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American to park 10% of MD-80s as it cuts U.S. capacity

American Airlines plans to park about 10 percent of its MD-80 fleet this year and trim domestic capacity to stem losses from sky-high fuel prices. Get the full story »

Southwest chief sees no cuts over higher fuel prices

The head of Southwest Airlines Co.  said Friday that successive fare increases brought on as the industry battles with soaring jet-fuel costs isn’t cutting into demand.

Gary Kelly, chairman and chief executive of Dallas-based Southwest, said he didn’t see signs of “demand destruction” and has no plans to cut capacity at this point. Get the full story »