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Airbus CEO on coming to America, and what it takes to compete with Boeing
Jeremy Hobson Apr 10, 2013
CEO of Airbus Fabrice Bregier joins Marketplace Morning Report host Jeremy Hobson to discuss their new assembly plant in Alabama and what's ahead for the company.
Do merging airlines actually mean better customer service?
David Gura Apr 8, 2013
A new report says airlines scored their second best performance rankings in 23 years. Find out how that happened when airline mergers were supposed to make customer service worse.
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.
FAA backs plan to end Boeing's 787 Dreamliner nightmare
Scott Tong Mar 13, 2013
The Federal Aviation Administration has approved Boeing's plans for new safety tests that could get its troubled 787 Dreamliner back in the air as early as this spring.
Defense industry to largely shake off sequester...at first
Adam Allington Mar 1, 2013
The long-term nature of defense contracts shields the industry from short-term sequester disruptions in areas of the country that depend on military spending, such as St. Louis.
Boeing to FAA: Let us fly
Sabri Ben-Achour Feb 22, 2013
Boeing meets with the Federal Aviation Administration on Friday to hash out when it might get its grounded fleet of 787’s back in the air.
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?
Boeing remains upbeat about Dreamliner's future
Rebecca Singer Feb 6, 2013
Boeing remains upbeat about the Dreamliner's future and is confident that despite the safety scares, airlines won't be cancelling future orders for the aircraft.
Why are the Dreamliner's batteries malfunctioning?
Scott Tong Feb 1, 2013
Big battery packs are a balancing challenge -- if the cells work unevenly, one can overheat and burst into flames.
Battery problems old news for Dreamliner
Rupert Wingfield-Hayes Feb 5, 2013
Boeing has apparently been aware of the problems with the troublesome lithium ion batteries on its 787 Dreamliner for some time.
