Fewer delays as travel slides - But the overall lower traffic, prompted by last year's high fuel prices and the economy, has created nearly across-the-board improvements for passengers. India News Digest: Govt Payout Acts as Stimulus, Sparks Consumption - expensive airline tickets. Chatterjee is among millions of government employees in India who are enjoying a substantial hike in pay after the federal Stocks end strong month with a slip - Without an extension, the Federal Aviation Administration could force the airline to ground some planes. Oil prices fell nearly 4 percent to below $70 a US HOT STOCKS: Blue Coat Systems Active In Late Trading - The airline sector gained Tuesday as the price of crude oil futures traded lower. Continental Airlines Inc. (CAL, $13.65, +$0.56, +4.28%) and United parent AirTran Spreading Atlanta Wings; Delta Refocuses - The new routes, if approved by the federal government, will put added downward pressure on fares to these resort destinations. Can We Survive Another Four? - The whole country became more efficient without so much help from the government. Commercial-airline deregulation also brought huge improvements in Air India to Halve Incentive Payments to Cut Costs - The airline incurred a loss of 50 billion rupees ($1.03 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31 and has sought financial help from the federal Australian quadriplegic stranded in India - A Rockhampton family has been told the Federal Government cannot help them bring back a man who has been left a quadriplegic in India. Screening program causes confusion at Sacramento airport - Business travel advocate Joe Brancatelli of joesentme.com said the federal government is doing a poor job of telling people what's going on and what it Meltdown 101: Health care, education costs rise - The cost of medical care increased by 3.2 percent in the past year, the government's report said, as the price of hospital services jumped 6.5 percent. DAX Index Declines for Third Day as ThyssenKrupp, Salzgitter, BMW - Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Europe's second-biggest airline, retreated 2.1 percent to 10.59 euros. Fraport AG slid 3.2 percent to 33.55 euros. Will Long Flight Delays Speed a Passenger Rights Law? - And those supporters include at least one airline CEO. "It's going to be painful for the airline industry; it's going to be costly," says Sun Country CEO

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