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DALLAS - American Airlines pilots say their CEO is making his case for remaining an independent company, but the union still wants a merger with US Airways. The union says its board will meet with US Airways' top two executives next week.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - This Christmas travel season could be the busiest in six years, with AAA predicting that 93.3 million Americans will hit the road. That's 1.6 per cent more than last year and just 400,000 people shy of the 2006 record.

DENVER - Free festivals, movies, music, hiking and biking abound in Denver in the summer, but those passing through the Mile High City on the way to the mountains for Colorado's famed powder skiing can also find plenty of free things to do.

Airline passengers can already get online 30,000 feet over Oklahoma. Soon U.S. airlines will offer Internet connections over the ocean, too.

GENEVA - U.S. airlines will lead a recovery in the global sector's profits next year, mainly thanks to cost cuts and restructuring measures taken to address weak economic growth, the industry's trade group forecast Thursday.

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NEW YORK, N.Y. - Myanmar, Marseille, New Zealand and Gettysburg are all on the travel radar for 2013 thanks to new tours, events and anniversaries.

WASHINGTON - Michelangelo's "David-Apollo" will be showcased publicly beginning Thursday at the National Gallery of Art to open a yearlong celebration of Italian culture in more than 30 U.S. cities.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Mayor Michael Bloomberg hit the brakes Wednesday on a proposal to keep tourist-toting pedicabs from charging confusing, sometimes exorbitant rates.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The deal was sold to New Mexicans in classic Richard Branson fashion.