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Profits, revenues rise at Allegiant Travel

Buoyed by an earlier Easter holiday and lower maintenance bills, Allegiant Travel Co.’s revenues and profits jumped during the first quarter.

Senate passes bill to ease FAA furloughs

WASHINGTON — With flight delays mounting, the Senate approved hurry-up legislation Thursday night to end air traffic controller furloughs blamed for inconveniencing large numbers of travelers.

Speaker tells of threats to tourism, safety of citizens

Imagine waking up, looking outside your bedroom window and seeing a row of decapitated human heads sitting atop street lamp after street lamp, as far as the eye can see.

Control tower furlough debate flares; 100 Las Vegas flights again delayed

WASHINGTON — A day after flight delays plagued much of the nation, air travel was smoother Tuesday, but the government warned passengers that the situation could change by the hour as thousands of air traffic controllers are forced to take furloughs because of budget cuts.

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Flight delays pile up; some 100 flights at McCarran arrive late

NEW YORK — Flight delays piled up all across the country Monday as thousands of air traffic controllers were forced to take an unpaid day off because of federal budget cuts, providing the most visible impact yet of Congress and the White House’s failure to agree on a long-term deficit-reduction plan.

FAA furloughs kick in, some flight delays appear

Commercial airline flights moved smoothly throughout most of the country on Sunday, the first day air traffic controllers were subject to furloughs resulting from government spending cuts, though some delays appeared in the late evening in and around New York. And even though the nightmarish flight delays and cancellations that the airline industry predicted would result from the furloughs did not materialize, the real test will come today , when traffic ramps up.

Some airports let fliers skip boarding crush like stars, but not McCarran

Cutting lines at airports used to be only for the rich, famous or very frequent fliers. But then airlines started granting fast-track access to anybody with the right credit card or who was willing to pay a few extra dollars — everywhere except in Las Vegas.

Taking a cruise? Try these tips and save cash

Recent images of a cruise ship limping back to port after an engine malfunction didn’t do the cruise industry any favors heading into the summer vacation season. And cringeworthy accounts from passengers who had to make do without power or working toilets for five days may have turned some travelers off cruising for good.

Carnival plans $300 million in ship improvements

NEW YORK — Carnival Cruise Lines on Wednesday announced a $300 million program to add emergency generators, upgrade fire safety and improve engine rooms on all 24 of its ships.

What prompted UNLV to drop its stadium partner?

Craig Cavileer is still baffled and frustrated. Majestic Realty’s former point man on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas stadium project can’t understand why UNLV dumped Majestic on March 26 as its private partner for a proposed $900 million, 60,000-seat domed stadium on campus.

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