Killing the check-in desk isn't a terrible idea, but it should be replaced by something more efficient and helpful. EasyJet will likely do a better job at it than its peer Ryanair.
The Brazil IPO market is active right now so it seems like an opportune time for GOL to go the IPO route with smiles, and to pay down some debt, something it desparately needs to do.
It's a challenge being an effective regulator with limited funds and adversaries with much deeper pockets and better political connections than your agency has.
Despite airline deregulation, these furloughs highlight the industry’s, sometimes beneficial and other times detrimental, continuing dependency on U.S. regulation and lawmakers.
This discrimination lawsuit against United is not necessarily over with this dismissal. The judge granted the pilots the right to amend their complaint and to refile it.
Ryanair currently has bare-bones advertising on its own website, but it sees an opportunity to monetize customers and noncustomers visits to Ryanair.com by selling the data to advertisers. If you visit Ryanair.com, you have a marketing target on your back, but the airline's actions aren't much different from other carriers and hotels.