Southwest Airlines took off in 1969 (then called Air Southwest Company) by businessman Rollin King and Texas lawyer Herb Kelleher, servicing Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio Texas with frequent, low-priced flights. What began as a small Texas airline has grown to become one of the largest airlines...

Pg. 1 Many of the world's major airlines are growing and Delta Air Lines continues to grow with them. Delta is a full-service carrier that flies passengers and cargo, and is ranked third behind United Air Lines and American Air Lines. Delta's Headquarters is located at : Hartsfiel...

New Businesses of the 1920's After World War I many nations where economically defeated. Germany and Japan inparticular, struggled with their economy. The United States was one of the few nations that flourished during this period (Groner 273-275). There was an explosion of new businesses in...

"United They Fall" The airlines have been experiencing significant financial difficulties. There are several causes for the financial problems faced by the U.S. airline industry. Although the events of September 11 had effects throughout our economy, the effects on the airline industr...

Source of Current Reading Article The Wall Street Journal, September 27, 2001, pgA8 Delta Joins Major Carrier in Cost Cuts, With Plans to Lay Off 16% of Work Force Summary Delta Airlines feels that they need to lay workers off because of the drastic decline in sales. Delta is offering s...

Jovan Holmes 9/28/01 Reading Article Source of Current Reading Article The Wall Street Journal, September 27, 2001, pgA8 Delta Joins Major Carrier in Cost Cuts, With Plans to Lay Off 16% of Work Force Summary Delta Airlines feels that they need to lay workers off because of the ...

Delta Airlines filed bankruptcy in 2005 shortly before Delphi Corporation did the same thing. Delta was facing many of the same issues as Delphi including a drastic under-funding of employee pension plans. "We would rather take our chances with a bankruptcy judge than submit to ma...

Paul McElroy's novel "Tracon" is a gripping tale about the airline industry and in particular the air traffic controllers. McElroy has created a fast paced, page turning story that can cause even the most seasoned airline passenger to feel wary of ever flying again. McElroy gives th...