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An Air Europa flight was forced to make an emergency landing after passengers suffered neck and skull fractures during severe turbulence
Severe turbulence forced an Air Europa flight from Spain to divert to Brazil. At least 30 people on…
Aditi Bharade
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A Southwest pilot nearly crashed his flight into the ocean: report
A Southwest Airlines flight near Hawaii plunged to within 400 feet above the ocean when a pilot mis…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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People thought they might die when oxygen masks deployed on a United flight to Maui, passenger says
Ryan Scott was flying to Maui on United with his family when the oxygen masks dropped and he starte…
Kelsey Vlamis,Amanda Goh
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Boeing is buying Spirit Aero which makes the door plug that flew off the Alaska Airlines flight — in a $4.7 billion deal
Boeing is set to acquire Spirit AeroSystems, a manufacturer of parts for its 737 and 787 planes, Re…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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I sat in the front and back of economy for a round-trip, long-haul flight. I'm still partial to the back.
Business Insider's author sat at the front and back of economy class on recent 10-hour flights. Ult…
Monica Humphries
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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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A Southwest flight appeared to take off from a closed runway that had a vehicle on it without being cleared by air traffic control
Air traffic control recordings suggest the Southwest pilots didn't communicate with the tower or ot…
Pete Syme
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A Southwest flight dropped to just 525 feet above an Oklahoma town, prompting an altitude warning and FAA investigation
A Southwest Airlines flight dropped dangerously low over an Oklahoma town while preparing to land o…
Erin Snodgrass
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I take dozens of flights a year as an airline reporter. I always go for the aisle seat — even if it costs extra money
Now that I'm only a year away from 30 with a little more fun money and desire for comfort, I've got…
Taylor Rains
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A Malaysia Airlines Boeing plane was seen with its engine ablaze, a midair mishap that forced the flight to turn around
A video showed a Malaysia Airlines flight to Kuala Lumpur made an emergency landing after its engin…
Aditi Bharade
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I bid $290 for a premium economy seat on a 10-hour Lufthansa flight. I'm glad I didn't win.
Business Insider's author realized she'd rather have a window seat on a long-haul flight than gambl…
Monica Humphries
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Oxygen masks were 'inadvertently' deployed, and an emergency announcement played on a United flight — even though everything was fine
Dozens of passengers were left panicked after an automated announcement told them to put on oxygen …
Pete Syme
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See inside American Airlines' massive flight operations center, where it dispatches 6,000 flights every day
American's 149,000-square-foot operations center is responsible for moving nearly 6,000 flights and…
Taylor Rains
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The new Air Force One won't fly until 2026 years after the military Boeing 747 was supposed to first take flight
The first flight of the next-generation Boeing 747-8i — set to replace the old 747-200Bs firs…
Taylor Rains,Jake Epstein
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A crew member hit the ceiling and a passenger was scalded by spilled coffee as turbulence caused 'pandemonium' on a flight in New Zealand
An Air New Zealand flight encountered heavy turbulence on Sunday, and a full coffee pot was spilled…
Pete Syme
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A flight attendant broke her back during severe turbulence on a flight in Turkey the 3rd major incident of its kind in a week
More than 100 were injured and one man was killed across three cases of midflight turbulence in the…
Polly Thompson
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Passengers took off their clothes and appeared to pass out when their flight was delayed in a 95-degree heat wave
The Qatar Airways Boeing 777 was delayed in Athens, where passengers said the air conditioning wasn…
Pete Syme
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I spent just $180 for a coach ticket on a 7-hour red-eye flight to Europe. I'd book the same budget airline again, but I wouldn't go overnight.
When booking air travel, I usually choose the cheapest nonstop flight leaving from my local airport…
Joey Hadden
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Singapore Airlines has offered $10,000 to passengers who got hurt when their flight hit severe turbulence
Flight SQ321 from London to Singapore was hit by one of the worst instances of turbulence in recent…
Aditi Bharade
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12 people were injured by turbulence on a Qatar Airways flight to Dublin
12 people were injured on a flight to Dublin due to turbulence, just days after a Singapore Airline…