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The low ranking is given by a report that includes 200 jobs from all industries; flight attendants would be near the top of an industry-specific list that included Indian train toilet cleaners and Ryanair’s PR manager.

ChoiceSeats enables US Airways to fill more planes (with ancillary fees), and it is a humongous and growing revenue source for the airline.

Luxury amenities are a welcome treat on long-haul flights, but most airlines reserve the high-end goods for high-paying passengers in business or first class.

Cutting the losses incurred by one Spanish carrier by buying another would appear to be a flawed strategy, but Barcelona-based Vueling has remained profitable throughout the economic downturn.

If Priceline's stats hold up industrywide, then airlines know that their mobile apps and mobile sites will have to cater to younger travelers who seek a lot more flexibility.

The Pinnacle-Delta deal is another sign of U.S. airline consolidation in which it is no longer economically viable for regional carriers to run small jets for multiple airlines.

If the two employment applications were indeed very different, then the decision seems sound.

These airline industry groups are as opaque about their opposition to the UAE pre-clearance facility as they are about their financial backers, and we have the unfortunate feeling that its based more on prejudice than funding concerns.

Seems a bit of a waste when Page, Brin, and Schmidt could instead have great meetings in a Google Hangout using Google Glass.