The airline business is one of the worst investments you can make it. Better to just throw a dart at a stock board.

I believe Warren Buffett responded to "how do you you become a millionaire?" with...."by becoming a billionaire and investing in an airline"

Braniff, RIP
 

Man, do I miss Braniff. I flew them often in the late 70's. Thick steaks and French wine in coach, and friendly, attractive flight attendants. Seems like another age compared to what we have today :(.

Interesting to view some of the TV ads for the airlines from the old days:

Western http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfmRKHtzfFs

PSA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJRmbcsUGug

Hughes AirWest http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RdRX33m01Y

PanAm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6uLq...eature=related

I like this Hughes AirWest ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XLSSp_Zz68

This photo made me actually laugh out loud:

http://www.hughesairwest.com/PhotoAl...-Planes-09.jpg[/QUOTE]

Looks like she's about to plop out a giant turd.

http://www.airlineroutemaps.com/Euro...ian_europe.gif

Budget airlines (Ryanair of Ireland and Wizz Air of Hungary) in all likelihood will take up many of the routes Malev has abandoned. http://www.economist.com/node/21546853

On its official website http://www.malev.hu/index.htm Malev no longer has photos, graphics, and schedules; instead it simply has information on how to get refunds – along with this sentence:
“Utazásaival kapcsolatban javasoljuk, hogy érdeklődjön más légitársaságok ajánlatairól vagy amennyiben teheti, válasszon más alternatív közlekedési módot. (Concerning your travel, we suggest that you ask other airlines about their offers or, if possible, you choose an alternative method of transport.)"