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Air fare sales last about as long as it takes a leaf to fall to the ground on a blustery autumn day. But if you move fast,

Every airline flight is supported by a host of largely invisible but vitally important ground personnel. Their work helps make each flight safe - and you could be among their ranks.

So, your flight was delayed, and may be cancelled. You missed your connecting flight and you face hours at the airport waiting for Plan B to play out. What to do?

Travelers have a lot of choices when traveling to central London from the area's airports - many more than they had just five or 10 years ago.

Air Canada has decided to eliminate all the second-checked-bag fees it began charging in the spring when fuel prices soared and to incorporate all fuel surcharges into its advertised base fares on North American flights.

Slowly but surely airlines are edging into online social networking, giving air travelers an opportunity to share experiences and maybe score some discounted airfares. In return, the airlines are developing a marvelous new marketing tool.

How much am I bid for a weekend vacation for two flying from New York City to Nassau in the Bahamas? Air travelers are setting their own airfares - subject to a host of restrictions - in JetBlue Airways' auction of its own plane tickets on eBay, the popular online auction site. The first-of-its-kind auction, accessible at www.jetblue.com/ebay, runs through Sunday, and could produce some good deals for travelers - along with some risk. The example quoted above is actual, not theoretical. ...

On Aug. 6, 1997 at 1:42 a.m., the pilots of Korean Airlines Flight 801 were flying an instrument approach through heavy rain toward the Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport on Guam when their Boeing 747 smashed into Nimitz Hill three miles from the runway. The impact and fire, which burned for more than eight hours, killed 228 of the 254 people onboard.

British Airways' flights to London from 10 U.S. gateway cities will begin using the spectacular new Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport this month and next, along with flights from 31 other long-haul destinations.