Airline service? No news on that today, but the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported this morning that the airline's second quarter was the best in seven years -- for making money. The quarter was the fifth in a row that the industry has made money, the longest streak since 2000. Read the details in a BTS news release.
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Second-quarter airline profits best in years
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