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Scheduled charter services still seeking nicheThe upscale operators face challenges competing with legacy 1st-class cabins.

Din over open skies dies in a whimperThe deal that ended the U.S.-Gulf States open-skies dispute largely maintains the status quo.

To work, dynamic pricing must be transparentThe practice can benefit both airlines and flyers, but only if there is transparency and trust.

Airports a flyover in Trump's infrastructure planAviation is still on a back burner in Trump's White House.

The great seat-assignment gameThe often mysterious process behind airline seat assignments raises issues of trust and transparency.

Startup airline Wow put Iceland on the mapThe ultralow-cost carrier touched off a competitive frenzy on two continents.

U.S. airports would do well to become China-friendlyImpressing the Chinese traveler is becoming exponentially more important for all sectors of the U.S. travel industry, from...

Were airline execs' smarts blown away by Irma?It looked a lot like price gouging when airlines let fares go through their natural cycle.

How the 1,500-hour rule created a pilot shortageAfter eight years, a new proposal designed to ease the shortage faces powerful opposition.

IATA meeting reveals cracks in airline optimismUnderlying the good news at the recent confab were ominous geopolitical prospects.

Fragmentation is not customer friendlyAirlines' earnings calls reveal a big divide between passengers' and investors' interests.

Economy flyers getting squeezedLike society in general, there is an increasing gap when it comes to haves and have-nots in air travel.

How covering airlines has altered the way I flySince becoming airlines editor, I have come to view flying in a totally new way.

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