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Business Class On An Emirates A380 Is Jaw-Dropping
A few months ago, for the first time in my life, I walked up to a bar and ordered myself a cocktail.On an airplane, I mean.You can wax nostalgic about the long-ago days of the Pan Am flying boats, when...
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Here's Your Ebola Survival Guide For Airplanes, From The CDC
On the heels of the worst outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease in nearly 40 years, fears of the potential spread of the deadly virus through air travel have led to the Centers for Disease Control and...
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American Airlines Will Substitute Snacks For Meals In First Class
First-class passengers on some American Airlines flights are having their gourmet cuisine taken away. The airline announced this week that it will cease first-class meal service on most flights lasting...
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A 62-Year-Old Woman Was Arrested For Trying To Stowaway On A Flight To Los...
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A ticketless traveler managed to sneak aboard a commercial flight undetected at the San Jose International Airport and fly to Los Angeles in at least the second major security...
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Here's The One Flight That Scares Me The Most
The flight I fear the most is United Airlines from Hong Kong to the U.S. in economy. Bear with me.Hong Kong isn’t an ally in the War on Water. There’s no liquids check as you go through security.So for...
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This Map Shows How Most Airlines Are Now Avoiding Iraqi Airspace
In light of the escalating conflict in Iraq and the U.S.'s airstrikes against ISIS targets in the country, the FAA has ordered U.S.-based air carriers to avoid the country's airspace altogether. Though...
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You Could Be Paying $1,000 More For Your Plane Ticket Than The Person Sitting...
If you had to pay $600 for a flight from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, you might be disappointed. But what if you knew the person sitting next to you had paid $1,600?According to Hopper, a site that...
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Airlines Are Unlocking New Value In Their Frequent Flier Programs
BERLIN (Reuters) - Beset by low air fares and relentless competition, airlines around the world are waking up to the value of their frequent flyer programs and realizing they can boost profits as well...
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Here's Why You Shouldn't Panic When An Airliner Loses An Engine In Flight
Over the weekend, a Thomson Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner suffered a failure in one of its massive GE turbofan engines over the Atlantic. The airliner, traveling from the Dominican Republic to...
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There's A Special Place In America For All The Lost Luggage
Over 3 billion people flew around the world in 2013.And the airlines that carried them mishandled 21.8 million bags, according to aviation communications and technology company SITA. U.S.-based...
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The 9 Most Heroic Airline Pilots Of All Time
After a pilot was recently forced to land a plane one-handed, due to his prosthetic limb falling off, we look at other miraculous airline escapes.The Jakarta incidentJune 24, 1982This British Airways...
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These Islands May Be The Most Dangerous Place To Be A Pilot
A new Channel 4 series follows rookie British pilots as they gain experience flying perilous routes between the islands of Indonesia. Are the risks worth it, asks Theo MerzA recently-qualified pilot...
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Hello? Hello?! Chinese Flight Aborts Landing As Air Traffic Controllers Nap
BEIJING (Reuters) - A China Eastern Airlines Corp passenger plane that had started its night-time descent into a Wuhan airport was forced to abort its landing after air traffic controllers had dozed...
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Here's Why Investors Find This Japanese Airline So Irresistible
Skymark, Japan's third largest airline, saw its stock skyrocket to a six-year high this week on the Nikkei Index amid rumors of a potential takeover by Malaysian low-cost giant AirAsia.Closing at 230...
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Tunisia And Egypt Cancel Libya Flights As Warplanes Attack Tripoli
CAIRO/TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia and Egypt's Cairo airport canceled most flights to and from Libya on Thursday, officials said, days after the Libyan government said unidentified war planes had attacked...
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US Airlines Are Having An Awesome Year So Far
SEATTLE (Reuters) - U.S. airlines more than doubled their net profit margin in the first half of the year as revenue rose nearly three times faster than costs, trade group Airlines for America said on...
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Why British Airways Is The Best Frequent Flyer Program Even In The US
If you’ve got to book a domestic award ticket within the continental U.S., British Airways is probably the best program to use. It’s downright fascinating that, in this case, you’d probably want to use...
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Free Airline Tickets Lead To A Riot In England
When a group of young women paraded through Derby dressed in red spandex, it was supposed to be a fun publicity stunt to hand out free flights.But a frenzied mob ended up chasing and rugby tackling...
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The Indian Government Is Crushing The Dreams Of Airline Startups
The airline business is cutthroat in virtually every market in the world, but it is especially difficult for start-up airlines in India. Fuel prices and fickle passengers aside, start-up airlines in...
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People Are Starving Because Of Growing Food Shortages In African Countries...
African countries tightened travel curbs on Thursday in an effort to contain the Ebola outbreak, ignoring World Health Organization warnings that such measures could heighten shortages of food and...
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