Airline Industry
Essays

Since the early 1970's, Southwest Airlines began a mission of redefining the airline industry. Where, the founder and Chairman started the company off of the basic foundation of: low costs and offering a positive…

Racial and Religious profiling are hotly debated issues facing law enforcement agents throughout the country. On the one hand some experts in criminality believe that racial and religious profiling is necessary for…

We've all heard the truism that traveling by air is safer than driving. This is true -- although not terribly helpful for anyone who has to do most of their traveling by car, as most of us do.

Aviation is generally very safe, but there are risks. One of the most significant risks in aviation is human error. Pilots and other crew members who are fatigued or distracted can cause serious and even deadly problems for passengers. The human error issues in aviation are explored here.

Over the years the airline industry in the United States has experienced a great deal of success. However, in recent years a confluence of events has led to a decrease in profitability for companies within the airline…

Before it went out of business in December 1991, Pan American World Airways was an airline titan. It began as a Florida seaplane service in 1927, rapidly grew in size and status and for more than 60 years it bestrode…

¶ … Jeffery A. Smisek, CEO of Continental Airlines and Gary Kelly, CEO of Southwest Airlines. Both of these men head what many consider minor airlines, and yet they are some of the most successful airlines in the country.

All equity investing is risky, by simple virtue of the fact that companies can and do go bankrupt, wiping out their equity and taking share values down to zero. Even without bankruptcy, stocks can fall in value and…

In today's competitive business world, few businesses would argue that it is vital to maintain a good relationship with current customers while working constantly to gain new ones. This is particularly so in the airline…

In recent years, the U.S. airline industry has become a difficult one in which to operate. The most significant concern for the industry is the highly volatile cost of fuel. Fuel is one of the biggest factor inputs for…