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• AMR asks for more time to file bankruptcy plan

  FORT WORTH, Texas-- American Airlines parent AMR Corp. has asked a federal judge for another extension, until April 15, to file a bankruptcy-reorganization plan. AMR has exclusive rights through March 11 to file a plan of reorganization and had already asked the court for permission to extend that right until April 1.

• UPDATE 1-Alaska Airlines pilot passes out midair, co-pilot lands plane

  SEATTLE, Feb 1- A Seattle- bound Alaska Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Oregon after its veteran pilot passed out in the passenger cabin, in the second such fainting spell involving the U.S. carrier in 10 days, the airline said on Friday.

• Final Glance: Airlines companies

  Delta Air fell$. 07 or. 5 percent, to $13.82. JetBlue Airways Corp. fell$. 01 or. 2 percent, to $5.80. Southwest Airlines Co. rose$. 02 or. 2 percent, to $11.23.

• Midday Glance: Airlines companies

  Delta Air fell$. 06 or. 4 percent, to $13.83. JetBlue Airways Corp. rose$. 01 or. 3 percent, to $5.83. Southwest Airlines Co. rose$. 09 or. 8 percent, to $11.30.

• Alaska Airlines pilot passes out midair, co-pilot lands plane

  SEATTLE, Feb 1- A Seattle- bound Alaska Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Oregon after its veteran pilot passed out in the passenger cabin, in the second such fainting spell involving the U.S. carrier in 10 days, the airline said on Friday.

• Early Glance: Airlines companies

  Delta Air rose$. 10 or. 7 percent, to $13.99. JetBlue Airways Corp. rose$. 07 or 1.2 percent, to $5.88. Southwest Airlines Co. rose$. 17 or 1.6 percent, to $11.38.

• New York's 'Hizzoner' Ed Koch Dead at 88

  

  Edward I. Koch, the master showman of City Hall, who parlayed shrewd political instincts and plenty of chutzpah into three tumultuous terms as mayor of New York with all the tenacity, zest and combativeness that personified his city of golden dreams, died Friday morning at age 88.

• Japan's Autos Are Finally Shrugging Off China Blues

  

  Japanese automobile giant Honda disappointed markets with a trimmed forecast for 2013 this week, but the negative number masks signs of a recovery for the automaker and the rest of the nation's battered sector, said analysts.

• UPDATE 2-Grupo Mexico Q4 profit up; China copper demand improves

  MEXICO CITY, Jan 31- Mexican copper miner and railroad operator Grupo Mexico said fourth-quarter net profit climbed 15 percent, helped by a more favourable exchange rate and improving copper prices on stronger demand from China.

• Hong Kong shares may rise ahead of China official PMI

  HONG KONG, Feb 1- Hong Kong shares could start higher on Friday, ahead of the release of data that is likely to show China's economy expanded at its fastest pace in nine months. IATA's members include major airlines such as Air France KLM, British Airways, Delta and Air China.

• United Continental fails to end frequent flier lawsuit

  Jan 31- A federal judge on Thursday rejected United Continental Holdings Inc's attempt to throw out a lawsuit accusing the world's largest carrier of taking benefits away from some of its most loyal fliers.

• Final Glance: Airlines companies

  Delta Air rose$. 05 or. 4 percent, to $13.89. JetBlue Airways Corp. rose$. 01 or. 2 percent, to $5.81. Southwest Airlines Co. fell$. 03 or. 3 percent, to $11.21.

• UPDATE 1-US backs off goal of 1 mln electric cars by 2015

  WASHINGTON/ DETROIT, Jan 31- The U.S. Department of Energy on Thursday eased off President Barack Obama's stated goal of putting 1 million electric cars on the road by 2015, and laid out what experts called a more realistic strategy of promoting advanced-drive vehicles and lowering their cost over the next nine years.

• US STOCKS-Market treads water before Friday's employment data

  *Facebook shares pare losses, Qualcomm up. NEW YORK, Jan 31- U.S. stocks were little changed on Thursday as investors were cautious after a mixed bag of economic data, while stellar earnings from chipmaker Qualcomm helped the Nasdaq index to edge higher. The S&P 500 is on track to post its best month since October 2011 and its best January since 1997..

• Midday Glance: Airlines companies

  Delta Air fell$. 03 or. 2 percent, to $13.81. JetBlue Airways Corp. fell$. 02 or. 3 percent, to $5.78. Southwest Airlines Co. rose$. 05 or. 4 percent, to $11.29.

• NY Thruway to lay off 234 workers, cite hard times

  ALBANY, N.Y.-- The New York State Thruway Authority is planning 234 layoffs to help shore up its finances, but no toll increases are planned. Thruway spokesman Dan Weiller says the layoffs of full-time workers will be in all regions, including the Albany headquarters. Andrew Cuomo, but is legally independent of state government.

• Va. House panel backs transportation funding bill

  The House Finance Committee voted 13-8 to endorse the Republican governor's five-year, $3.1 billion plan and send it to the floor for a vote early next week. "It's a good start," House Speaker William J. Howell, R- Stafford and sponsor of the bill, said in an interview after the committee adopted a few relatively minor amendments and advanced the measure.

• Early Glance: Airlines companies

  Delta Air fell$. 10 or. 7 percent, to $13.74. JetBlue Airways Corp. fell$. 06 or 1.0 percent, to $5.74. Southwest Airlines Co. fell$. 01 or percent, to $11.24.

• UPDATE 3-UPS forecasts 2013 profit below estimates, shares slide

  UPS, the world's largest package-delivery company, said it expects earnings to rise 6 percent to 12 percent in 2013, to $4.80 to $5.06 per share, which is below the average Wall Street target of $5.11.

• UPDATE 1-Dubai's Emirates airline launches $750 mln bond

  *Dubai sovereign sukuk under pressure. DUBAI, Jan 31- Emirates airline, Dubai's flagship carrier, launched a $750 million 12- year amortising bond on Thursday, with final pricing due later in the day, arranging banks said. Order books were reportedly over $1.6 billion at around 0800 GMT, IFR Markets, a unit of Thomson Reuters reported.