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It appears that aircraft rescue and firefighting operations at the four airports were in a state of disarray, with personnel distracted with other duties and suffering from a lack of training.

What's the difference between an unlicensed driver picking up passengers at an airport using who's found his passenger with an app and one who finds the passenger by carefully approaching passengers at the departure gate? One we call "disruptive," the other we find distasteful.

JetBlue has tried this successfully in New York, and feels opening up a route from Worcester, Massachusetts, to San Juan will generate enough demand on its own that it won't detract from the airline's focus on Boston.

Big pops of airborne color help a carrier stand apart from rival silver tubes gliding through the sky. Here are the ones that inspire us.

Airlines should indeed be sensitive to the viewing sensibilities of families onboard. Perhaps the aircraft should be sectioned off by mature audiences versus general audiences? Maybe not.

Translation: This is a painful move for Rosetta Stone and its employees as the airport and mall kiosks were a declining part of its revenue mix, and the move sadly makes sense as online and mobile tools are undoubtedly the way to go.

Airports, like airlines, have quickly caught on to the customer service uses of Twitter and, in the process, have discovered a personality that furthers their mission of becoming destinations in their own right.

A crew that feels it looks good is always going to perform better than one that feels it is stuck in last decade's closet. Just ask the high-flying, well-dressed men and women of Virgin's airlines.