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Planes Leave Climate-Changing Contrails — Here's How They Should Avoid Them
Greenhouse gas pollution from jet aircraft comes mainly in two forms: carbon dioxide emissions from burning jet fuel, and condensation trails, or "contrails," which typically form behind aircraft when...
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How Nashville's Airport Bounced Back After Losing A Major Hub
ATLANTA (Reuters) - When an airline cuts back on the number of "hubs" in its system, for an affected city the economic pain can be deep and wide.As Nashville discovered, it can take years of...
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Air New Zealand Will Stop Using This 'Sexist' Safety Video Filled With...
Air New Zealand will no longer show an in-flight safety video that many called sexist and offensive to women."Safety in Paradise" was released in February in conjunction with the Sports Illustrated...
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Here's Why There Aren't Many Female Commercial Pilots
When it comes to gender disparity, the world of commercial airline piloting is one of the most skewed with a whopping 97% of all commercial pilots being male (4000 female commercial pilots vs. 130,000...
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Three US Airlines Will Still Fly You On A Competitor If There's A Snafu
Prior to 1978, in the event of a delay or flight cancellation all U.S. airlines were required to offer transportation on a competitor's next flight out if that flight would get the passenger to their...
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Airbus Patents 'Bicycle Seats' That Look Terrifying For Airline Passengers
A five-hour flight in coach from New York to Los Angeles is enough to make most people cringe, but imagine doing so upright in a bicycle seat. Sounds like corporal punishment, doesn't it? But based on...
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Top US Airlines Are Fleeing Venezuela Because Of Its Bizarre Currency Regime
In the past month, each of the three top U.S. airlines — American Airlines, United Continental, and Delta Air Lines — have dramatically cut their flight schedules to Venezuela.Indeed, airlines across...
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The World's Best Airlines
Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific was named the world's best airline at the World Airline Awards this week, which were announced at the Farnborough Airshow in the UK.The airline took the top spot from...
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This Is How The Malaysian Plane Tragedy Could Play Out In International Law
As the events surrounding the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over Ukraine become clearer, more and more voices are claiming the plane may have been shot down by pro-Russian separatists in...
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Here's Why And When Air Space Is Restricted
The downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 has led to many questions being asked about the propriety of planes flying over eastern Ukraine. Many have pointed out that other airlines had prohibited...
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Tons Of Major International Airlines Are Canceling Israel Flights After Gaza...
Major US, European and Canadian airlines cancelled flights to and from Israel after a rocket fired from Gaza struck near its main international airport in Tel Aviv.The cancellations highlighted...
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How Malaysia Airlines Can Be Saved From Financial And Reputational Ruin
With this month's downing of MH17 and the March disappearance of MH370, it seems that if Malaysia Airlines didn't have bad luck, it wouldn't have any luck at all. It is incredibly rare for two...
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Here's Everything We Know About The Airliner That Crashed In Taiwan Today
An TransAsia Airways ATR-72 regional airliner crashed this morning while attempting an emergency landing in one of Taiwan's Penghu Islands.Reports out of Taiwan indicate that TransAsia flight GE222...
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Virgin America's Former CEO Explains Why The Airline Never Uses The Word...
Editor's note: Virgin America filed for an IPO this morning. Thanks to our friends at Skift for letting us run the following interview with former Virgin America CEO Fred Reid.Fred Reid knows a thing...
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Flight Attendant Warns Passengers To Flush 'Anything You Shouldn't Have,'...
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian budget airline Jetstar apologized on Wednesday after a crew member told passengers on a flight from the Gold Coast tourist strip, including some returning from a popular...
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Airbus Is Losing Out On A Major Opportunity In Japan
Airbus Group announced this week that it has cancelled an $1.7-billion order for six of its A380 superjumbos slated for Japanese low-cost carrier Skymark Airlines.According to Bloomberg, the order fell...
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This New Design For Airplane Seating Will Make Flights Much More Enjoyable
With this new airplane cabin design, flying will be more comfortable than ever.Priestmangoode, the design firm responsible for rebranding Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, has created a new cabin design...
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Officials Say Air Algerie Jet Plummeted From 33,000 Feet To Zero In 3 Minutes
DAKAR (Reuters) - The Air Algerie flight that crashed in Mali last week appears to have plummeted to the ground from an altitude of 10,000 meters in just a few minutes after flying into a storm, a...
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Here's What Happens When An Old Soviet Airliner Is Left To Decompose In Africa
Possibly this is one of those things only an aerophile can understand, but there’s something so fascinating, even enchanting, about old abandoned airplanes. Entire books have been written about them...
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More Of Brazil's Embraer Aircraft Could Be Flying US Skies In 2015
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's Embraer SA, the world's third largest commercial planemaker, expects more new regional jet orders from the United States next year, given strong acceptance of E-175...
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