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May 31, 2022
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May 31, 2022
How Airplane Real Estate Varies With Your Seat

Looked at through the lens of the airline, we can see that airplane real estate varies with the location and size of our seat.

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September 2, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and the Concorde
September 2, 2021
When the Cost of a Plane and a Wait Are Similar

For the same economic reason, the supersonic Concorde should have been grounded sooner and we irrationally endure long phone wait times.

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February 23, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Southwest airline boarding
February 23, 2021
How the Best and Worst Airlines Are Different

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September 23, 2020
Economic News Roundup and jumbo jets demise
September 23, 2020
The Ups and Downs of the Jumbo Jet

Planning for a post pandemic world, the airline industry is figuring out what to do with its jumbo jets although now some have been useful.

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August 24, 2020
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August 24, 2020
An Airfare Pricing Mystery

The airlines need to solve airfare pricing problems because their algorithms depend on historic data that is no longer relevant.

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July 15, 2020
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and lost luggage
July 15, 2020
Where Lost Luggage Finds a Home

At a massive store in Scottsboro, Alabama, bargain hunters can purchase the contents of the lost baggage that airlines say is unclaimed.

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July 12, 2020
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July 12, 2020
How a Pandemic Changes an Airport

Although it led the world in airport traffic during June, Dallas-Fort Worth is adjusting to the massive plunge in air travel.

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April 24, 2020
Economic news roundup and ghost flights
April 24, 2020
What You Might See on a Ghost Flight

Called ghost flights, empty passenger jets are being redeployed for freight although their seats and cargo holds are not ideal.

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March 6, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and airplane etiquette
March 6, 2020
How to Minimize (Airplane) Middle Seat Misery

Although airplane middle seat misery appears only to affect its occupant, widening that seat will be felt felt far beyond the people who sit there.

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January 19, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Southwest brand value
January 19, 2020
How the 737 MAX Could Change Your Vacation Plans

Because 737 MAX demand from American and other airlines was large, grounding the plane has created huge flight disruptions.

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November 22, 2019
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November 22, 2019
The Airline Seat Size Squeeze

The problem of airline seat size getting smaller and people getting larger is difficult to solve because comfort and revenue tend to conflict.

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