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Travelers check in at a Southwest Airlines ticket counter at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Tuesday, April 18, 2023. Southwest Airlines planes were grounded nationwide for what the airline called an intermittent technology issue, causing more than 1,700 flight delays Tuesday just four months after the carrier suffered a meltdown over the Christmas travel rush. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Southwest passengers face delays after nationwide grounding
By DAVID KOENIG - AP Airlines Writer
Tue,04/18/23-10:08AM , 113 Reads
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines planes were briefly grounded nationwide Tuesday for what the airline called an intermittent technology issue, leading to more than 2,200 delayed flights just four months after the carrier suffered a much bigger
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Attorney General Merrick Garland, accompanied by Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta, left, speaks during a news conference, Tuesday, March 7, 2023, in Washington. The Biden administration sued on Tuesday to block JetBlue Airways' $3.8 billion purchase of Spirit Airlines, saying the deal would reduce competition and drive up air fares for consumers. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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US sues to block JetBlue from buying Spirit Airlines
By DAVID KOENIG - AP Airlines Writer
Tue,03/07/23-9:58AM , 57 Reads
The Biden administration sued to block JetBlue Airways' $3.8 billion purchase of Spirit Airlines, saying Tuesday that the deal would reduce competition and drive up air fares for consumers.
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President Joe Biden speaks at a meeting with his Competition Council on the economy and prices in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Biden goes after fees levied for flights, hotels and tickets
By DAVID KOENIG - AP Airlines Writer
Wed,02/01/23-4:55PM , 175 Reads
President Joe Biden took swipes at airlines and hotels Wednesday as he called on Congress to limit certain extra charges they impose on consumers.

“These unfair fees add up,” he said, speaking just before a meeting of the White House Competition Committee.
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Paul Njoroge, right, points to photos of his wife and three children that were killed in the 2019 crash of Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max aircraft after a federal court hearing in Fort Worth, Texas, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. Holding the photos are, from left Naheed Noormohamed, Zipporah Kuria and Nadia Milleron, whom all also lost family on the same flight. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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Boeing pleads not guilty in case over deadly Max crashes
By DAVID KOENIG - AP Airlines Writer
Wed,01/25/23-8:52PM , 164 Reads
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Boeing pleaded not guilty Thursday to a charge that it misled regulators who approved its 737 Max, the plane that was involved in two crashes that killed 346 people.

Family members of passengers who died gave emotional testimony, calling for criminal prosecution of top Boeing officials.
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