Such a deal would certainly stir up antitrust scrutiny; combined, they would make up the largest airline in the world.
International corporate travel leads the way.
Consumers have been downgrading their discretionary spending.
More profitable flying, too.
The carrier is canceling regional routes in Ohio, New York and Iowa. Losing an airline can be tough on a city and its economy.
United Airlines will be the first to do so starting Wednesday.
Deciding which flights to cancel means considering the effects on the entire, byzantine, schedule.
Can consumers regulate businesses with the power of PR?
The president of the civil rights group talks with us about rewarding companies that treat all customers equally.
Justin Bachman, who wrote about "The Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat" for Bloomberg, stopped by to talk to Kai Ryssdal.
