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Airline passengers delayed on a runway for 7 hours were only given one small bag of pretzels to eat, report says

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Poor weather conditions and fuel issues caused a seven-hour delay to a British Airways flight.

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American Airlines Hit With Record-Setting Fine Over Extreme Tarmac Delays

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The United States Transportation Department (DOT) fined American Airlines $4.1 million on Monday for keeping passengers on board amid delays that violated tarmac delay laws. The DOT found that 43 flights were affected between 2018 and 2021, leaving passengers on board planes for extended ground delays, without…

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Pilots are exhausted. A new survey suggests 3 out of 4 European pilots dozed off over the course of a month while flying a plane.

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Airline pilot walking through an airport.

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2 cabin crew could be in big trouble after taking selfies on the wing of a Boeing 777

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The incident occurred in Buenos Aires earlier this month.

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The captain of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner died mid-air after becoming unwell, reports say

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A LATAM Boeing 787 Dreamliner in the air.
A LATAM Boeing 787 Dreamliner in the air.

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Top 10 U.S. Airlines Ranked Best to Worst

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More Americans plan to travel this year than in 2022, and even as revenge travel has slowed down, and despite inflation, a potential recession, nationwide mass layoffs, and disastrous travel delays, more people are flocking to airports than in recent years.

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American Airlines worker found to have been killed by accident after an airline investigator suggested it may have been suicide, report says

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Francisco De Jesus and his daughter were flying on American Airlines from Seattle to Charlotte, North Carolina.
Michal Ingraham worked for American Airlines at Austin airport.

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We became the first mother-daughter duo to copilot an international flight — here's how the FedEx trip happened and what it was like

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Teri Eidson and Nicole McCallister
Teri Eidson and Nicole McCallister.

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JetBlue is introducing a new loyalty program for members to earn perks like free alcoholic drinks and early boarding

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - APRIL 06: A passenger checks in for a JetBlue flight at O'Hare International Airport on April 06, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. JetBlue Airways has made an offer to buy Spirit Airlines for $3.6 billion. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
JetBlue is offering members of its loyalty programs new ways to earn perks like early boarding and free alcohol.

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