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Cockpit Tech Gets a Lift From the iPad

The iPad isn't just just a luxury device for gadget fetishists. The proof may soon be found in airline cockpits.READ»

Google Chrome Gifts Connectivity to Holiday Airline Passengers

Google Chrome hooks up with three domestic airlines to provide free Wi-Fi for up to 17 million passengers.READ»

From Winning to Crazy: How to Assess Your Company's Ideas

The review of Kaihan Krippendorff's strategy framework continues with a look at how to evaluate potential strategies to isolate those with the highest potential.READ»

TSA's New Flight Restrictions: Welcome to the 20th Century

By now you'll know all about the Christmas Flight 253 bomb attempt, and the draconian restrictions in place for in-bound U.S. flights. But do the TSA's emergency regulations make sense, or are they dumbly throwing us back into a ...READ»

How Allegiant Plays from Peoria

     ALLEGIANT EXPEDIA FLIGHT Nonstop, with reasonably good departure times for the direct flight each way (midday Friday, Monday morning). Connection hell. Northwest, with stopovers in ...READ»

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Airlines Join Together to Use Synthetic Diesel Fuel at LAX

Sustainability efforts in the airline industry are usually focused on airplanes or terminals, but Rentech Inc. has honed in on another aspect of the industry: ground-service transportation. The fuel company has brought together ...READ»

How Designers Can Deliver Service With a Smile

Great design will never save bad service, but great service will always save bad design.READ»

Obama Team to Revise NASA Moon-Shot Program, May Delay Shuttle Launches

NASA's plan to replace the Space Shuttle and return astronauts to the Moon and possibly Mars has been controversial right from the start. And now there's a strong hint that the Obama administration will directly intervene and ...READ»

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Doing What Feels Right Despite the Evidence

1. Mergers and Acquisitions CEOs love M&A -- to goose the stock and display some vision. But studies show that mergers designed to create added value -- Delta and Northwest are talking about being the first global airline -- ...READ»