How will airlines change in the 2020s? We asked the experts

For commercial aviation, the 2010s was a decade defined by consolidation and airlines finding rare financial footing.

Whatever the 2020s have in store for the industry will have a great impact on Texas. Two of the four major airlines are based in the state, with Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) in Dallas and American Airlines Group Inc. (Nasdaq: AAL) in Fort Worth. The two carriers employ more than 43,000 in Dallas-Fort Worth.

The United-Continental merger left Houston without a corporate headquarters…