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The most expensive airport parking? For the planes
The now-stalled merger between USAirways and American Airlines appears to be gaining altitude. The U.S. Department of Justice is suggesting it could step out of the way and drop its antitrust suit if...
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'World's Busiest Airport' gets a hairstyle makeover
Believe it or not, there’s no place to get a haircut in the world’s busiest airport. But that’s about to change. “What we’re looking at right now doesn’t look like much,” says Hartsfield-Jackson...
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Boeing's 15 options for building the 777X
South Carolina is sweetening the pot in an effort to grab more of Boeing’s manufacturing operations. The state this week will sell $85 million in bonds, part of which will pay for land used by the...
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What kind of shopping mall is successful today?
In the final shopping days before Christmas, many of us will walk into the American staple known as 'The Mall.' Just a few years ago, many deemed the indoor shopping mall a dinosaur, on the brink of...
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After four decades, Delta's DC-9 jets make final landing
Delta Air Lines is the last domestic carrier to fly the DC-9, and one final Delta flight this Monday afternoon will mark the close of the plane’s nearly half-century run. Most passengers about to...
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How an HBCU with 35 students keeps its doors open
If historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are an endangered species, Morris Brown College could be closest to extinction. Most buildings on this silent campus are boarded up and...
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How "public" is Weibo?
Despite being one of China’s most-visited websites, and analysts are watching to see if Weibo closes way low. That’s because of users like Lixin Huang. He’s one of 130-million active users the...
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Regional airlines need pilots but offer low wages
There's a huge and growing demand for pilots at the nation's regional airlines. The Government Accountability Office says the small carriers need to hire thousands of new pilots. So you'd think lots...
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The new growth engine for airports: cargo
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport holds the honor of “world’s busiest” when it comes to passengers. But it doesn’t crack the top 30 in terms of cargo; something Louisville, Anchorage,...
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The benefits of developing an Ebola vaccine
This week, the National Institutes of Health begins testing an Ebola vaccine in humans. Given the need to quickly stem the deadly outbreak in West Africa, global health officials hope to push a...
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Why holiday reruns are the gift that keeps on giving
Holiday reruns are as much a part of the season as mall Santas, Black Friday sales and grandma’s eggnog buzz. According to the Nielsen, we just can’t get enough of reruns. The ratings tracking...
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Thirty years later, Cabbage Patch Kids are still a favorite
Each year, there’s that one big toy that causes parents to schlep from store to store, stand in long lines, and sometimes, break into fistfights. Usually, the toy comes and goes. But there’s something...
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AirTran Folds its wings
It’s taken nearly four years, but Southwest Airlines Sunday completed its $1.4-billion acquisition of AirTran Airways with one last flight. Cheers erupted as AirTran’s Boeing 717 took off Sunday from...
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For many, rebates are worth jumping through some hoops
Christmas was a smidge over ten weeks ago, and if you bought a gift that involved a rebate, chances are you've recently gotten a check in the mail — if you sent away for one. Manufacturers and...
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College acceptances bring a rush to buy sweatshirts
This week, high school seniors across the nation have been laser-focused on one thing: their email inboxes. That’s because April 1st is when many colleges and universities send out acceptance letters....
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Now boarding: better technology at the airport
Consumer complaints against airlines are way up. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, March saw a whopping 55 percent increase in angry fliers. But airlines and airports are promising...
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A check on equity-based crowdfunding
Georgia was one of the first states to open a complicated regulatory loophole back in 2011, which allowed residents to buy into local businesses--just like buying shares on the stock market. It took a...
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Paper industry wants customers back
To the paper industry, you’re half the consumer you used to be. Thanks to e-mail, e-vites and e-readers, the industry says per capita use of paper has dropped 46 percent since the year 2000, and...
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For musicians, holiday gigs provide critical income
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport sees more passengers than any other airport on the globe. This time of year is especially busy, but this year, the airport has already broken...
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The promise and reality of Google Fiber
If smiling politicians were a barometer, the January 2015 press conference to trumpet Google Fiber’s selection of Atlanta as its next fiber city could’ve been the region’s biggest announcement since...
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