Moving on to a lighter topic, last week marked the start of business for Pet Airways, a privately-funded company that will fly your pet in the main cabin of their aircraft–not in the baggage hold–between New York City, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Denver and Los Angeles. Founded by Dan Wiesel and Alysa Binder and funded by private investors, the service is initially using one Beech 1900 19-passenger turboprop, which has had its seats in the main cabin removed to make room for the pet carriers, which are provided by the airline. The plane is relatively noisy and relatively slow; it...