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U.S. airlines pulling for US Airways
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. airline industry executives are looking forward to the benefits of consolidation as U.S. Airways Group Inc. makes a brash attempt to take over larger, bankrupt rival Delta Air Lines Inc. Full Article
U.S. airlines adjust to high fuel costs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Discount carrier Southwest Airlines has put life vests under seats so that it can fly over water and make routes such as Houston to cities in Florida shorter, burning less fuel. Full Article | Video
U.S. Military "transformation" is dead: analysts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The much heralded "transformation" of the U.S. armed forces into a streamlined, computerized, unified fighting force is dead -- or at least delayed -- leading defense analysts said this week. Full Article
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JetBlue eyes charge for fluffier pillows
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - JetBlue Airways Corp. may offer fluffier blankets and pillows for an additional charge, as it seeks to catch up to competitors in generating side revenues from its passengers, its chief executive said on Thursday. Full Article | Video
Frontier sees bidding war on Delta-US Air assets
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Discount carrier Frontier Airlines sees a bidding war over assets that are expected to be put up for sale if an $8.6 billion US Airways Group Inc. offer for Delta Air Lines Inc. goes through, a top Frontier executive said on Wednesday. Full Article | Video
Britain may quit F-35 fighter-shadow minister
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Britain may make good on a threat to withdraw from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the biggest international arms-acquisition project, absent ironclad U.S. pledges to share the plane's technology secrets, the opposition defense spokesman said on Wednesday. Full Article
Italy's Finmeccanica eyes U.S. expansion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Italy's aircraft and defense company Finmeccanica SpA said on Wednesday it wants to continue expanding in the U.S. defense market after scoring a huge win last year when its US101 helicopter was chosen to transport the U.S. president. Full Article | Video
Frontier looks to diversify revenue sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Discount carrier Frontier Airlines Inc. is looking at side businesses such as travel insurance and vacation packages to boost revenue amid stiff competition, its top executive said on Wednesday. Full Article | Video
Finmeccanica CEO for easing rules on China sales
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of Finmeccanica SpA , an Italian aerospace and defense company, said on Wednesday he favored easing export controls on some technology exports to China, a view that could put him at odds with the Bush administration. Full Article
U.S. close to rule on long haul flights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration is close to finalizing a measure that will let twin-engine jetliners on long-haul flights take more direct routes over water and the polar region, the top U.S. aviation regulator said on Wednesday. Full Article | Video
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