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The FAA, which oversees the nation's air-traffic system, said it would keep funding the towers until June 15 in order to resolve legal challenges brought by airports. The FAA must trim roughly 10 percent of its budget by the end of the Sept. 30 fiscal year.
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The groups, alarmed at scant progress toward an agreement within a United Nations aviation body, presented a petition with more than 60,000 signatures on Monday to a representative of the U.S. State Department.
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WASHINGTON-- The U.S. Department of Transportation fined Alitalia $125,000 for giving passengers false information on its website about their rights when a flight is canceled. Alitalia adopted European rules on compensation for delayed and canceled flights but claimed the right to refuse to pay on travel to the United States.
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United passengers can now use expedited security at Austin and Cleveland airports. Expect more airlines to sign up for expedited screening.
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CONCORD, N.H.-- New Hampshire's House voted Wednesday to phase in a 12- cent hike in the gas and diesel tax to fix deteriorating roads and bridges, setting the stage for a budget battle with the Senate, which proposes instead to legalize a casino to pay for infrastructure improvements.
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CNBC's Phil LeBeau looks ahead to what the second quarter is likely to hold for automakers.
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As Q1 wraps up, CNBC's Phil LeBeau tells you what to look for in the airline sector in the quarter ahead.
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March 28- Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd reopened a rail line in western Minnesota on Thursday, a day after a mile-long train hauling crude oil from Alberta, Canada, derailed in the area, spilling up to 30,000 gallons of oil.
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BALTIMORE-- Autopsy results are expected to be released soon in the death of a Virginia woman aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship, officials said Wednesday. FBI Baltimore field office spokesman Rich Wolf said the 64- year-old woman from Midlothian, Va., died of "undetermined causes" while traveling on the Enchantment of the Seas.
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BERLIN, March 28- Europe's carefully maintained autobahns, high-speed TGV trains and vast network of modern airports have long been the envy of the world. We are not rejoicing, "said Harold Ruijters, who leads the Transport Commission's Trans European Network unit, which aims to connect Europe's fragmented railways, roads and airports.
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CALGARY, Alberta, March 27- A Canadian Pacific Railway train derailed in northwestern Minnesota on Wednesday, causing one oil tanker car to rupture and spill crude into prairie terrain, a company spokesman said. Fourteen tanker cars from the 94- car train left the tracks on a busy CP Rail line early in the day, railroad spokesman Ed Greenberg said.
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U.S. automakers are expressing frustration with the Japanese government. Japan accounts for about a third of global auto production through exports from Toyota, Honda and Nissan, reports CNBC's Mary Thompson. Japan's PM sees a weaker yen as a way to boost exports and help the economy, while U.S. automakers think that's unfair.
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Road warriors rejoice! InterContinental Hotels Group will offer free Wi-Fi to all its loyalty program members in 2014, a perk more travelers demand.
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Airfares at American Airlines won't rise because of its merger with US Airways, Doug Parker, who'll be the chief executive of the combined carrier, told CNBC.
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Richard Solomons, CEO of Intercontinental Hotels Group, now rewards its members with free WiFi. Solomons explains why the technology is such a draw.
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Doug Parker, American Airlines incoming CEO, says that sequestration did not impact airline travelers. "We haven't seen material changes as of yet," he says.
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As Boeing works to regain permission for its 787 Dreamliner to resume flights, the company faces what could be a costly new challenge: a temporary ban on some of the long-distance, trans-ocean journeys that the jet was intended to fly.
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Nicholas Calio, president & CEO of Airlines for America, highlights a call for national airline policy to support the role the industry plays in the U.S. economy.
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US Airways and American announced a merger last month to create the world's largest airline. Doug Parker, chairman & CEO of US Airways, offers insight.
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March 27- For a full statement on the results of China Merchants Holdings Co Ltd, which is a holding company for enterprises that specialise in developing transportation and infrastructure, please click on:.
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