Major airlines drop rebooking fees as winter storm heads for key US cities

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Holiday travelers at the airport.
Airlines are expecting more than 30 million passengers during the Thanksgiving travel period.

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Inside the National Air and Space Museum's 164-foot observation tower overlooking Washington, DC's largest airport

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The Donald D. Engen Observation Tower at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.
The Donald D. Engen Observation Tower at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.

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US authorities accuse a Canadian man of posing as airline staff to fly for free hundreds of times on US airlines

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A United Airlines airplane passes by an American Airlines plane at O'Hare Airport in Chicago

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Photos show how Air Force One has changed through the years

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Air Force One with President Donald Trump on board arrives at Miami International Airport, Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Miami.
Air Force One

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I paid $500 to fly first class with Delta for the first time. It was great, but not worth the upgrade for a 3-hour trip.

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A composite image of the author sitting smiling in a first-class window seat on a Delta flight and a row of first class seats
Business Insider's reporter spent three hours in Delta's first class cabin while flying from NYC to West Palm Beach, Florida.

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Travel chaos continues as winter storms batter both coasts

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - NOVEMBER 30: Several planes taxi on runways after a winter snow storm affected the area at O'Hare International airport on November 30, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.

Tech companies want flying taxis on the battlefield

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Joby and L3Harris' VTOL
Joby Aviation and L3Harris are developing a defense-focused VTOL.

Joby Aviation

Air traffic controllers didn't get paid during the government shutdown. Here's how much they make normally.

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Controllers at Boston Logan airport.
Becoming an air traffic controller is a long and difficult process, and the job is equally stressful. But it comes with good pay.

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NYC warns of hourslong delays at Newark over staffing shortages, says a full ground stoppage is possible

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Man at Newark Liberty Airport
Airports are experiencing delays and disruptions amid the US government shutdown.

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My daughter got sick on a flight, and I didn't know what to do. Thankfully, a flight attendant saved us.

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a little girl sitting on a plane
The author's daughter got sick on a plane.

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