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Want to be a flight attendant? Get in line.
Jim Burress Mar 18, 2013
These days, you have a better chance of getting into Harvard than you do of becoming a flight attendant.
Better radar, tracking systems lead to safest air travel since 1945
Jeremy Hobson Feb 12, 2013
Today marks four years to the day since the last fatal crash of a commercial airliner in the U.S. In addition, the New York Times points out that last year was the safest for global air travel since 1945.
Massive snow storm snarls U.S. airlines, passengers
Kai Ryssdal Feb 10, 2013
As snowstorm 'Nemo' approaches the East Coast, airlines are preemptively cancelling thousands of flights. That means headaches for many travelers, but how does being grounded affect those work in the airline industry?
Airlines react to Northeast storm, thousands of flights cancelled
Jim Burress Feb 8, 2013
The nation’s airlines are slashing flights by the minute in anticipation of Northeast’s winter weather. United, which has a hub at Newark Liberty International, led the cancellation race; Delta was second.
Does The Weather Channel benefit from blizzards?
Stacey Vanek Smith Feb 8, 2013
The Northeast is expected to be hammered by a winter storm of 'historic' proportions. Many are bracing for the worst, but some businesses think snowmageddon is snowtacular.
Bad weather can be bad for your bottom line
Kai Ryssdal Jan 30, 2013
Be it too hot or too cold, someone's business somewhere will be adversely affected.
CEO Ben Baldanza on how Spirit Airlines does things differently
Jeremy Hobson Jan 22, 2013
One of South Florida's top business leaders runs one of the country's cheapest airlines.
Airlines make more money by offering fewer seats
Jim Burress Jan 22, 2013
Airlines to turn profit offering fewer -- but fuller -- flights.
FAA makes an 'unprecedented' announcement about Boeing
Kai Ryssdal Jan 11, 2013
FAA won't ground the Boeing 787 Dreamliner but they will review the plane's construction.
Safety concerns but 787 Dreamliner is technological leap
David Weinberg Jan 11, 2013
With fires and fuel leaks affecting Boeing's new commercial jet, safety questions have arisen, but some aviation experts say glitches are a necessary part of airline innovation.
