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EarthQuake
Sunday, December 26th, 2010
An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 struck Puerto Rico on the Eve of Christmas. The Puerto Rico earthquake rattled windows and doors of houses across the island. Authorities have confirmed that the Puerto Rico earthquake caused no major harm or smash up.According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the Puerto Rico earthquake cropped up at a depth [...]
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Business
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
American Airlines has found another fee. The Fort Worth, Texas, airline said Wednesday it’s now charging between $19 and $39 for “Express Seats” — those spots in the first few rows of coach that include bulkhead seats. The carrier, which is operated by parent AMR Corp., is following in the footsteps of several other airlines [...]
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Featured, U.S.
Monday, March 15th, 2010
ATLANTA — Attention coach passengers. Continental Airlines, which used to boast about giving away free hamburgers and barbecue while rivals passed out tiny bags of pretzels, is changing its tune on food. Continental plans to launch a food-for-sale program that mirrors what other carriers are already doing. A spokesman said Monday that the airline, based [...]
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Business
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
March 10 (Bloomberg) — British Airways Plc, AMR Corp.’s American Airlines and Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana SA offered to give up takeoff and landing slots in the U.S and U.K. to win approval for their proposed trans-Atlantic alliance, the European Commission said today.