An examination of the airline industry reveals how airline executives are cutting costs and exposes how the U.S. government has conspired to place corporate interests above the interests of consumers, workers, the nation's economy, and the environment.
Discusses the origins, development, and successes of Southwest Airlines, as well as the corporation's strategies, innovations, and impact on society and the airlines industry; and includes a time line.
Captain "Sully" Sullenberger describes his life and reflects on how he saved the lives of the passengers and crew aboard US Airways Flight 1549 with an emergency landing onto the Hudson River in January 2009.