See Qantas' new cabin suites on what will be the world's longest nonstop flights journeying up to 21 hours

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Qantas A350-1000 first class.

Qantas

Ukraine says it shot down a Su-25 jet and captured its pilot in revenge for a weekend of shelling: reports

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A Russian Su-25 warplane, with a Z on its tail fin, flies against a cloudy blue sky above Olenivka, Donetsk, Ukraine, on July 29, 2022
A Russian Su-25 warplane above Olenivka, Donetsk, Ukraine, on July 29, 2022.

Alexander Ermochenko TPX via Reuters

A business class airline passenger who ordered vegan food says it was insulting to be served one banana along with a pair of chopsticks

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Vegan inflight meal consisting of a single banana on flight to Tokyo.
The passenger was given a pair of chopsticks alongside the banana.

Kris Chari

A Software Bug Caused Two Alaska Airlines Flights to Suffer Tailstrikes on the Same Morning

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In aviation, a “tail strike” is an unfortunate incident in which a plane’s tail literally strikes the runway, the ground, or another stationary object. Typically, such episodes will occur during take off or landing and, typically, they’re not considered dangerous.

Pilot Took a Selfie With the Chinese Spy Balloon One Day Before Military Shot It Down

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In the age we live in, what’s one to do if they suddenly end up next to a giant Chinese spy balloon? Why, take a selfie, of course!

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A Japan Airlines flight was turned away and had to fly 550 miles back to Tokyo after missing an airport's closing time by 10 minutes, report says

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A Japan Airlines flight at Tokyo's Haneda Airport.
A Japan Airlines flight at Tokyo's Haneda Airport.

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See inside the former Emirates Airbus A340 that flies passengers to Antarctica by landing on a runway made of ice

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HiFly's Airbus A340 it flies in partnership with White Desert to Antarctica.
HiFly's Airbus A340 it flies in partnership with White Desert to Antarctica.

White Desert

Take a closer look at the new helicopter-like electric aircraft that can transport 4 people across hundreds of miles

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Blade CEO Rob Wiesenthal with ALIA-250.
Blade CEO Rob Wiesenthal with ALIA-250, which just flew the first piloted demo flight in the New York City area.

BETA Technologies

We're married Delta pilots with two young kids. Here's how we've navigated our careers together and our top 10 travel tips for couples.

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Delta pilots Brent and Kelly Knoblauch.
Delta pilots Brent and Kelly Knoblauch piloted their first flight together in January through a winter storm.

Courtesy of Brent and Kelly Knoblauch

A little-know budget airline is flying its new Airbus A330neo between the US and Germany, with business class going for as low as $1,199 one-way — see inside

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Condor's new Airbus A330neo in Frankfurt.
Condor's new Airbus A330neo recently operated its first-ever transatlantic flight, journeying from Frankfurt, Germany, to New York-JFK airport on Monday.

Condor

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