Pilot shortages and increasing travel demand are causing backups at major airports. The solution may be as simple as using bigger planes.

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Airlines are looking for solutions for congestion and delays.

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A United passenger says she was 'humiliated' by a supervisor who wouldn't alert other travelers to her son's 'life-threatening' peanut allergy

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Lianne Mandelbaum and her son Joshua.

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I'm a flight attendant. I thought I'd get a cute uniform — but in reality, I just get sweaty legs and blisters on my feet.

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Delta and United are dropping service to more cities as the trend of leaving regional airports behind continues

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Delta and United Airlines planes taking off.

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Google Flights will pay you the difference if a ticket gets cheaper after you book — here's how to use the new tool

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I flew in business class on Japan's biggest airline for 14 hours and the seat felt more like a hotel room

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Boeing just sold hundreds of Dreamliners — now it just needs to figure out how to consistently deliver them

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Boeing can once again delivery its 787 Dreamliner jet after pausing deliveries for the third time in three years.

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My job went remote — so I got 2 more and started traveling the world in secret

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An airline was fined for imposing strict rules about high heels and makeup on female cabin crew, report says

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Vueling has the same owner as British Airways, IAG.

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United plans to fly people from the city centers of New York and Chicago to major airports using a 4-seat electric air taxi

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Archer's Midnight eVTOL in flight with United Airlines livery.

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