I commute to work by plane. People are shocked when they learn how affordable and efficient it really is for me.

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The writer waiting for a flight at her gate.
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Christine Ma-Kellams

A Southwest plane had to abort its landing after a near miss with a helicopter crossing its path

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A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 airplane departs from San Diego International Airport en route to Sacramento on August 15, 2025 in San Diego, California
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737.

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Istanbul Airport has sleep pods, therapy dogs, and the world's biggest terminal. Its CEO explains how it went from zero to the world's best in 5 years.

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A view of international departures terminal at Istanbul Airport during the rush ahead of Eid al-Adha in Istanbul, Turkiye on June 14, 2024
Istanbul Airport opened in 2019.

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See inside American's new Airbus A321XLR, a long-range jet loaded with premium seats soon flying to the US and beyond

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American Airlines economy class.
American Airlines is soon introducing its new Airbus A321XLR on its special transcontinental routes.

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Airlines deal with thousands of disruptive, troublesome, and often downright dangerous passengers every year. Here's how they classify them.

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Police officers during a routine patrol in Terminal 5 of Heathrow Airport.
Police officers in London Heathrow Airport.

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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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