Driverless cars are around the corner, a development that is changing the automotive industry. Even though drivers still must keep their hands on the steering wheel, quite a few cars already have the capability to drive themselves. Will pilotless planes follow?
Remote-controlled planes
According to the Swiss bank
UBS, airlines can save $35 billion ($40 billion) a year if they could operate remote-controlled planes. This is not only the result of lower wage cost, but in particular of lower insurance premiums and lower fuel cost.
Carriers would undoubtedly add a large...
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European consumer groups attack airlines' no-show policy. Airlines sell tickets with no-show clauses. Such clauses allow a carrier to cancel reservations when the passenger misses the outbound flight of a round-trip itinerary or a leg of a multi-leg itinerary.
In those cases, airlines which use the clause deny boarding to the passenger. They either require the passenger to buy a new ticket, or to pay a fine to be able to use the original ticket. The clause is used in different versions by a multitude of airlines in the EU.
When 
There are numerous airline rankings. Often they serve as entertainment or they are commercial business. Rankings may be based on subjective criteria, for example passenger reviews. Or they may be objective and based on statistics like on-time performance, involuntary denied boardings, the rate of mishandled baggage, etc.
Some airlines seemingly do not learn. 
Many travelers believe that the 4 big US airlines have conspired to increase fares on domestic flights. 
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