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A pilot on a Transatlantic flight died in midair, prompting an emergency landing in New York
59-year-old Turkish Airlines captain İlçehin Pehlivan died on board a flight. The incident highligh…
Pete Syme
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These butterflies flew across the Atlantic Ocean, winging their way from Africa to South America!
The butterfly effect suggests that a butterfly flapping its wings in one part of the world might tr…
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GPS jamming now seems to be impacting transatlantic flights
A flight from Madrid to Toronto was unable to ascend because flights at a higher altitude had been …
Tom Porter
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An airline startup with plans to fly A380s between London and New York made its first transatlantic flight
Global Airlines CEO James Asquith said: "There were moments when I thought the aircraft would not m…
Pete Syme
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A Boeing 787 on a Transatlantic flight turned around after 8 of its 9 bathrooms stopped working
More than 200 passengers on a KLM Dreamliner had a six-hour flight to nowhere Monday after the Amst…
Pete Syme
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A Delta captain was given 10 months in prison after showing 'reckless disregard' for safety by turning up intoxicated for a transatlantic flight
Lawrence Russell had two previous convictions for driving under the influence, the Edinburgh sherif…
Pete Syme
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International airlines are all-in on fancy first-class seats, even as US carriers focus only on business for long-haul flights
First class is largely filled with corporate customers, but many deep-pocket individuals are willin…
Taylor Rains
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An 'intoxicated' airline passenger was restrained by 6 people after being aggressive toward his companion and the crew on a Transatlantic flight
Four off-duty prison guards and two flight attendants subdued the JetBlue passengers, aviation site…
Pete Syme
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The first commercial transatlantic flight powered completely by green fuels is in the air, but critics say it's a gimmick and a joke
Activists have said that more needs to be done to make aviation more sustainable in the long run, p…
Pete Syme
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Elon Musk's plan to dominate the in-flight internet market gained another customer. Here's every airline using Starlink.
Air France announced a deal with Starlink for free in-flight WiFi in every cabin, just two weeks af…
Pete Syme
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Delta flight with 281 passengers diverted to JFK after a customer medical issue said to be diarrhea
Delta said the Airbus A330 from Boston bound for Rome turned around due to a customer medical issue…
Pete Syme
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Virgin Atlantic just operated the world's first transatlantic flight using 100% sustainable aviation fuel. Here's why critics aren't convinced it's game-changing.
The aviation industry needs to produce 120 billion gallons of biofuels a year by 2050 to reach net-…
Taylor Rains
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Transatlantic flights are all the rage this summer. These are the 10 biggest airlines connecting the US to Europe.
There are nearly 60 million seats on routes between Europe and the US scheduled for the summer seas…
Bianca Giacobone
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Meet the heavy metal-drumming CEO bringing back cheap transatlantic travel, and learning from the mistakes of his airline's failed predecessors
Birgir Jónsson is the CEO of Icelandic budget airline Play. He told BI how Iceland's geography lend…
Pete Syme
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The first ultra-low-cost airline using the Airbus A321XLR hopes passengers will choose to 'suffer the pain' of no-frills 7-hour flights
Ultra-low-cost carrier Wizz Air announced its first A321XLR route, betting passengers won't mind lo…
Pete Syme
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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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An intoxicated United Airlines pilot, who turned up for a transatlantic flight 'staggering' and with 'glassy' eyes, was given a 6-month suspended prison sentence, report says
A United pilot was more than six times above the legal limit to fly when he was tested at Charles D…
Pete Syme
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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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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…