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Why airlines do the things they do.

I get a ton of questions about airlines, and hear people asking questions of each other all the time about why this airline does that and this one doesn't, to the left are some of those more interesting questions. If you click on the links the answers to those questions will appear here: Contents: Why do airlines sell more tickets for a flight than there are seats on an airplane (overbooking)? Where do all these airport codes come from anyway? What are the airline employees always complaining about? Airbus's really big mistake -- the A380 vs. Boeing's Sonic Cruiser What is a hub? What are the economics of a hub? What are the characteristics of hub cities? Why do airlines operate hubs? Why, when my plane is late because of weather at the connecting airport, do the flight attendants tell me not to worry, my plane will still be there? Why can't airlines fly wherever they want around the world? Why do airlines consistently change prices? Why are fares so confusing and where are the cheap fares? How do I get an Upgrade? What are code share flights? Why is it so difficult to redeem my Frequent Flyer miles? Why are we jammed in like sardines? Which countries are unsafe to fly in? What's with all these pieces of paper -- ticket, boarding pass?