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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.

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A Brief History of How Airlines Sell Ticketsmore

Welcome to “Distribution Week” here on The Cranky Flier. Today I’m looking at a brief history of how airlines sell...

How To Make Your Brand A Schizophrenicmore

Singapore Airlines' short-haul carrier SilkAir has announced that it is moving its advertising account from J.

160-seat CSeries - a Big Squeeze?more

I am 6ft 4in and XXXlb, so when I hear the words "28-inch seat pitch" they strike horror into my bones.

PICTURES: First CSeries, Almost Completemore

Bombardier has released some pictures from today's (March 7) unveiling of the first CSeries flight-test aircraft,...

China Southern Receives its Last A380more

The 99th A380 to be delivered went to China Southern Airlines last week, which was also China Southern's fifth and last...

Airbus Retirements In 2012more

Some warning signs are emerging for the marketability of Airbus A320-200, A340-300 and A340-600 aircraft, which...

TSA To Allow Small Knives on Airplanes, and I’m Gladmore

Beginning on April 25, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is doing something that you don’t often see; it...

Can CSeries Show and Tell Quell the Critics?more

As Bombardier prepares to show the first CSeries airliner to the media today (March 7), the program's lack of sales is...

Winglets - All Shapes, Sizes - and Usesmore

Winglets all work in the same basic way, but they don't all look the same. In essence, winglets reduce drag by...

Pilot Says Drone Flew Past Jet Nearing J.F.K.more

Updated, 4:00 p.m. |Flocks of geese are not the only airborne hazards pilots will be watching for around New York...

JetBlue Wants to Expand Its Relationship with American, But Is That th...more

Apparently JetBlue CEO Dave Barger was sending love notes today when he said JetBlue looks “forward to deepening and...

Elite Status on Airlines Loses Some of Its Appealmore

Carriers have begun selling services once reserved for those who reached elite status in an airline’s frequent-flier...

Patents - Variable-Geometry Airbusesmore

Airbus has been granted US patents for two configurations that tackle one of the fundamental limitations of most...

With a Bump or a Puff, a Smoother Helomore

Airplane wings have it easy. Most of the time they fly in one direction only - forwards - and both sides fly in the...

Keep Your Eyes on Copamore

There has been a lot of change in the Latin American air travel market over the last few years with major shuffling of...

Europe's Propfan-Power Progressmore

This photograph may seem familiar to some of us, but it is not a windtunnel model of McDonnell Douglas's once-planned...

Cranky on the Web (February 25 – March 1)more

What Do Airplanes Do at Night When You’re Asleep? – Conde Nast Daily Traveler A look at how airlines are getting more...

787: design change for dummiesmore

As Boeing prepares to test, implement and certificate what it hopes will be an FAA-approved fix for its 787 battery...

China Eastern Behind Mystery Airbus Ordermore

China Eastern Airlines is believed to be behind a order for 12 A319s, 16 A320, and 32 A321s placed on December 31, 2012.

The Worst Flashback Fridaymore

Those of you who read Southwest’s blog might be familiar with my favorite series, Flashback Fridays. Each week, Brian...

Innovation Special Report: Aviation, Aerospace and Prizesmore

Next week's bumper issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology includes a special report on innovation, led by...

Branson's Little Red Goes Head-To-Head With BAmore

Virgin Atlantic has finally entered the U.K. domestic market, declaring that it will take rival British Airways...

Alitalia Regains Its Crown As Losses Mountmore

I know you were expecting a follow up post to Tuesday’s discussion about Farelogix, but that’s going to have to wait.

CRJ1000 Deliveries Weakeningmore

After a strong start, CRJ1000 deliveries appears to be slowing down. Air Nostrum ordered 35 of the type, but took...

Human-Powered Helos Close on Sikorsky Prizemore

Two of the three teams active the American Helicopter Society International's $250,0000 Igor I. Sikorsky Human-Powered...

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