The column: How airline numbers are going up

Signs are everywhere that the airline business, with capacity cuts and a little more demand, is recovering from the recession. In the Winging It column today, I provide some numbers on that, and a report on research on the industry. Surveys indicate people with a little money plan on spending some of it on travel this summer, while other research shows the airlines' frequent-flier programs vary greatly in providing members with the free tickets they promise. Read it all here...