An airline forced to cancel 70 flights when it washed plane seats wrong says it has a fix — replacing 1,700 seat covers

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A Finnair Airbus A321 lands at London Heathrow Airport, England on Monday 14th September 2020.
Finnair expects all its Airbus A321s to be back in the skies by the end of the month.

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We flew basic economy with Delta and American Airlines. Both were better than expected, but one key difference surprised us.

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A composite image of passengers boarding an American Airlines flight and inside a dimly lit economy cabin on a Delta flight
We compared basic economy on American Airlines and Delta.

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A United plane that suffered a broken windshield while flying at 36,000 feet may have hit a weather balloon

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An United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane departs from Los Angeles International Airport en route to Baltimore on March 30, 2025 in Los Angeles, California
A United Airlines Boeing 737 Max.

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Long Airport Lines and Disrupted Check-Ins as AWS Outage Wreaks Havoc on Half the Internet

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Secretary Duffy Speaks On Shutdown Impact At Newark Airport

Air traffic controllers say pilots and flight attendants are sending them free food. The shutdown has them working with no pay.

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An air-traffic control tower in Burbank, California
Air traffic controllers in towers across the US are getting free food delivered from pilots, flight attendants, and others during the government shutdown, when they're not drawing a paycheck.

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See inside the newest plane Avelo just bought. It will be one-of-a-kind in a US fleet — and it skips the middle seat.

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The E195-E2 profit hunter with blue bird livery.
Avelo purchased the E195-E2 to complement its fleet of Boeing 737s, and this plane won't have middle seats.

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United just took subtle shots at its rivals Delta and American — over these two separate things

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The United Next cabin with a flight attendant in the aisle serving drinks.
The "United Next" cabin on a Boeing 737 Max 8 in full view.

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An airline had to cancel flights for thousands of passengers after it cleaned some planes' seat covers with water

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A Finnair Airbus A321 lands at London Heathrow Airport, England on Monday 14th September 2020.
Finnair temporarily suspended operations for eight of its 15 Airbus A321s.

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I tried American Airlines' new AI travel tool to plan a trip. Here's what it gets right (and very wrong).

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
People boarding an American Airlines' flight in Mexico.
American's new AI tool is promising, but it has its limitations that may frustrate travelers.

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An Air India Boeing 787 diverted to Dubai after its autopilot malfunctioned

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Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft as seen on final approach flying for landing at London Heathrow International Airport LHR EGLL in England, United Kingdom on March 19, 2020.
An Air India Boeing 787.

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