Authorities want to 'aggressively' crack down on unruly airline passengers after a spate of bad behavior, including a hoax bomb threat sent via AirDrop

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Passengers standing in the aisle of an American Airlines plane while other passengers watch videos on TV screens.
Plane passengers standing in the aisle while inflight.

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European airlines are adding up to 2 hours to flights to go around Niger after the African nation suddenly closed its airspace

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Airlines detouring around Niger due to airspace closure.
Niger suddenly closed its airspace on Sunday and now European airlines are have to spend hours flying around the country on routes between Europe and souther Africa.

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French planemaker Dassault is building a brand new $53 million private jet and it's just inches from certification. Meet the Falcon 6X.

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Dassault Falcon 6X on display at the Paris airshow in June.
Dassault is building a brand new $53 million private jet called the Falcon 6X.

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A JetBlue plane nearly collided with a charter jet on a runway, and a photo from the cockpit shows just how close the encounter was

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Screen capture from jump-seat occupant’s video recording showing Lear 60 crossing runway centerline (left), and Flight tracks of both JetBlue (JBU206) and Hop-a-Jet (HPJ280) with yellow circle indicating incursion area (right)
Screen capture from jump-seat occupant’s video recording showing Lear 60 crossing runway centerline (left), and Flight tracks of both JetBlue (JBU206) and Hop-a-Jet (HPJ280) with yellow circle indicating incursion area (right)

Russia's closed airspace adds up to four hours onto some flights. United, British Airways, and Finnair are all avoiding the area.

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British Airways adjusted flight path between New Delhi and London.
Russia's airspace closure is leading US and European airlines to detour around the country, according to data sent to Insider from travel data provider OAG.

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How Russia is evading sanctions to keep $10 billion worth of seized Boeing and Airbus planes flying

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Four Russian airliners in a maintenance hangar.
Russia has gone to great lengths to keep its fleet of seized airplanes flying, including "cannibalizing" planes and buying from the black market.

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Airbus' A321XLR aircraft is set to fly in 2024. Take a look at the new plane and see what new routes it opens — coming soon to carriers like American and United.

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Airbus A321XLR plane takes off during the Paris Air Show
The Airbus A321XLR is on track to enter commercial service in 2024. United and American are among the airlines that have already placed orders.

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A United Airlines plane reportedly made an emergency landing just days after an emergency slide opened midair on the same jet

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A United Airlines Boeing 767
The incident reportedly occurred on a United Boeing 767 jet.

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Spirit was named the second-worst airline in the US. Here's how I managed surprise fees on a flight from New York to Miami as a veteran low-cost traveler.

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Flying on Spirit from New York to Miami.
Low-cost Spirit Airlines was named the second-worst airline in the US for 2023, according to a recent report from AirAdvisor. But, it's not impossible to have a good flight on Spirit.

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The former acting head of the FAA is now overseeing safety at a new electric aircraft company — and it's a good sign for takeoff. Meet Archer's Midnight eVTOL.

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The author sitting inside Archer's Midnight eVTOL.
Insider's Taylor Rains sits aboard Archer Aviation's upcoming Midnight eVTOL.

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