Qantas Airways grounded all of its aircraft around the world indefinitely on Saturday due to ongoing strikes by its workers.

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Qantas Airways Grounds Its Entire Worldwide Fleet

CHARLOTTESVILLE — When Michael Rocco was a boy, he had allergies so severe they would inflame his airways to the point where breathing no longer was a subconscious act. So his parents often found themselves on the front porch of their Western Pennsylvania home, holding Michael in a rocking chair and praying the dampness of the evening would moisten their youngest child’s lungs. “It always acted up in the fall and into the winter,” Rocco said. “Whenever the seasons started to change, I started feeling pressure on my chest.”  Read full article > >

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British Airways plans to hire 800 new pilots by 2016, with half of the places being offered to first-time trainees.

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BA begins pilot recruitment drive

Updated, 9:27 p.m.: US Airways says its Web site and computer systems are back up. The carrier said on Twitter that flights have been delayed and that usairways.com is performing “unreliably and in a delayed fashion.” The Associated Press is reporting that the problems stemmed from a power outage near a data center in Phoenix. The airline wouldn’t say how many people or flights were afffected, the AP reported. Read full article > >

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US Airways having computer problems

Doctors in Manchester and Glasgow have begun treating NHS asthma patients with a pioneering treatment described as “melting away” muscle in the airways.

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Pioneering asthma treatment in UK

British Airways and the Unite union reach an agreement which could end the long-running dispute between the two sides.

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BA and union agree to end dispute

DALLAS — AirTran Airways shareholders voted Wednesday to sell the discount airline to bigger rival Southwest for $1.4 billion.

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AirTran shareholders approve $1.4 billion sale, Southwest awaits regulatory approval for deal

British Airways says it will increase its fuel surcharge on long-haul flights for the second time in three months.

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BA raises fuel surcharge by £12

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is staying strong: Doctors say she has been breathing on her own since she was shot a week ago, and now no longer needs a breathing tube. They inserted a new tube Saturday to protect her airways, along with a feeding tube so she…

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Giffords Breathing on Her Own

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is staying strong: Doctors say she has been breathing on her own since she was shot a week ago, and now no longer needs a breathing tube. They inserted a new tube Saturday to protect her airways, along with a feeding tube. Both…

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Giffords No Longer Needs Respirator

British Airways says it will increase its fuel surcharge on long-haul flights by £10 to between £63 and £108.

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BA raises fuel surcharge by £10

British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh brushes off concerns about possible industrial action next month by cabin crew.

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BA boss brushes off strike threat

British Airways cabin crew are to be balloted again over possible new strike action in their long-running dispute with the airline.

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BA cabin crew face fresh ballot

British Airways shareholders vote through the company’s merger with Iberia, while Iberia shareholders are expected to do likewise.

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BA Iberia merger gets green light

Pilots’ unions for US Airways and American Airlines are urging their members to avoid full-body scanning at airport security checkpoints, citing health risks and concerns about intrusiveness and security officer behavior.

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Pilots urged to avoid body scanning