CHICAGO, March 2 (UPI) -- U.S. airlines lost 1.3 million fewer bags in 2008 in large part because more people now carry on bags rather than pay checking fees, travel experts say.

DENVER, June 26 (UPI) -- Frontier Airlines intends to cut 17 percent of its flight schedule and trim jobs in proportion to the reduction, the airline said.

CHICAGO, May 16 (UPI) -- United Airlines is cutting back on its frequent flier program starting in July, the company announced Friday.

HOUSTON, April 29 (UPI) -- Continental Airlines is looking at partnership deals with American Airlines, sharing services but stopping short of a merger, industry analysts said Tuesday.

CHICAGO, April 29 (UPI) -- Combining United Airlines with US Airways Group is not as good a fit as a United merger with Continental, industry analysts said Tuesday.

CHICAGO, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Checking a second bag with United Airlines will cost some domestic fliers $25 beginning May 5, United said.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- A recent rash of early pilot retirements at American Airlines has prompted the U.S. air carrier to cancel several flights and use management pilots.

UPI Almanac for Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007.

DETROIT, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Robert Mann, a pioneering black football player who later became a lawyer in Detroit, has died at the age of 88.