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I'm shocked, shocked I tell you. Reports tonight say American Airlines, British Airways and Spain's Iberia are "close to applying for antitrust immunity to form a joint venture that would be one of the most powerful forces in the transatlantic aviation market." Their words, not mine.

No. 2 airline United and No. 7 U.S. Airways have joined No. 1 airline American in charging $15 for fliers’ first checked bag. I’m betting, still, that Southwest doesn’t join the stampede, and winds up using this to actually increase its profit margin. And, no more free sodas on U.S.

Dutifully playing follow-the-leader, and jumping into the proverbial meat-grinder, airlines are competing to make a bad scene worse. They’re piling on: adding fees, reducing benefits, and devaluing frequent flyer miles even more. And that’s just today. Yeah, it was a bad day.

New Charges to Hit Industry United Airlines matched American Airlines’ $15 fee to check a single bag today. US Airways announced the same on all reservations booked on or after July 9th. US Airways will be charging $2 per nonalcoholic drink beginning August 1st.

First a little bit of a terminology as used at US Airways - East Pilots/Employees - Pilots/Employees who worked for US Airways before the mergerWest Pilots/Employees - Pilots/Employees who worked for America West before the mergerThough I think the terminology is used for all other work groups and

As a former system manager of baggage services for more than 50 cities, author, consultant to air travelers, speaker, and veteran of the airlines for almost 20 years, I can assure you your attempts to carry your luggage on board a flight is not an end all cure all anymore to your luggage woes.

Thanks for your patience while the missus and I took some time off. Like Richard Nixon in 1968, I’m tanned, rested, and ready, as promised. Some observations on the trip itself — which was to the Turks and Caicos, incidentally — later. I don’t normally give trip reports, per se, but this one will deserve some special comment.

You’re bored at home, grab the television remote and start to flip through different channels. “MTV Cribs, nah, that’s a re-run,” “The Bachelor, nah, they’re gonna get divorced in a month,” “Zee TV, nah, same old story, different show…” After a few minutes, you stop on the Travel Channel and see a

Charter Airlines Offer A Wonderful Alternative To Scheduled Flying A quick survey of the airline industry landscape and it isn’t difficult to realize that the hiring forecast for flight attendants is currently gloomy. A few bright spots remain, especially for the flight attendant prospect willing to be based and work overseas.

What a week it has been for the US air transport industry, eh? Mesa Air Group appears to have narrowly avoided Chapter 11 after prevailing in a court case against Delta Air Lines. US Airways and United Airlines have decided that a merger doesn't make sense under current economic conditions (note to Delta and Northwest).