal-Mart pharmacistBOSTON — A former pharmacist at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. who claimed she was fired after asking to be paid the same as her male colleagues is entitled to $2 million in damages awarded by a jury, the state's highest court ruled Monday.
Budget Travel magazine recognizes innovation with Extra Mile AwardsSeptember 30th, 2009 Budget Travel Extra Mile Awards for innovationNEW YORK — New services and features from Kayak.com, American Airlines, JetBlue, Google and TripAdvisor honored with Extra Mile Awards from Budget Travel magazine. The magazine gives the awards for developments that make travel "easier, more enjoyable and more affordable."
The top 10 winners for 2009, listed in the magazine's October issue, are:
—Kayak.com, for new features like search sharing, a real-time map of available airfare and an iPhone application.
Ill. jury awards $6.7 million to family of man killed in Archer Daniels Midland accidentSeptember 16th, 2009 Ill. jury awards $6.7 million fatal ADM accidentDECATUR, Ill. — A central Illinois jury has decided Archer Daniels Midland Co.
Ill. jury awards $6.7 million to family of man killed in ADM accidentSeptember 16th, 2009 Jury awards $6.7 million in fatal ADM accidentDECATUR, Ill. — An Illinois jury has decided that Archer Daniels Midland Co.
Mexican official says anti-Mexican discrimination up in US in areas with fewer migrantsAugust 29th, 2009 Mexico: anti-Mexican discrimination in US growingMEXICO CITY — A Mexican official says discrimination against Mexicans in the United States is growing and is most pronounced in areas where immigration is relatively new. Director of Consular Affairs and Protection Daniel Hernandez says that "where we are seeing the most complex, hard and deep-seated discrimination is in areas where immigration is new, where there may be fewer Mexicans."
Hernandez says "precisely because there are fewer Mexicans, the discrimination is tougher," although he did not cite specific examples or causes for the trend in a talk Friday.
LA City Council approves $8.1M payout for 2 firefighters who sued department in 2007August 13th, 2009 LA City Council OK's $8.1M for 2 firefightersLOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council has voted unanimously to pay $8.1 million to two firefighters who won separate discrimination and retaliation lawsuits against the fire department in 2007. Council members on Wednesday approved a $4.8 million payment to Capt.
Unionized Frontier Airlines maintenance workers to vote on wage, benefits cutsAugust 7th, 2009 Frontier Airlines, union announce deal on pay cutsDENVER — Frontier Airlines has approved a long-term agreement on wage and benefit concessions from maintenance workers represented by International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 691. The airline had obtained cuts from those workers under a bankruptcy court order in November.
United Airlines moving operations center from Chicago suburbs to Willis TowerAugust 6th, 2009 UAL moving operations center to downtown ChicagoCHICAGO — United Airlines said on Thursday it plans to move its operations center from suburban Chicago to the downtown building that until recently was known as the Sears Tower. The move will bring 2,800 jobs into the city from Elk Grove Township, near O'Hare Airport.
A look at airlines' on-time performance as reported by the DOTAugust 4th, 2009 A look at airlines' on-time statusThe following lists 19 airlines' on-time performance in June and overall on-time performance since the beginning of the year, according to data from the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Carrier On-Time Arrival Pct.
Parent UAL names new president for United AirlinesJuly 23rd, 2009 UAL names new president for United AirlinesCHICAGO — UAL Corp. on Thursday tapped an insider to become president of its United Airlines operating subsidiary.
Federal jury in Kentucky awards $1.25 million in DuPont chemical leak caseJuly 14th, 2009 Federal jury awards $1.25 million in chemical leakLOUISVILLE, Ky. — A federal jury has ordered DuPont to pay more than $1.25 million to six people who were injured when fuming sulfuric acid spilled from an eastern Kentucky plant five years ago.
More Vermont church properties face liens to cover awards in priest sex abuse trialsJuly 5th, 2009 More Vermont diocese properties face liensBURLINGTON, Vt. — A judge has put liens on four church-owned rest homes and part of the Vermont Roman Catholic diocese's investments in order to cover jury awards in two priest sex abuse cases.
Airlines mostly lower as oil, broader market dropJune 12th, 2009 Sector Snap: Airline shares mostly lowerATLANTA — Airline shares were mostly lower Friday as oil prices took a breather and slid lower and the overall market declined. Benchmark crude for July delivery fell 77 cents to $71.91 on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the first time oil prices have fallen in several days.
1.2 million bags lost forever by airlines last yearMarch 18th, 2009 LONDON - Airlines worldwide lost 1.2 million bags last year - one for every 2,000 passengers - but continue to fob off victims with low compensation, the Air Transport Users Council (AUC) said Tuesday. The 1.2 million bags that were never seen again by their owners were among 42 million that were 'mishandled' in 2007, compared with 34 million in 2006 and 30 million in 2005.
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