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DOT: November 2010 airline traffic up 6.1 percent

February 12, 2011 The Travel Trolley

U.S. airlines carried 58.1 million scheduled domestic and international passengers in November 2010, according to new data from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).

DOT: Airlines’ on-time performance improves in 2010

February 11, 2011 The Travel Trolley

The on-time performance of the nation’s largest airlines improved in 2010 compared to the previous year, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Survey: Travel, spending looks strong for 2011

February 10, 2011 The Travel Trolley

Travelocity’s annual “Traveler Confidence Report” reveals that 89 percent will spend as much or more on travel in 2011 as they did in 2010.

Rand McNally: Consumers increasing spending on travel

February 10, 2011 The Travel Trolley

Consumers are steadily increasing their spending on vacations, according to a fourth quarter 2010 Tripology Trend Report from Rand McNally.

Paying tribute to America’s fallen heroes

February 10, 2011 The Travel Trolley

Anyone who is traveling abroad and looking to pay his or her respects to the nation’s fallen heroes of World War I and World War II can do so at a number of memorials and cemeteries worldwide.

Delta adding ‘economy comfort’ class to long-haul international flights

February 8, 2011 The Travel Trolley

Delta Air Lines is adding a so-called “Economy Comfort” section to all “long-haul international flights,” the airline said Monday.

Cleland: More access to media requires greater individual responsibility

February 8, 2011 Todd DeFeo

The relatively recent uptick in user-generated content online is “total freedom,” but individuals must now provide their own “wisdom and insight,” a former U.S. Senator from Georgia said this evening.

Legislator wants to ban abortions after 20 weeks

February 4, 2011 Express Telegraph

A Georgia state lawmaker wants to ban all abortions once an unborn child reaches 20 weeks.

Measure would require use of federal verification system

February 4, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA – A new measure introduced today in the state Senate would require Georgia businesses to use the federal government’s E-Verify system to determine whether someone is in the country illegally. Under SB 40, law enforcement officers in Georgia would also be allowed to ask for immigration documents from anyone stopped for probable cause of a crime. The proposed law is similar to one that Arizona authorities passed last year. “I do not want to

TSA testing advanced imaging technology

February 1, 2011 The Travel Trolley

The TSA on Tuesday said it is testing new “advanced imaging technology” (AIT) at three airports nationwide, including Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport.