Why National Carriers Exist and 5 Other Aviation Trends This Week
Photo Credit: Malev, the Hungarian national airline, operating Boeing 737-600s jets like this one before it went out of business in 2012. Flickr / Aero Icarus
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This week in aviation, don't miss our new deep dive into the history, economics, and psychology behind national airlines, many of which struggle chronically. We also looked at how and why airlines raise fees — and how they might do it better.
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>>Many politicians fear their nations will be irrelevant if they abandon their money-losing flag airlines. That's probably a stretch. In most places, the market likely would fill the gap — provided the government got out of the way. But national pride is powerful, and few people want to see storied brands disappear: Why Do National Airl
