Air-bag glitches prompt GM recall

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General Motors intends to recall over 1 million Cadillac, Chevrolet and Pontiac cars because of problems of air-bag inflation sans a crash. The recall comes on the heels of a probe conducted by federal safety regulators when an inadvertent deployment of an airbag resulted to death. Eight other models, that include half a million 1994 Chrysler minivans, were also subjected to investigation by authorities. Inadvertent inflation of air bags represent another problem for automakers and dealers, who are already confronted with lawsuits from air-bag related deaths in car crashes.

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Intends to recall over 1 million Cadillac, Chevrolet and Pontiac cars because of air-bag inflation sans a crash

Product standards, safety, & recalls, All Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing, Auto Restraining Systems, General Motors Corp., Article

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FedEx-Postal Service alliance delivers goods

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Federal Express has formed a partnership with the US Postal Service for the placement of more than 10,000 FedEx drop boxes in post offices across the USA. The company announced that it will also start transporting USPS Express Mail and Priority Mail by air in late Aug 2001. The agreement between the two companies is expected to speed up the delivery of mail, even if both will continue to compete for consumer services. FedEx will not have exclusive rights to the post office drop boxes.

Joint ventures, Couriers, Intermodal Parcel Delivery Svcs, Delivery services, Intermodal transportation, FedEx Express

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Airline chiefs vow customer-service will improve

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CEOs of 10 major airlines announed on Jun 7, 2001, that they are voluntarily adding 17 more points to their customer-service improvement plans. Previously, the airlines made 12 commitments to their contracts of carriage with travelers. These contracts give fliers the right to sue airlines that fail to honor the commitments, which include notifying them of known delays and meeting passengers' 'essential needs' during long on- aircraft delays.

Strategy & planning, Scheduled Airlines, Scheduled Air Transportation, Airlines

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