The uniformed attendant sitting next to you on your flight is probably 'deadheading' or getting paid to fly as a passenger

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Flight attendant at Denver Airport

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Pilots are exhausted. A new survey suggests 3 out of 4 European pilots dozed off over the course of a month while flying a plane.

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Airline pilot walking through an airport.

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Google Flights says the best time to book your flights for Christmas is 71 days before departure

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Google Flights says the best time to book flights for Christmas is 71 days before departure

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A Southwest Airlines flight made a detour to drop off a flight attendant needed on another plane

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The Southwest flight made an unscheduled stop in Wichita.

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3 Marines were killed and 20 injured after a US helicopter crashed on a training exercise in northern Australia

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The Marines were killed when an MV-22 Osprey helicopter crashed in Australia.

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United Airlines settles for $30 million with the family of a quadriplegic man who was left brain damaged after he was 'violently' moved while deplaning, lawsuit says

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A United Airlines plane.

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Airline CEO works as a flight attendant and discovers how challenging it is to be 'attentive and charming' to passengers on a night flight

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A Lufthansa Airbus A340.

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Dangerously close near-miss incidents across the US are a wakeup call to the aviation industry

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An American Airlines Boeing 777 at LAX.
A New York Times investigation found near-miss incidents are happening more regularly around the US than the public initially thought.

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I rode in a $789,000 flying car and experienced the future of commuting. Maybe.

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Aska's first flying-car prototype is definitely more aircraft than car.

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Airline close calls have been happening multiple times per week, report finds

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: A United Airlines lands as the other planes are taxiing to take-off at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in San Francisco, California, United States on September 15, 2022.
Close-call incidents are often the result of human error, such as mistakes made by air traffic controllers and pilots, a New York Times investigation found.

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