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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 5,474 news and 2,901 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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Strange But True Aviation Newsmore

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Cold Comfort?more

Take a look at the photo below. Would the sight of this at an airline's airport check-in counter make you feel better...

Colgan/Continental Connection Flight 3407: Pilot Paymore

The CNN video report below calls low regional airline pilot salaries "airline's'dirty little secret," though...

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A West Portsmouth, Ohio, witness saw two unusual objects in the sky May 12 while driving along U.S. Route 52, described...

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Monday the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the DOT issued the latest Form 41 data for the industry.

Tire on Southwest Airlines jet catches firemore

A Southwest Airlines flight arriving Tuesday evening at Houston Hobby from New Orleans had to be evacuated, slides and...

787 - Countdown to first flight. Part 13more

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When Airline WiFi Becomes A Commoditymore

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Regular US Airways travelers might have noticed some changes in the carrier’s boarding procedure.

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Here's a new one for you. Japan Airlines had to cancel its Los Angeles-Tokyo flight Monday after the Boeing 747-400...

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...trouble learning a critical computer system of the plane he was flying. ... from Colgan Air, a regional airline...

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