In-flight Service

Despite a tough few years, airline in-plants use promotion and efficiency to get off the ground.

By Mike Llewellyn

So the Dow Jones has been holding steady above 10,000. The rate of layoffs nationwide seems to be leveling off. Maybe—let's not speak too soon—but just maybe, the three-year fiscal winter that has kept the country's economy at a plodding pace is showing signs of a thaw.