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Why is landing airplanes on water not preferred?
The main reason is lack of training on this for pilots. Despite this being diffi…
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5 major airlines are rolling out shared digital health passes to prove negative COVID-19 tests. They hope it's a step towards recovery for an industry set to lose $157 billion.
United Airlines, Lufthansa, Virgin Atlantic, and JetBlue will accept the CommonPass as proof of neg…
Grace Dean
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Orlando just unveiled plans for the first US flying taxi airport. Passengers will be able to book the vehicles via an app and zoom over the highway at 186 mph — take a look.
German aviation company Lilium, which makes the taxis, property firm Tavistock Development Company,…
Kate Duffy
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Europe's busiest airport is now offering $100 coronavirus tests that promise results within an hour
The tests at London Heathrow are on offer to passengers flying to Hong Kong and Italy, which requir…
Grace Dean
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Flying between New York and London with a shorter quarantine may be possible by December, after US officials reportedly revive 'air corridor' talks
Passengers would take COVID-19 tests before and after flying, allowing them to avoid the usual 14-d…
Grace Dean
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British Airways CEO Alex Cruz steps down with the industry in crisis and is replaced by Aer Lingus boss Sean Doyle
Both airlines are owned by International Airlines Group, which said on Monday that BA was "navigati…
Kate Duffy
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Japan Airlines will swap 'ladies and gentlemen' for gender-neutral terms on its in-flight announcements
Japan Airlines will use gender-neutral terms like "everyone" and "all passengers" starting Thursday…
Grace Dean
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how does autopilot work on a plane
There are mainly three levels of complexity. There are single, two and three axis autopilots b…
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Shocking: India could have seen as many as 26 aeroplane crashes in the last one year
It was on March 29, 2016 that all passengers onboard flights SpiceJet 614 and Air Mauritius 746 saf…
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Guess what? Flying out of IGI airport just got cheaper!
The airports tariff regulator Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) had in February issued …
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Flights to now have handcuffs for unruly passengers
Amidst increasing globalisation, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) of India is takin…
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4 asteroids — including one plane sized and two house sized objects — to approach the Earth today, NASA warns: here’s all we know
NASA is tracking several asteroids that will pass near Earth in October 2024, none pose any direct …
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Boeing's 737 safety mess just got worse
The NTSB said at least 40 airlines outside the US may be operating aircraft with faulty rudder part…
Aditi Bharade
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Forget distant fly-bys of giant rocks—this plane-sized asteroid will come within 1.7 million km of Earth this week!
Come Friday, this near-Earth object will make its closest approach to our planet in a decade!
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North Korea’s trash-filled balloons cause South Korea’s Incheon international airport runways to briefly shut down
Flight delays due to bad weather, security scares or medical emergencies are the usual culprits we …
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WATCH: Air Europa passenger ends up in overhead bin amid severe flight turbulence; 30 others injured
An Air Europa flight flying from Madrid to Montevideo, Uruguay, took a terrifying turn on Monday af…
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I spent a total of 10 weeks quiet vacationing all over the world without my boss finding out. Here's how I did it.
Tobi Oluwole, a sales manager at a Big Tech firm, shares how he spent 10 weeks in 2022 and 2023 qui…
Robin Madell
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Lady Liberty lands in Punjab: 18-foot-tall replica of Statue of Liberty joins list of unique rooftop monuments!
The mighty Statue of Liberty, a beacon of freedom welcoming countless immigrants to the shores of t…
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My flight was delayed by over 3 hours. The carrier did not compensate for it. Here's how it unfolded
According to Indian regulations, the initial airline is supposed to either provide an alternate fli…
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Many airlines have 'stopover' programs that let travelers tour a city between connecting flights, and some will even pay for a hotel — here's how to book them
Airlines have capitalized on a trend of people booking super-long layovers to give them time in a h…