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The night following the crash, Schiavo would be ignored no longer: she appeared on ABC's Nightline opposite FAA administrator David Hinson, who insisted that ValuJet was "safe to fly. I would fly it." Flatly contradicting him and alluding to the FAA's mission to promote air travel, Schiavo declared...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FLYING INTO TROUBLE | 7/14/2008 | See Source »

"People are just more sensitive to changes in price than changes in quantity," says Harvard Business School Professor John Gourville, who studies consumer decision-making. "Most people can tell you how much a box of cereal costs, but they have no clue how much is actually in it." Other segments...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: America's Shrinking Groceries | 6/27/2008 | See Source »

Because struggling airlines haven't hired in a long time and because flight attendants rarely quit--thanks to the limited hours and unlimited free flights they get for themselves and their families--Delta received more than 100,000 applications for 1,200 new $19-an-hour jobs. My fellow future...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Scared of Flight Attendants? Become One | 6/12/2008 | See Source »

Party on, traveler. The company that started the industry's bedding wars is looking to define a new segment called "lifestyle" hotels: chic, sociable and affordable. The first Aloft outpost opened in Montreal in June, and a further 17 openings are planned this year. Aloft is focused on attracting the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Generation Y Hotel | 6/12/2008 | See Source »

'Desperate times beget desperate measures, and this is in the Hail Mary category.' RICK SEANEY, CEO of Farecompare.com an airline-ticket research site, on American Airlines' decision to charge $15 per checked bag to fight soaring fuel costs

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 5/29/2008 | See Source »

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