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2 children dead in West Point, older brother missing

David Koenig

In this cell phone image, passengers are lined up at the American Airlines ticket counters at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport Tuesday, April 16, 2013. American Airlines says it has fixed an outage in its main reservations system that is disrupting travel for thousands of passengers whose flights have been delayed or canceled. Roughly 900 flights are directly impacted, according to flight tracking site FlightAware, with another 800 indirectly impacted due to planes and crew being out of place. (AP Photo/Bob Brant)

Computer crash grounds American Airlines flights

Last updated Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 5:20pm

DALLAS -- American Airlines grounded all flights across the United States for several hours Tuesday after a key computer system crashed, causing thousands of passengers to be stranded at airports and on planes.

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(TONY GUTIERREZ/The Associated Press) In this June 29, 2011 file photo, an American Airlines aircraft at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, in Grapevine, Texas. The parent companies of American Airlines and its regional affiliate American Eagle are filing for Ch. 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011.

American Airlines parent seeks Ch. 11 protection

David Koenig, Samantha Bomkamp The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, November 29, 2011 - 8:04am

FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines and its parent company are filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as they seek to cut costs and unload massive debt built up by years of high jet fuel prices and labor struggles.

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New government rule tackles airline fees, bumping, delays

David Koenig, The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, April 20, 2011 - 11:03pm

DALLAS -- The U.S. government is adding new protections for travelers when airlines lose their bags, bump them off flights or hold them on the runway for hours.

The airlines will also have to more clearly disclose the fees they charge.

Consumer advocates say the wide-ranging regulations announced Wednesday would improve the flying experience. Still, they wanted regulators to get even tougher on bag fees and make it easier to sue airlines over shoddy service.

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(ROB CARR/The Associated Press) A natural gas platform is shown off the coast of Fort Morgan, Ala. Rules created in the wake of the BP disaster have halted projects at safer depths.

Moratorium impacts shallow-water drilling

Chris Kahn, David Koenig, The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, September 14, 2010 - 6:59pm

The drilling moratorium enacted after the BP oil spill applies only to the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Yet energy exploration in the Gulf's shallow waters has come to a virtual standstill as drillers grapple with tougher federal rules since the spill.

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United Air in $3B-plus stock deal for Continental

David Koenig, Joshua Freed The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, May 3, 2010 - 8:38am

United Airlines has agreed to buy Continental in a $3 billion-plus deal that would create the world's largest carrier with a commanding position in several top U.S. cities.

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