Cambridge Aviation Research Blog

Hans Rosling demonstrated a compelling way to present time series data in his amazing 2006 TED talk on world economic development. Google's Visualization API allows us to present a similar view of 20 years of domestic airline traffic statistics as a 20-second movie. read more>>

The fatal end to a Gulfstream G650 test flight followed the structural failure and decompression of Southwest 812 by one day, a one-two punch which set the tone for a terrible month. While U.S. commercial aviation was spared further loss of life, the headlines have brought a drumbeat of reasons for the public to suspect airlines, air traffic controllers, pilots, and ground crews alike. read more>>

Southwest's acquisition of AirTran sets the carrier's course for the next decade.  With a stroke of the pen, Southwest has simultaneously undertaken three new challenges: read more>>

Google has released its new Google Instant search-while-you-type interface. But the big news is not the slick new interface or the purported five seconds it can save searchers; if it's from Google, it's all about ads. For while Google is guessing what you're intending to search for, it's displaying ads—and counting impressions—every step of the way. read more>>

Twitter, Facebook, and other social networking and communications channels continue to command an increasing amount of mind share among marketing and communications pros. And justifiably so. These informal communication channels are uniquely suited to convey time-sensitive operational and promotional messaging and to increase transparency by facilitating public conversations.  read more>>