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Thomas Donlan of Barron’s explains how two noted economists might have responded to the current United Airlines controversy. If Alfred E. Kahn and Julian Simon were alive today, they would…
The latest National Review cover story features Kevin Williamson‘s reaction to an apparent paradox: Given that progressives profess to hate corporations, why are our corporate leaders so progressive? It is…
The good: From May 5th to August 21st, American Airlines will be offering a nonstop service between Charlotte (CLT) and San Jose, CA (SJC). The flight to California leaves Charlotte…
Political scientist Edward Erler‘s contribution to the latest edition of Hillsdale College’s Imprimis offers thought-provoking ideas about the pursuit of diversity. Over the past century and more, this morality grounded…
The German news magazine Der Spiegel reports that American Airlines may soon end its codeshare agreement with fellow OneWorld member Air Berlin. Air Berlin is Germany’s second largest airline but…
The market reality is that the hub-and-spoke carriers (American, Delta, and United) are moving to bigger planes. This includes regional routes, with 76-seaters replacing 50-seat or smaller aircraft. If smaller…
The price of airline deregulation back in the 1970s was the Essential Air Service program, which guarantees air service (within certain limits) to communities that had scheduled air service at…
American Airlines currently has year-round service from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to 10 destinations in the Pacific and Mountain time zones: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, San Diego, Portland, Sacramento,…
November 30th, daily on an Airbus A319. The last time American or US Airways successfully added a destination with daily service from Charlotte in the Caribbean, Mexico, or Central America…
Effective June 8, 2017 on a 160-seat Boeing 737-800. Yes, that is a ways out, and yes, it’s very early for an airline to make such a route announcement. And…
If you look at 2016 aviation baseline, you’ll see that about 8 percent — 54 of 661 — of American Airlines’ flights out of its big Charlotte hub are still…
Here’s a summary of American Airlines fights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) for Thursday, August 11, 2016: By aircraft type: Widebody: 8 (3 A330-300, 5 A330-200) Narrowbody mainline: 288…