Thanksgiving weekend was the busiest ever for the US travel industry, and things went shockingly smoothly

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Crowds pass through a terminal at Los Angeles International Airport on November 21, 2023, in Los Angeles, as people travel ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Crowds at Los Angeles International Airport last Tuesday.

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Boom Supersonic says it will conduct the first test flight of its ultra-speedy 'baby boom' prototype aircraft later this year

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Test pilot sitting in the Baby Boom prototype aircraft.
Boom Supersonic hopes to conduct the first flight of its "Baby Boom" prototype aircraft over California's Mojave Air & Space Port by the end of this year.

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A video of American Airlines workers mishandling a wheelchair is spreading outrage on TikTok. Data shows this happens thousands of times a year.

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Stock image of a wheelchair on a tarmac.

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Flight attendants don't get to choose their 'base' cities — inside the intense process and what happens if you work somewhere you don't live

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Flight attendants serve refreshments on a Delta Airlines flight.
Business Insider spoke to three flight attendants for three different airlines about their experiences.

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Air freight demand has cooled so much, FedEx is telling its pilots to fly for American Airlines instead

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The FedEx flight used by Teri Eidson and Nicole McCallister on their record breaking journey.

FedEx

AA flight attendants won $1M from clothing company after saying their uniforms made them sick

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An American Airlines jet taxis on the runway.
An American Airlines jet taxis on the runway.

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Major US airlines are on the warpath with Congress over a bill they say would gut flyer miles

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Airlines are criticizing a new bill that seeks to lower credit card interchange fees.
Airlines are criticizing a new bill that seeks to lower credit card interchange fees.

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How much are credit card rewards, airline miles, and hotel points worth? See our updated valuations for 2023

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An American Airlines passenger says he got severe injuries after being 'scalded' by hot coffee during a flight, a lawsuit alleges

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An American Airlines plane; George Latorre's "damaged" tattoo.

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American Airlines flight attendants aren't happy they still have to stay in a hotel where a colleague died in 'suspicious' circumstances

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An American Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

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