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AIRLINE INDUSTRY

Famed investor Warren Buffett once joked that a generation of Wall Street investors would have been served well if someone had shot down the Wright brothers as they attempted their historic flight. Indeed, it’s been a tough decade for the airline industry and their investors. Soaring fuel costs, aging fleets and surly passengers -- this topic will provide a look at the daily issues facing the airline industry.

Airline industry is part of Business Exchange, suggested by Dean Foust. This topic contains 5,412 news and 1,773 blog items. Read updated news, blogs, and resources about Airline industry. Find user-submitted articles and reactions on Airline industry from like-minded professionals.

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Virgin America’s Wireless Inflight Entertainment Isn’t Quite What You ...more

Last week at the APEX expo, Virgin America announced plans for its next generation inflight entertainment system.

Cranky on the Web (September 11 – 16)more

Southwest to transform AirTran hub into ‘megacity’ – Atlanta Journal-Constitution I was asked what might happen when...

One TWU unit approves new contract, one turns contract downmore

American Airlines won one, lost one as votes were counted on tentative agreement with two small Transport Workers Union...

American Airlines is seeking flight attendants to take six-month leave...more

American Airlines, which is trimming capacity a bit in the fourth quarter, is offering six-month personal leaves of...

American plans to stop Chicago-Brussels flights after 22½ yearsmore

American Airlines plans to stop its daily flight between Chicago's O'Hare International Airport and Brussels, Belgium,...

Now Is The Time For Leadershipmore

                               As I was searching for inspiration on how to call for key players to move important...

Strange But True Aviation Newsmore

Why didn't she just ask them not to fly?  Mary Purcell was arrested by the FBI after she called in two bomb threats for...

3 idle thoughts for Fridaymore

1. It seems strange for it to be mid-September and have the Texas Rangers still be relevant. 2. The most candid remark...

Topic of the Week: Icelandair in Denvermore

Seems like a funny move – Icelandair will start flying from Denver to Iceland next year. Is this planning gone crazy,...

China's Avic To Be Partner In ATRmore

Avic is to buy a 33% stake in ATR, an initiative that Italian prime minister Silvio Belusconi has described as a...

Colgan faces $1.9 million fine for failing to train flight attendants ...more

What's the cost of putting off training for six days? In the case of Colgan Air, it could be $1,892,000.

Hey, everybody, it's a fare war to California!more

American Airlines has struck back at Virgin America's fare sales to Los Angeles and San Francisco. American is offering...

Google Needs To Send Flight Search Back To The Hangar (Guest Post)more

I’ve finished up my week at APEX, and it was a great one. That being said, I have a ton of stuff to sort through for...

Ginsburg Among Passengers on Evacuated Flightmore

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the United States Supreme Court was one of 185 people evacuated via emergency chute from...

Tarmac delay rules have led to more flight cancellations, GAO saysmore

The General Accounting Office says that airlines are cancelling more flights since the U.S. Department of...

Mahindra 5-Seater Aircraft Flight Test Is Successfulmore

India’s utility vehicle maker Mahindra Group has successfully test flown its maiden aircraft C-NM5, etching a milestone...

Government shocks electronic cigarette users!more

The U.S. Department of Transportation wants to ban electronic cigarettes - those little fake cigarettes that help some...

Gogo, American to offer Gogo Vision on all Wi-Fi equipped flights by t...more

Gogo Vision, the streaming video offering now being tried out on a handful of American Airlines jets, will be operating...

Remarks from 9/11 ceremoniesmore

I'd like to share with Airline Biz readers the prepared comments or other messages from the 9/11 observances this past...

Traffic, capacity, load factors for August 2011more

As a change, I'm including all U.S. airlines for which I have traffic figures. A question to readers: Do you prefer...

Southwest Airlines to tinker with existing system to allow internation...more

Here's the problem. Southwest Airlines wants to fly to international destinations, and its new subsidiary, AirTran...

Some more from AMR at the Deutsche Bank conferencemore

Another reporter suggested to me that Beverly Goulet shouldn't be sending Bella Goren any thank-you notes when Goulet...

American Airlines to cut Q4 capacity by 0.5%more

American Airlines Inc. will cut its flying capacity in fourth quarter 2011 by about half a percentage point, an...

Air New Zealand Wins the Award for Best Single Achievement in the Pass...more

Greetings from Seattle. It’s a busy week here at the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) 2011 Expo.

Details on FAA's proposed $1.1 million fine against aviation repair st...more

The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a $1.1 million fine against Everest, Wash.-based Aviation Technical...

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