Topic: Airlines

Meet JetBlue, Evil Corporation?

In a battle over an architectural treasure, the airline's not exactly on the side of the angels.READ»

Grounded: David Neeleman, JetBlue's erstwhile CEO

When I heard last week that David Neeleman was stepping down as head of JetBlue, I admit I was surprised - despite how worn down he seemed when I interviewed him recently. So he nearly tossed me out of his office after talking for an ...READ»

T5 Has Landed: The new New York JetBlue Hub

As a frequent flyer between American coasts, I have become a regular customer of JetBlue, with its typically cheap(er) nonstop flights from New York’s JFK airport to San Francisco. I still remember the first time I landed in ...READ»

• Business Travel Gets an Upgrade at the Airport

Shifting Routes in the Airline Industry

Shifting routes reflect the changing economics of the airline industry. Business hubs in Asia and the Middle East are strong. European and U.S. leisure routes ain't.READ»

• Routes World Development Forum Plays Matchmaker for Airports, Airlines

Emirates Launches World's Longest Green Flight

Yesterday, Emirates Airlines launched what it calls the world's longest "green" flight -- a new service from Dubai to San Francisco that saves an estimated 2,000 gallons of fuel and 30,000 pounds of carbon emissions on the 16-hour ...READ»

Chat Room - Time Zero's Big Idea

Mark Teflian has always worked at high velocity. In 1975, during summer break after his freshman year in college, he was hired by United Airlines to do some part-time contract work. He never went back to school. Instead, he became a ...READ»

USAir Asks Fliers: ‘Can we Get a Hallelujah?’

USAirways switched over to a new computer reservation system last week, combining its system with America West’s on a new platform. It was a bumpy transition, at least if you were a passenger. USAir's president called it “largely ...READ»

The Last Stand

Airlines now let you pay to jump the standby line. Here's what you need to know to get home sooner.READ»

Why Hudson River-Like Plane Crashes Will Happen Again

Yesterday's aircraft crash in the Hudson River may have been miraculous in terms of survivability, and it boosted the standing of Twitter, which got stunning images in circulation before the mainstream media. But its suspected ...READ»

Brand-As-Verb, Entry No. 2

I had lunch today with a former editor who was talking about a recent trip he'd made to the West Coast. "So I 'JetBlued' out to California....," he said nonchalantly, with little notice of the verb he'd just created. Like "Googled," ...READ»

Consumer Bill of RightsBlues

Were you one of the chosen ones? Were you one of the brave tarmac pioneers who endured 10 hours trapped in a JetGlue--oops, JetBlue--airplane at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport last Wednesday? Were you the stranded guy who ...READ»

A First-Class Production

Business class is the new first, as startup airlines and old stalwarts try to woo you with fresh seats and services. READ»

I've Got the Privacy (Jet)Blues

JetBlue Airlines has recently come under fire for sharing 5 million passenger itineraries with a defense contractor without passengers' knowledge or consent. In so doing, not only did the company violate its own privacy policy, it ...READ»

Fasten Your Seat belts: Turbulence Ahead

When JetBlue got off the ground back in 2000, it had a number of advantages over its older and larger competitors. Founder David Neeleman had amassed $130 million, more than any other airline start-up. JetBlue could buy new planes ...READ»

New Flight Plan

Whenever I get stuck with a lousy seat on a flight, I always wonder what I could have done differently to avoid it. Or why the airline didn't tell me my seat doesn't recline. Next time I'm doing my homework first, at seatguru.com. ...READ»

Will These New Airlines Take Off?

A roundup of four potential highfliers.READ»

Blog at Your Own Risk

Ellen Simonetti was fired last month as a flight attendant for Delta after posting, on her mildly amusing personal blog, what the New York Times calls "provocative pictures" of herself in uniform draped over airline seats. Regardless ...READ»

Technology: A380 Impact Within U.S. Muted at First

As big as the Airbus A380 is, its impact in the U.S. market will be muted for the first few years simply because there won't be a lot of them flying here. In fact, to date no American carriers have even ordered the plane. The ...READ»

When the Red-Eye Becomes the Green-Eye

Last week, UK-based low-cost airline easyJet announced it had designed an aircraft that would reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 50 percent. They call it the "ecoJet" and claim the design could become reality by 2015. Sounds great, ...READ»

Between The Lines

The stories behind this issue's stories.READ»

Song's Startup Flight Plan

How does an established corporate giant (in this case, Delta Air Lines) respond to disastrous economic circumstances and the rise of a new breed of competitors that operate by different rules? By creating a whole new operation (in this case, Song) that runs by those rules, and then trying to fly beyond the competition. Here's a behind-the-scenes look at the ambitious flight plan and bumpy launch of an internal startup.READ»

No More Fees, Please!

How to avoid getting nickeled and dimed to death at the airport.READ»

Work/Life: ...But Boss, I Saved $15 at the Bunny Ranch!

The unpopularity of American Airlines' $15 first-checked-bag fee is stimulating the creative impulse in marketers who want to tap into travelers' desire to get some relief from the airlines' expanding list of fees. While ...READ»

And Now the Hard Part

Can JetBlue make the leap from popular (and profitable) niche airline to major player -- without losing its soul? Only if it can grow big but stay small at heart.READ»

Airport, Data Port

This edition of Transit Authority is the first installment in the airport-by-airport Internet access guide announced in the June 14, 2004, Airports of Call edition.READ»