The game-changing iPhone life hack to use when you're flying

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Texting yourself your flight number is easy enough and can help you stay up-to-date on any changes to your trip throughout the day.

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Vintage photos show how flying first class has changed over the past 70 years

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Passengers sleeping on recliners with a flight attendant assisting in the 1950s.
The first-class section of a passenger plane in the 1950s.

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See inside the world's largest private jet, a $400 million Boeing 747 typically used by governments and the world's elite

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A Boeing 747-8i, the world's largest private jet model.

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How flying taxis could go mainstream

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An eVTOL flying through abstract 5G-themed shapes.

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This article is part of "5G and Connectivity Playbook," a series exploring some of our time's most important tech innovations.

Delta is doing a special flight for viewing the Great American Eclipse

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In this photo, a Delta Air Lines logo is seen on a passenger plane.
A Delta Air Lines plane.

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Spirit's CEO says the airline has a plan to become profitable again

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Spirit Airlines is trying to keep its merger with JetBlue alive.

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Wary flyers are paying extra to avoid Boeing's 737 Max planes: reports

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A United Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft lands at San Francisco International Airport on March 13, 2019 in Burlingame, California.
A United Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9.

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A British Airways flight attendant died onboard a plane as it was preparing to fly from London to Hong Kong

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An British Airways plane arrives at Marseille Provence Airport in September 2023

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You can now use your AirPods to watch in-flight screens on some US airlines. Here's how to tell ahead of time if your flight will have Bluetooth.

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United and Delta have already introduced Bluetooth capabilities on some flight entertainment systems.

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Short-haul flights are the first target for sustainable aviation — but aerospace experts say banning them probably won't make the difference

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An Air France 777 taking off.
France recently enacted a ban on short-haul flights to reduce emissions.

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