A total of 965 million airline passengers flew, a 3.4 percent increase over 2016.
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Travel fare aggregator Orbitz fears old website was hacked
The breach potentially exposed details such as addresses, payment card information and dates of birth, but not Social Security numbers, of customers who made purchases in 2016-17.
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Surge in airline hiring draws aspiring pilots
Smaller airlines in the U.S. are struggling with a shortage as they lose pilots to bigger carriers.
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Passenger counts at Maine’s biggest airports reached new heights last year
Portland and Bangor set all-time records in 2017, with more than 1.8 million passengers passing through the Portland International Jetport.
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Georgia Republicans’ threat to Delta: Stop boycotting the NRA or lose your tax breaks
Although Delta ended its alliance with the NRA on Saturday, the company says its position on the gun-control debate remains ‘neutral.’
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Emotional-support animals turning flights into a zoo, United says
Airlines tighten rules after the boardings jump 75 percent and one passenger tries to bring a peacock along.
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Airline stocks drift lower for second straight day
Investors worry that U.S. airlines’ rapid growth may set off fare wars that will cut into their profits.
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Elite Airways to offer another nonstop Portland-to-Florida flight
The Portland-based company will start twice-weekly flights to Vero Beach this spring.
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As many as 200 bags of JFK luggage remain in limbo
The baggage is still missing after a long winter weekend of airport dysfunction.
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Trump claims credit for airline safety record
The president’s tweet failed to specify how he helped.