I used to work in airline safety. United's new video has good intentions, but I don't think it will make passengers any less distracted.

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Screenshot from United's new safety video, showing a flight attendant wearing a safety vest
United's new safety video seeks to grab distracted passengers' attention.

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A video shows an airport worker falling out of an Airbus A320 when someone moved the airstairs — highlighting a lapse in following safety rules

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A stock photo of a plane and airstairs.

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Another of the world's best airlines is giving its staff a huge bonus after a 2nd year of record profits

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Singapore Airlines Airbus A380, specifically A380-841 aircraft as seen on final approach landing at New York JFK, John F. Kennedy International Airport on 14 November 2019
A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380.

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Emirates, the powerhouse Middle Eastern airline, is giving staff a bonus of 20 weeks' pay after a blockbuster year

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An Emirates airplane, the double-decker Airbus A380 with registration A6-EOO is approaching Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport arriving at runway 27
An Emirates Airbus A380.

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Lufthansa's boss called delays to Boeing deliveries 'extremely annoying,' and it further highlights a growing dilemma for the aviation giant

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Carsten Spohr, CEO Lufthansa, talks on stage during the IAA Conference on Affordable Sustainable Mobility
Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr.

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France is so scared of strikes messing up the Olympics that it is letting air traffic controllers show up 3 hours late to work, and leave 3 hours early

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An air traffic control tower.

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Passengers are carrying plane parts in their luggage to get them to sanction-hit Russian airlines: report

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An employee at Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, on July 8, 2019.

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The boss of one of Boeing's biggest customers highlighted the tug-of-war between the planemaker's 2 top priorities: speed and safety

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Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al-Maktoum, CEO of the Emirates Group, gives a press conference in Dubai on May 10, 2022.
Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the Emirates CEO.

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A viral TikTok showed Southwest passengers baffled when a woman climbed into an overhead locker and just lay there

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Passengers sat on a 3-3 narrowbody plane with overhead luggage bins open
The overhead lockers can be a point of contention between passengers on a flight.

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Delta has the best first class and Southwest has the best economy seats — see JD Power's airline rankings

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The Airbus A321neo.
Delta's domestic first-class seats on board an Airbus A321neo.

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