A US pilot school has banned solo flights for trainees at one of the world's top airlines after a spate of incidents

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An Airbus A350 passenger aircraft of Cathay Pacific arrives from Hong Kong and an Airbus A350 passenger aircraft of Asiana Airlines prepares to take off to Seoul at JFK International Airport in New York as the Manhattan skyline looms in the background on February 7, 2024.
A Cathay Pacific Airbus A350.

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A pandemic fraud trial took a 'mob movie' twist when a juror got a bag filled with $120,000 in cash

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The Diana E. Murphy federal courthouse in Minneapolis, MN.

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My high school graduation was ruined. I'm now graduating from college and getting the ceremony I deserve.

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The author, not pictured, just graduated from college.

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Hundreds of older Virgin Atlantic cabin crew members say they were unfairly dismissed during the pandemic

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A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330.

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How worried should we be about bird flu?

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The new strain of bird flu has infected more than 90 million chickens and has spread to dairy cows and even humans. Here's what you need to know about the "global pandemic for animals."

Don't feel too sorry for Gen Z — they're outpacing boomers on income and millennials on home ownership

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Gen Z is doing better than past generations on some measures.

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See one of the world's biggest aircraft 'graveyards' where planes go to die — and airlines can dissect them for parts

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An aircraft in reclamation at the Pinal Air Park in Marana, Arizona.

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Hospital wait times will still be bad this year, even with labor gains

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The US is slowly recovering from a physician shortage.

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I was a consultant at McKinsey. Here's the frustrating way they pushed me out.

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Ezra Gershanok was a business analyst at McKinsey & Company.

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America's cities had a way to escape the 'doom loop.' Then they blew it.

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City and state governments across America are facing a nasty budget crunch as property taxes fall and new expenses add up.

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