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Airline Removes Life Vests to Save Weight and Fuel
AP - Fri Aug 29, 1:35 PM ETMONTREAL - Air Canada Jazz has stripped the life vests from some of its planes to save weight and fuel — the latest sign of an industry measuring the cost of jet fuel in ounces.
» Full Story- Labor Day Travel Dips for First Time in Years AP - Fri Aug 29, 1:26 PM ET
Fewer Americans are traveling this Labor Day weekend, the AAA motor club says — the first decline for the summer's last hurrah in years, as families squeezed by the economy choose the backyard over the road trip. - Zoom Airlines Collapse Leaves Passengers Stranded Abroad AP - Thu Aug 28, 4:44 PM ET
Thousands of travelers found themselves stranded on both sides of the Atlantic Friday after Zoom Airlines, the low-cost Canadian carrier, abruptly shut down and grounded its fleet, blaming soaring fuel costs. - Flights Back to Normal After FAA Software Glitch AP - Wed Aug 27, 1:52 PM ET
Air travel returned to normal Wednesday, a day after a computer failure at an FAA facility in Atlanta forced controllers to process flight plans by hand and delayed more than 600 flights nationwide. - Forecasters Predict a Brilliant — if Brief — Foliage Season AP - Sun Aug 31, 10:15 AM ET
New England's innkeepers have reason to smile this Labor Day: leaf watchers say a wet summer followed by cooling nights is setting up one of the most vivid fall foliage seasons in years.
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