Here's how to avoid the most dreaded seat on a plane
The middle seat — especially in coach — is one of the most dreaded and common scenarios in flying.It's cramped, it's inconvenient, and it's often the only seats available on flights — particularly if...
View ArticleDelta passengers claim they were kicked off a flight for refusing to remove...
A Californian family is saying they were thrown off a Delta flight and threatened with jail because they would not give up the seat their 2-year-old son was in.The incident occurred around midnight on...
View ArticleA man sues American Airlines alleging injuries after having to sit by 2 obese...
An Australian man has filed a lawsuit against American Airlines alleging that he suffered injuries after being forced to sit by two obese people for a 14-hour flight, according to a Sydney Daily...
View ArticleHere's the best way for an airline to handle overbooked flights
Christopher Tang is a distinguished professor at UCLA and the Edward W. Carter chair in business administration at the UCLA Anderson School of Management.Last month, consumers around the world were...
View ArticleUnited Airlines apologizes after sending woman to San Francisco instead of...
A United Airlines passenger thought she was going to Paris, but instead she ended up flying about 3,000 miles in the wrong direction.The passenger, Lucie Bahetoukilae, was planning to travel from...
View ArticleThe owners of a giant rabbit that died after a United flight are seeking...
The owners of a giant rabbit named Simon who was found dead after a United Airlines flight demanded on Monday that the airline pay damages, order an outside investigation and re-evaluate how it handles...
View ArticleHere's what it's like to fly first class on Singapore Airlines, one of the...
Breakfast in bed and restaurant dining might not be what you picture when you think of air travel, but in first class on Singapore Airlines, it's all part of the service.The airline, named the third...
View ArticleEmirates profit plunges 82% in wake of Trump's travel ban
Emirates, the Middle East's largest airline, reported a drop in annual profit on Thursday for the first time in five years and criticized President Donald Trump's restrictions on some U.S. flights as...
View ArticleMajor US airlines met with the Trump administration to discuss expanding the...
WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) - U.S. Homeland Security officials met with major U.S. airlines and a trade group on Thursday to discuss the impact of possibly expanding a ban on large electronic gadgets...
View ArticleThe laptop ban expansion is likely coming soon, just not today
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly is speaking with European officials on Friday to discuss threats to aviation and a possible expansion of a ban on in-cabin electronics larger...
View ArticleA United Airlines flight attendant made a mistake that could have posed a...
A United Airlines employee posted security codes online over the weekend that are used to access the cockpit, possibly compromising security, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.Access...
View ArticleTrump will likely expand the laptop ban to Europe — and the effect could be...
The US Department of Homeland Security's laptop ban will likely expand to include incoming non-stop flights from Europe in the near future. In fact, Trump administration officials are expected to meet...
View ArticleWatch this mesmerizing video of paint melting off an airplane
Recently, all of Virgin's iconic red airplanes had to be repainted white. The process is truly mesmerizing! Follow Tech Insider:On FacebookJoin the conversation about this story »
View ArticleTrump's laptop ban could cost customers $1.1 billion and create a terrifying...
A global airlines group urged governments on Wednesday to look for alternatives to extending a cabin ban on large electronics devices, saying such a move could cost passengers about $1.1 billion a year...
View Article3 ways to redesign planes so people don't attack one another
So far, 2017 has been filled with airline fiascos.In April, United Airlines came under fire after a video showing police officers dragging a man off a flight went viral. About three weeks later, Delta...
View ArticleThese are the 10 best airports in Europe
With demand for air travel in Europe growing at an impressive rate, the need for world-class airports is at an all-time high. Leading aviation reviewer Skytrax recently released the results of its...
View ArticleEU officials are warning airports and airlines to be ready for Trump's laptop...
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. and EU officials meet in Washington this week for further talks on aviation security, as the EU braces for an extension of a cabin ban on large electronic devices to...
View ArticleThe unruly passenger who caused chaos on an American Airlines flight was...
HONOLULU (AP) — Anil Uskanli, who authorities say inspired so much fear among flight attendants on a Hawaii-bound jet that fighter jets were scrambled to escort the plane, raised a series of possible...
View Article22 incredible photos from where jumbo jets go to die
The days of the jumbo jet are numbered. Since their debut in the late 1960s, planes such as the Boeing 747 and the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 have been the undisputed queens of the sky.Unfortunately, the...
View ArticleAngry employees grilled United execs at shareholder meeting (UAL)
CHICAGO (Reuters) - United Continental Holdings executives faced disgruntled company and contracted employees at its annual shareholders meeting on Wednesday as the airline tried to repair its public...
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