<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Airlines</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/business/industries/transportation/airlines?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation/airlines</link><description>Airlines</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Independence Confronts More Bleak Numbers]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41572-2005May6.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation/airlines</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41572-2005May6.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation/airlines</guid><pubDate>Sat, 7 May 2005 0:03:05 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Can an airline that offers  many of its passengers lower fares than a Greyhound bus ever expect to make  money?]]></description><author> Bill Brubaker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travel Agent: Jackson Aide Ordered Ticket To Brazil for Boy]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18720-2005Apr27.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation/airlines</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18720-2005Apr27.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation/airlines</guid><pubDate>Sat, 7 May 2005 0:03:05 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  SANTA MARIA, Calif., April 26  --  In  those hectic days in February 2003, after a British documentary aired that had Michael Jackson saying he saw nothing wrong with sharing his bed with children, his business associate ordered Jackson's travel agent to get one-way airline tickets to fly the young accuser in his current trial, along with the boy's brother, sister and mother, to Sao Paulo, Brazil.]]></description><author> William Booth</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spate of Orders Boosts Boeing]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18759-2005Apr27.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation/airlines</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18759-2005Apr27.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation/airlines</guid><pubDate>Sat, 7 May 2005 0:03:05 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ As Airbus SAS readies its new super-jumbo jet for its first test flight in France today, rival Boeing Co. is showing signs of a comeback in aircraft sales after a year of setbacks and public stumbles.]]></description><author> Sara Kehaulani Goo</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Contests Terrorist's Request for Reduced Sentence]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18563-2005Apr27.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation/airlines</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18563-2005Apr27.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation/airlines</guid><pubDate>Sat, 7 May 2005 0:03:05 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ SEATTLE, April 26  --  Ahmed Ressam, convicted for planning to bomb Los Angeles International Airport during the millennium celebrations, has assumed two identities in court papers filed here in recent days.]]></description><author> Blaine Harden</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three Pilots Die in Airplane Crash]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7728-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation/airlines</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7728-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation/airlines</guid><pubDate>Sat, 7 May 2005 0:03:05 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A firefighting aircraft that was scheduled to operate for the U.S. Forest Service next month crashed in a northeastern California forest Wednesday evening, killing three crewmembers aboard.]]></description><author> Sara Kehaulani Goo</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Airways Cuts May Have Cleared Way  For a Merger]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7462-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation/airlines</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7462-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation/airlines</guid><pubDate>Sat, 7 May 2005 0:03:05 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ America West Holdings Corp. began its talks with US Airways Group Inc. about a possible merger more than a year ago but was reluctant to move forward aggressively until US Airways reduced its labor costs significantly, a former US Airways executive said yesterday.]]></description><author> Keith L. Alexander</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Passenger Lists Sought for Flights Over U.S.]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6015-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation/airlines</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6015-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation/airlines</guid><pubDate>Sat, 7 May 2005 0:03:05 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The U.S. government plans to force foreign airlines to turn over passenger lists or check the names against government watch lists in an effort to prevent terrorists from entering U.S. airspace.]]></description><author> Sara Kehaulani Goo</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Airline Consolidation 'Inevitable,' CEO Says]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6008-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation/airlines</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6008-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation/airlines</guid><pubDate>Sat, 7 May 2005 0:03:05 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ America West Holding Corp. president and chief executive W. Douglas Parker said yesterday that the airline industry is ripe for consolidation after a period of sharp cuts in labor costs and that bankrupt carriers in particular make enticing merger targets.]]></description><author> Keith L. Alexander</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Airways in Talks With America West]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3222-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation/airlines</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3222-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation/airlines</guid><pubDate>Sat, 7 May 2005 0:03:05 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[US Airways Group is in exploratory talks over a possible $100 million investment from America West Holdings Corp. The discussions have touched on a possible merger between the two carriers to create a large low-cost airline.]]></description><author> Keith L. Alexander</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Probe Faults TSA Spending]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2399-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation/airlines</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2399-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation/airlines</guid><pubDate>Sat, 7 May 2005 0:03:05 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Transportation Security Administration has failed to stop excessive spending, raising concerns of "unethical and possibly illegal activities" by employees, according to a government report.]]></description><author> Sara Kehaulani Goo</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[$1.86 Flights: Too Good to Last]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64639-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation/airlines</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64639-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_business/industries/transportation/airlines</guid><pubDate>Sat, 7 May 2005 0:03:05 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[US Airways set off a buying frenzy on Saturday, selling about 1,000 round-trip tickets in a few hours. The advertised price: $1.86.]]></description><author> Keith L. Alexander</author></item></channel></rss>