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June 24, 2008

Group Wants Right To Toke Up At Airports

Says Marijuana Helps Jittery Passengers Relax

Members of the Denver, CO-based organization Safer Alternative for Enjoyable Recreation are calling on the government to allow travelers to smoke marijuana in the same airport lounges currently OK'd for tobacco smoking.

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Alaska Airlines To Retire MD80s Sooner Than Planned

Will Spend $60 Million To Speed Exit From Fleet

In this age of sky-high fuel prices, many airlines can't get rid of their least fuel-efficient aircraft fast enough. As a case in point, consider that Pacific Northwest Alaska Air Group -- parent company of Alaska Airlines -- plans to spend an extra $60 million to hasten the planned exits of its aged McDonnell Douglas MD80s from the carrier's fleet.

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Nearly 1,000 United Pilots To Get The Axe

Carrier Aims To Slash Flying Ranks 15 Percent

It's not especially surprising news... but it's still a harsh blow to some 950 soon-to-be-former pilots with United Airlines. Hot on the heels of the troubled carrier's June 4 announcement it plans to park its entire fleet of Boeing 737s and some older 747s, on Monday Chicago-based United said it plans to lay off the pilots tasked with flying those aircraft.

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To Suspend Or Not To Suspend: Is That The Question?

Sudan Airways, Slated For Grounding, Allowed To Continue Operations

Slated to begin a two-week suspension Monday by the Sudan Civil Aviation Authority, Sudan Airways was given a last minute reprieve by the government leaving many to wonder if the airline was truly safe to fly.

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Airline CEOs Brush Up On Rules Of Supply & Demand

And That Means Customers Will Have To Pay

As the major US airlines prepare for late-summer capacity cuts they hope will allow higher fares, air line executives and industry analysts are conceding there's no guarantee the adjustments being made will be enough to cover rising fuel costs.

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China Agrees To Increased Taiwanese Airline Charter Routes

Move May Pave Way For Future Full Direct Service Between Taiwan And Mainland

A political thaw attributed to warming relations between China and Taiwan may soon open new routes to mainland Chinese cities for Taiwanese carriers barred from operations for years due to political tensions between the two nations.

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