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They should at least bring back the gum for Economy passengers, no?

There is no over-the-top design here, especially not on the leased aircraft — it's all out of the catalogue — but it ticks all the boxes on comfort and convenience and is ideally suited for the market in these routes.

Now we just need airlines to bring back warm food to the economy cabin.

Certain routes just demand more crowded seating to be viable, and not every passenger market seems to mind as much, but that's still a lot of people on a single plane.

It's a brave new world for JetBlue and its customers as the airline introduced a new fare lineup. The Blue Plus fare, which includes one free checked bag, is only about $15 more than the lowest fare type, which doesn't provide for a free checked bag.

Aircraft-tracking solutions are a must-have for airlines, and some, at least, are methodically readying implementations.

Desperate times call for desperate measures, including Norwegian's pledge to use only American and European pilots on its transatlantic routes. Is that what Open Skies is coming to?

New airlines from emerging markets want to help more people get out and see the world. If the world wants them to visit, then they need to allow those flights, or increase service from legacy U.S. and E.U. carriers to those markets, or both. There are plenty of eager travellers to go around.

United hopes that consistent information sharing and mobile digital services will improve its relationship with passengers. They can't hurt, but this doesn't even begin to address United's core problems, which are leadership and competence.

Detroit Metropolitan is a nice airport but Richard Anderson should get out more if he truly thinks it is the best airport in the world. Perhaps he got carried away in trying to please the members of the Detroit Economic Club.