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Southwest just posted the highest second-quarter profit in its history so workers aren't budging on contract concessions that the airline originally proposed 14 months ago.

For the most part, you have to go way beyond the airline brand to figure out how to get the roomiest seats and to avoid the big squeeze in economy class. Travelers need to drill down on the particular route and aircraft type to scope out the seat situation.

Low-cost carriers have come to represent not so much a wide price variation, but a different way of thinking at the corporate level and goals for fliers that are focused on retention and rewards through more creative means.

JetBlue chose ViaSat over Gogo with the hope that fast, free Wi-Fi will attract business fliers to the airline that may stay loyal to JetBlue even when it starts charging for Wi-Fi.

Fliers may feel like they've been punched in the gut with every new airline fee so the ad portrays the perks of flying Southwest in the most literal sense by allowing its gamers to complete the course unscathed.

Flights to the region are cheaper than ever as competition increases, but there are limitations to the low-cost carriers' reach in the region due to local air restrictions and aircraft that can’t reach certain distances.

The lack of a nonstop service between the Big Island and Japan since 2010 represents a major gap in the travel market for the two countries and forms a strong argument for why Hawaiian should be awarded flight rights.

Across-the-board airfare increases happen less than an handful of times each year and are usually decided by Southwest, which carries the most passengers within the U.S.

Delta says it wants to improve the customer experience by participating in the Apple Passbook program, but it risks alienating these same customers already using TripIt Pro and AwardWallet.

American Airlines is taking a very flexible and sensible approach to Apple's Passbook feature in iOS 6. If it takes off, then American may use the feature to push marketing and service messages to passengers.