Alaska Airlines is flying to Europe for the first time — and the planes are getting a fresh look

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Alaska Airlines' Boeing 787 Dreamliner livery.

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A United Boeing 787 with 176 people on board had to divert after the pilot's screens went blank over remote northern Canada

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A United Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner taking off from Barcelona-El Prat Airport.
A United Airlines Boeing 787.

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I flew a big-name airline and a budget competitor across the Atlantic. The low-cost option is worth it if you follow the rules.

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Selfies of the author on Norse (right) and Virgin (left).
I flew on mainline Virgin Atlantic Airways (left) and budget carrier Norse Atlantic Airways across the Atlantic to compare the competing business models.

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Hundreds of Boeing 787 jets are to be inspected after an incident where a plane suddenly dropped and injured 50 people

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LATAM Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner with the 2023 Pan American Games livery is landing at Barcelona airport, in Barcelona, Spain, on June 6, 2024.
A Latam Airlines Boeing 787 suddenly dropped 400 feet during a March incident.

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Video appears to show a passenger on a plane hit by severe turbulence laying in an overhead bin, with a fellow traveler saying he 'got stuck in the roof'

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A Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, operated by Air Europa, is taking off from Barcelona Airport in Barcelona, Spain, on February 23, 2024.
An Air Europa Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

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Boeing's problems reach new heights with stranded astronauts

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Boeing's Starliner has kept two astronauts in space for weeks longer than their scheduled stay, as the NTSB sanctioned the company for releasing sensitive information about January's door panel incident.

I toured American's pilot training academy, where new hires learn to fly Airbus and Boeing jets. Here's what the 3-week program looks like.

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American Airlines pilots
American Airlines' new hire pilots spend about three weeks doing ground and simulator training before flying passengers.

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American Airlines is flying 70 World War II veterans to France for the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings

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Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, from American Airlines
An American Airlines Boeing 787-9.

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Boeing whistleblower said the company threatened him and other engineers to keep quiet about safety concerns

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Boeing engineer, Sam Salehpour testifies before the US Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Investigations during a hearing on
Boeing whistleblower and veteran engineer Sam Salehpour testified at a hearing examining the planemaker's safety culture on April 17, 2024.

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A Boeing engineer turned whistleblower says the planemaker needs ground all its 787 Dreamliners

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Asia-aerospace-Singapore-aviation,ADVANCER by Martin Abbugao A Boeing 787 dreamliner is seen on the tarmac at the Singapore Airshow in Singapore on February 12, 2012
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

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