Airline News

You say tomatoe and I say tomahto. Whether ALPA wants to admit there is a pilot shortage or merely cast it as a question of attractive pay scales, the end result is that there aren't enough qualified pilots to fill job openings at U.S. regional and major airlines.

Despite the popularity of Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue among a certain set of readers, it's difficult to imagine how a handful of women in bikinis will be able to upset Betty White's position as queen of in-flight safety videos.

We will miss Joe Biden when he leaves office in three years. Let's hope he continues to insult New York-area airports and lavish love on Amtrak in the meantime.

The aviation industry has been growing at a steady rate for the past 30 years suggesting that market changes continually balance one another out and will continue to do so in the future.

United is vying for a viral ad by making brand ambassadors out of Olympics stars. Anything to take the focus off the airline's ongoing post-merger blues.

Lufthansa's Guide Service has an international flair that other VIP services don't: It is offered in 51 languages at Frankfurt and 33 languages at Munich airports. That translates into very personalized service as the airline values some customers much more highly than others.

With the advent of satellite-based Wi-Fi, the competitive landscape for in-flight Wi-Fi is heating up. Still, Gogo's extensive control of domestic Wi-Fi and airline fleets is a legitimate cause of competition concern.

Is the rise of Gulf carriers like an Internet bubble that will burst and reshape the trajectory of alliances, codeshares and aircraft purchasing economics? Ryanair's O'Leary is suggesting it may be, or at least that's his hope.

Simply put, the increased traffic is a healthy sign for both inbound and outbound tourism activity in the U.S.