Introduction
A Boeing 737 jetliner approaches Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Oct. 5, 2001, a day after the airport reopened. It was the last commercial airport reopened in the United States following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. (Getty Images/Joe Raedle)
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Airline passenger traffic fell a catastrophic 33.2 percent after Sept. 11. Carriers slashed services, furloughed workers and canceled orders for new planes, but they still lost an estimated $7.7 billion in 2001. The picture would have been worse without the government's $15 billion rescue package. Most aviation experts say the airlines were struggling before the terrorist attacks due to declines in high-priced business travel. In any event, new aviation-security legislation has created another challenge for the airlines: the hassle factor. The new law gives responsibility for airport security to a new federal agency. But many travelers say they don't want to deal with the long check-in lines, shoe inspections and other inconveniences they now encounter.
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Jan. 18, 2019 |
Airline Industry Turbulence |
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May 15, 2015 |
Airline Safety |
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Oct. 18, 2013 |
Domestic Drones |
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Mar. 07, 2008 |
Future of the Airlines |
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Jun. 21, 2002 |
Future of the Airline Industry |
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Sep. 24, 1999 |
Airline Industry Problems |
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Oct. 08, 1993 |
Airline Safety |
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Oct. 24, 1986 |
Airline Deregulation |
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Oct. 19, 1984 |
Safety in the Air |
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Nov. 26, 1982 |
Troubled Air Transport Industry |
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Jun. 25, 1976 |
Air Safety |
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Mar. 21, 1975 |
Air-Fare Control |
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Jan. 27, 1971 |
Future of the Airlines |
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Sep. 10, 1969 |
Jumbo Jets: New Travel Era |
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Feb. 22, 1967 |
Airport Modernization |
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Mar. 18, 1964 |
Supersonic Transport Race |
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Feb. 07, 1962 |
Troubles of the Airlines |
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May 11, 1960 |
Prevention of Air Accidents |
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Sep. 17, 1958 |
Safety in the Air |
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May 23, 1956 |
Jet Age Problems |
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May 20, 1953 |
Safer Flying |
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Feb. 26, 1947 |
Air Safety |
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Jun. 08, 1944 |
Domestic Air Transportation |
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Apr. 08, 1944 |
International Air Transport |
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Mar. 02, 1939 |
Transatlantic Air Commerce |
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Jul. 14, 1927 |
Commercial Aeronautics |
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Jun. 20, 1925 |
Development of Commercial Air Navigation |
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