Southwest didn't climb to the top of the domestic airline dogpile with hard work alone. Their corporate culture helps drive savvy marketing and a lucrative bottom line.
To prevent a merger from descending into emergency, a clear name change and strategy can work miracles. A look at airline names that have soared, and those that have sputtered.
An airline ticket used to mean gratis champagne and dressing for the occasion. Today, it means $25 luggage fees and Juicy track suits. A former American Airlines exec explains how retailers will increasingly mimic how we purchase and consume air travel.
United Airlines' six 787s will be out of action until further notice, joining planes from India, Chile, and Japan, as well as aircraft under the European regulators' aegis.
Boeing’s latest airplane won’t be carrying any passengers. Instead, the ecoDemonstrator is a test-bed for cutting edge tech that will hopefully one day make air travel more efficient.
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A pivot doesn't have to be a change in business model. That's the case with Hipmunk, a flight search aggregator that turned to hotel listings when the airlines began cutting commissions.
Business travel, especially across multiple times zones, can be stressful and leave you feeling less than your best. But jet lag be damned: Making room for “personal artifacts” helps overcome the stress and puts you back on top when you're working far away from home.
While no one can know exactly what our business travel future will hold, Microsoft's taken a stab at envisioning it. But how much of it will become a reality--and when?
