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An airline's first-class seats are too heavy. Its planes now need even more weight to fix it.
Swiss told BI the best way to counteract this center-of-gravity issue is to add even more weight to…
Taylor Rains
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The tech industry is ready for robot taxis. But are the rest of us willing to go along for the ride?
Driverless cars are gaining momentum, with Tesla betting big on them. But safety concerns still rem…
Dan DeFrancesco
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A plane full of passengers was evacuated moments before takeoff after a bomb threat was emailed to air traffic control
A bomb threat was emailed to Bermuda Airport, forcing air traffic control to cancel takeoff — but t…
Pete Syme
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Alaska Airlines was named America's favorite airline for the 2nd year in a row — months after a hole blew in the side of one of its planes
The 2023-2024 American Customer Satisfaction Index's annual Travel Survey reveals which companies a…
Polly Thompson
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A Boeing 737 traveling from Guantanamo Bay slid off a runway in Jacksonville and went into shallow water with 136 passengers on board
Jacksonville Police A view of the Boeing 737 that slid off a runway in Jacksonville on Friday…
Sarah Gray,Sarah Gray
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An emergency evacuation slide accidentally fell from a Delta plane and landed in someone's backyard in Boston
According to data from FlightRadar24, the flight was operated by a Boeing 767-300 plane. Flight pla…
David Slotnick
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One key slide reveals who will be first in line to get a coronavirus shot in the US when a vaccine becomes available
Recommendations show high-risk healthcare workers and first responders should be the first American…
Andrew Dunn
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US and Chinese warships are getting up close to keep an eye on each other, but US officials worry their run-ins could escalate
Unsafe intercepts by Chinese pilots have increased "to the extent now that, again, looks like a pat…
Christopher Woody
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What it takes to be an air traffic controller at the world's busiest airport
Air traffic controllers at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the world's busiest ai…
Abby Narishkin,Steve Cameron,…
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US Navy pulls sunken F-35 stealth fighter up 12,400 feet from the bottom of the South China Sea
It took a little over a month for the Navy to recover the jet, which crashed on the deck of an airc…
Julie Coleman
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US futures rise after sharp sell-off, while oil surges past $110 on Russia-Ukraine conflict
Russia's war in Ukraine and Western sanctions have sent oil soaring, making some investors nervous …
Harry Robertson
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Former TOPGUN instructor breaks down the leaked video of a F-35 crashing on the deck of a US Navy aircraft carrier
In the video, the plane can be seen striking the ramp, bursting into flames, and sliding across the…
Julie Coleman
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Man gets 18 months in prison for trying to breach plane's cockpit and jumping from emergency door before takeoff
Prosecutors said Luis Armando Victoria Dominguez's "unruly conduct damaged the plane, taking it out…
Jake Epstein
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A United passenger was arrested after opening the emergency exit and sliding down the chute while the plane was boarding
According to a Twitter user, the flight was delayed for three hours before the man used the emergen…
Mark Matousek
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'Big Short' investor Michael Burry compares the market slump to a plane crash — and hints tumbling stocks and home sales remind him of the housing bubble bursting
Burry, who has warned rampant market speculation will end in the "mother of all crashes," said he t…
Theron Mohamed
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Behold, the largest plane in the US Air Force
With a cargo hull 121 feet long and 19 feet across, the C-5 is a flying warehouse that can carry a …
Alex Lockie
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Stocks slide as unrest in Hong Kong shakes already-rattled investors
Shares of Cathay Pacific slid as much as 4.9% to a decade low on Monday after China demanded the ai…
Daniel Strauss
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FAA let American Airlines fly planes that shouldn't have been considered airworthy after maintenance oversight lapses, DoT investigation finds
The FAA did not ensure American was properly assessing risk and allowed the airline to implement in…
Taylor Rains
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Step inside the cockpit of the US's most iconic war planes
From the propeller-driven planes of World War I, to the fighters and bombers that turned the tide a…
Alex Lockie
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Boeing slides after regulators discover more safety risks in the troubled 737 Max
"The Boeing 737 MAX tragedies weigh heavily on an industry that holds safety as its top priority," …