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It was all with the best of intentions.

The program is advantageous to travelers and to national security, but this “blue seal” CBP approval could make certain routes and hubs more popular than others. No doubt, both airlines and airports take note of this.

The way United's Rainey talks about unbundling and rebundling products for maximum revenue it seems like an exercise in razzmatazz rather than giving customers something of enhanced value.

If Indie be the mix of love, play on.

Well, at least the parties are talking and sitting around a table but things will probably get a ton more strained before this whole thing is over.

This fresh design has been a long time coming, and will no doubt be welcomed by American's frequent flyers. In an industry historically marked by feast or famine cycles, it's a good idea to put these big projects on the plate as soon as you're flush enough to see them through.

It isn't often that you see the U.S. Travel Association calling out anyone, let alone the largest airlines in the U.S., but the Gulf carriers' subsidy issue has exposed deep differences about competition and the global travel industry.

A lot is at stake here and we expect the investigations to continue.

American knows that it's possible to both rethink loyalty and keep people loyal at the same time.

Missing in action in the U.S. airlines' report about the Gulf carriers' subsidies was transparency about the U.S. airlines' own subsidies. Although the congressional report is very dated, the Business Travel Coaltion, via WikiLeaks, is helping to fill in some of the blanks.