Passengers flying to Paris spent 21 hours stranded in the remote nation of Turkmenistan before a spare plane came to rescue them

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A view shows the Golden Horse Monument featuring former Turkmen leader Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov riding an Akhal-Teke, Turkmenistan's national horse, in Turkmenistan's capital of Ashgabat on June 28, 2023.
A monument of Turkmenistan's former president, in Ashgabat.

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Delta is buying Boeing 787s for the first time. Here's why United and American may feel the pressure.

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Delta 787 rendering.
Delta's 787 order reinforces its push for premium long-haul revenue.

Delta Air Lines

Airlines are canceling dozens of flights in and out of Iran as mass protests hit the nation

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A billboard depicting symbolic images of the former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, Major General Qassem Soleimani, and Iranian athletes is hung on a state building in downtown Tehran, Iran, on January 6, 2026.
A billboard in downtown Tehran pictured last Tuesday.

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What it's like working as a private jet flight attendant who makes over $100,000 a year

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Private jet flight attendant Kelley Lokensgard.
Private jet flight attendant Kelley Lokensgard travels the world for work and earns over $100,000 a year.

Courtesy of Kelley Lokensgard

'Our 6-day honeymoon turned into a 14-day trip': A week after Venezuela strikes caused travel chaos, some vacationers are still stranded

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Meghan Lescinskas and her husband
Meghan Lescinskas and her husband

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See inside American's flight operations center that managed the Caribbean chaos after the US strikes on Venezuela

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A woman sitting in the bridge of the AA IOC.
The person sitting in the center of this photo is responsible for "day of departure" items, like ensuring flights aren't too overbooked — especially on irregular operation days.

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A pilot on the Alaska Airlines flight that lost a door plug is suing the airline for $10m, saying it tried to blame the crew

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In this National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) handout, an opening is seen in the fuselage of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX on January 7, 2024 in Portland, Oregon
The hole where the door plug used to be on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282.

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Snow causes 5 days of travel chaos in Amsterdam, with over 2,500 flights canceled and planes left taxiing for hours

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Heavy snow falls in the Jordaan district of the city center on January 05, 2026 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Snowfall in Amsterdam's Jordaan district on Monday.

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40 New Year's Day flights were diverted away from San Diego after a storm hit the city

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: San Diego Police officers, standing on State Route 163, and members of the San Diego Lifeguard River Rescue Team look for people after the San Diego River overflowed and flooded areas in Mission Valley during a storm on January 1, 2026 in San Diego, CA.
The San Diego River overflowed on New Year's Day.

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Meet the retired United captain who flew nearly every Boeing jet and broke barriers as the USAF's first Black woman pilot

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Cpt. Theresa Claiborne
A viral TikTok video about retired United captain and USAF veteran Theresa Claiborne comes amid a time when diversity is being threatened in aviation.

Courtesy of Retired United Captain Theresa Claiborne

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