More airlines are selling a cheaper business class where you'll get comfy lie-flat seat but won't get to pick which one. Meet basic business.

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Air France new business class cabin.
Air France business class cabin.

Air France

I was the first woman to be hired as a pilot by a major US airline in 1973. When I first started, they called me 'the little girl' and a uniform for women didn't even exist.

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Bonnie Tiburzi, the first woman to fly as a pilot for American Airlines, posing for a picture in the cockpit of a plane.
Bonnie Tiburzi was hired as a pilot by American Airlines in 1973, becoming the first woman in the US to fly as a pilot for a major commercial airline.

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The world's largest passenger jet took flight for the first time 18 years ago. See the full history of the Airbus A380 superjumbo from marvel to reject.

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Emirates Airbus A380
Emirates Airbus A380

Emirates

Video shows flames and smoke pouring out of the wing of an American Airlines plane just before takeoff

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An American Airlines plane sits at the gate.
An American Airlines plane sits at the gate.

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An American Airlines passenger peed on another traveler on a New York to India flight, reports say

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An American Airlines Plane

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Alaska Airlines is getting rid of the self-serve airport kiosks that print boarding passes

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Alaska Airlines passengers checking-in at kiosks.
Alaska Airlines has started removing kiosks to print boarding passes at airports to get passengers “through the lobby and to security in 5 minutes or less.”

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Alaska Airlines is passenger's new favorite airline according to a new customer satisfaction survey. See how US airlines ranked, from worst to best.

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An Alaska Airlines plane in flight.
Alaska Airlines Airbus A320-214 in flight.

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A new 'basic' Japanese airline is launching flights between San Francisco and Tokyo starting at $325 one-way. See what it will be like onboard the Boeing 787 jets.

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ZIPAIR

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United Airlines to increase flights connecting the US to Australia and New Zealand by nearly 40%

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United Airlines flight at San Francisco airport.
A United Airlines plane taking off from San Francisco International Airport.

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A JetBlue flight to Fort Lauderdale landed in the Bahamas after the Florida airport closed due to extreme flooding

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A car drives through flooding at Fort Lauderdale's airport in Florida.
A car drives through flooding at Fort Lauderdale's airport in Florida.

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