A Monopoly game is seen during the Monopoly U.S. National Championship tournament at Union Station … [+] April 15, 2009 in Washington, DC. Getty Images The U.S. airlines have been in an almost c...
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United Airlines Makes First Move On Family Seating, Ahead Of Regulation
A happy family sits together on a plane. United just introduced a policy to ensure this happens more … [+] often. getty No one argues that a child under a certain age, say 12 or 13, should sit a...
Reagan National Airport Has Become A Connecting Hub By Necessity
An American Airlines plane lands at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport November 23, 2021 in … [+] Arlington, Virginia. Getty Images Reagan National Airport (DCA) is a real gem among the d...
Salesforce And Walmart Are Teaming Up To Provide Last-Mile Delivery Services
Getty Images Key takeaways: Facing a tough retail environment, Walmart is looking to add revenue by selling its technology to other businesses. The deal will help Walmart gain valuable insights into c...
United Airlines Isn’t The Best Airline In The History Of The World
United is a good airline — but are they the best airline is the history of aviation? getty United Airlines’ CEO Scott Kirby recently claimed that United was the “best airline in the history of aviatio...
Southwest Airlines’ Reliability Problem Starts With Their Schedule
Travelers crowd a Southwest customer service desk after cancellation of thousands of flights over … [+] the holidays. AFP via Getty Images Southwest Airlines had a major operational meltdown ove...
Five Reasons U.S. Airlines Can Be Thankful As 2022 Comes To A Close
Airlines have a lot of challenges, but there are reasons to be thankful and optimistic as we move … [+] into 2023. getty Airlines have a lot to complain about. Everything is expensive — airplane...
The Hydrogen Economy Will Soon Be Ready For Take Off, Including Planes And Power Plants
LISBON, PORTUGAL – JULY 22: TAP Air Portugal Airbus A321Neo, first flight using SAF – Sustainable … [+] Aviation Fuel, takes off to Ponta Delgada, Azores, on the day it was signed th...
The U.S. Regional Airline Industry Is Slowly Shrinking
Skywest is one of the large regional airlines in the U.S. Like all regionals, they are facing some … [+] difficult issues suggesting this sector of the industry is shrinking. Getty Images The U....
Blended Travel Is Not New, Nor Is It The Savior For Lost Airline Business
People have been combining business and leisure trips for decades. A new focus on this travel … [+] creates opportunities and risks for the large U.S. airlines. getty Since the pandemic has chan...
How Large U.S. Airlines Can Address The Change In Business Travel
The idea of the “road warrior” business traveler is changing, and large U.S. airlines need to adjust … [+] their businesses as leisure travel becomes a bigger percentage of total volumes. getty ...
Yes, A Pilot Shortage Is Real — What Airlines Can Do While Raising Pay
Widening the recruitment net is just one thing airlines can do proactively to address the current … [+] pilot shortage. getty ALPA, the largest airline union, says there is no pilot shortage. Ac...
Big Themes From Large U.S. Airlines’ Second Quarter Earnings
The three largest U.S. airlines — American, United, and Delta — have reported their second quarter … [+] 2022 earnings. While some positive signs for the industry are evident, a common set of is...
Trans-Atlantic Airfares Are High, But Will Drop This Fall
London’s Heathrow airport is one of the busiest in the world and is a popular destination for … [+] travelers from around the globe. While it is expensive to fly here and other places in E...
Five Creative Ways Airlines Are Addressing The Pilot Shortage
Airlines, especially among the U.S. regionals, are facing a pilot shortage this summer. More … [+] training is one solution to get more exploits into cockpits this Sumer. getty Is there a pilot ...
Not All Carbon Credits Are Created Equal. Here’s What Companies Must Know
JANSCHWALDE, GERMANY – NOVEMBER 24: A loan wind turbine spins as exhaust plumes from cooling towers … [+] at the Jaenschwalde lignite coal-fired power station, which is owned by Vatenfall,...
Rainforests Nations Want To Be Rewarded For Saving Their Trees — Now
AUSTRALIA – FEBRUARY 26: Windmill Creek at Mount Lewis State Forest in the Daintree Rainforest, … [+] Queensland, Australia. (Photo by Tim Graham/Getty Images) Tim Graham/Getty Images The ...
Five Big Themes Facing The U.S. Airlines, And What These Could Mean
As the pandemic fades, U.S. airlines are facing new threats that must be addressed to ensure … [+] long-term survival. getty The U.S. airline industry saw many years of prosperous growth and fin...
The Quickly Changing Landscape Of Latin American Aviation
LATAM is one of two large, pan-Latin airline groups. This region of the world has seen significant … [+] change and improvement over the last 10 years. getty More than half of the people in the ...
Few People Wearing Masks On Airplanes Just Weeks After Mandate Removal
In regards to mask wearing on planes, flights today are looking like the pandemic never happened. getty In mid-April, a judge in Florida effectively cancelled the Federal mandate to wear masks on airp...
Delta Calls Covid-19 An ‘Ordinary Seasonal Virus’ As Airlines Drop Face Mask Use In Mid-Flight
Packed flights, like this Delta Airlines one, will no longer require everyone wearing face masks … [+] even though Covid-19 cases have been on the upswing in the U.S. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angel...
United Airlines’ Uninspiring ‘Next’ Plan Ignores Important Realities
United operates a large hub at Newark airport, but this airport has seen a big increase in low-cost … [+] carrier capacity after the removal of slot controls. getty Airlines create strategic pla...
Consolidation Among U.S. Regional Airlines Makes Sense
Skywest Airlines, flying as Delta Connection, uses an Embraer ERJ-145 on a taxiway at the Los … [+] Angeles International Airport.” getty Regional airlines in the U.S. play an important ro...
Southwest Airlines’ New Fare Opens Door To Ticket Transferability
Southwest Airlines has introduced a new sell-up fare that offers flight credit transferability. This … [+] has risks and it is questionable that it will be a reason for many to trade up. getty A...
Updated Study Estimates Up To 40% Of Airline Business Travel May Not Return
Taking meetings by video has become commonplace. Because of this and other reasons, airline business … [+] travel has dropped and is likely not all coming back. getty In late 2020, before vaccin...
Debunking The Alaska Airlines Flight Pass Subscription Plan
Alaska Airlines has launched a subscription-based pass program that offers a fixed number of flights … [+] for a prescribed monthly fee, getty Alaska Airline ALK s is the latest airline to intro...
Delta Airlines Issues An Apology To Neglected, Disabled Travelers
For Latinx community organizer and historian, Lilac Maldonado, the holidays are a time to visit her chosen family in Portland, Oregon. After booking her flight back in December, she spent nearly two h...
Four Initiatives That Have Changed United Airlines’ Flight Plan
United has redesigned its flight path by focusing on unit costs, building its hubs, and giving … [+] people reason to believe in the future. getty United Airlines has a long history as one of th...