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Frontier Airlines is set to exit bankruptcy protection on Thursday as part of Republic Airways, which seems determined to run an efficient airline.

Japan’s transport minister said Sunday he will not force the struggling Japan Airlines, Asia’s biggest airline, into bankruptcy.

Hamstrung by the recession, most airlines are ramping up passenger fees for services once considered part of the ticket price. So far, fliers have not revolted.

Can a water bottle save lives? The inventor of the Lifesaver water bottle thinks so…and so does the British Army.

The stealthy B-2 bomber is 20 years old and needs upgrading. The 20 Spirits are getting new radar, a new cockpit and engine improvements that should keep them on duty to 2050 or beyond.

Money-losing Japan Airlines Corp. is considering raising $2.8 billion from financial institutions and others including Delta Air Lines Inc. under a major restructuring plan.

Airline companies lost more than $6 billion during the first half of the year due to the economic crisis, even as fresh figures showed some signs of recovery.