Your next flight might land a lot smoother and quieter than you're used to as new rules that save fuel expand to more airports

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A Boeing 747 landing into the sunset.
A change in landing style is part of the US aviation’s effort to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, as it was outlined in the US Aviation Climate Action Plan released at a United Nations conference in 2021.

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A FedEx aircraft aborted landing to avoid a Southwest Airlines passenger jet that was mistakenly cleared for the same runway

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Southwest planes at Austin Bergstrom International Airport
The Southwest Airlines plane was bound for Cancun, Mexico.

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A pilot lost his job twice in 3 years after airline shuts down for a second time: report

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A Flybe aircraft.
Passengers were told overnight not to turn up for their flights the next day after Flybe went into administration on January 28.

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Boeing just made its last-ever 747 jumbo jet, ending a 5-decade era. See 7 ways the Queen of the Skies changed the industry forever.

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The first Boeing 747 at the Everett assembly line.
The first Boeing 747 at the Everett assembly line.

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Frontier is offering customers an 'all-you-can-fly' pass for unlimited travel this summer starting at $399

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Frontier Airlines' first A321neo.
Frontier Airlines is offering an unlimited flight pass.

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Airline passengers endured a 13-hour flight to nowhere after their plane to New Zealand was forced to turn back mid-flight

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Emirates Boeing 777-300ER airplane
An Emirates jet flew almost halfway to New Zealand from Dubai before being forced to turn back.

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Airline passenger gave birth midway through 12-hour flight

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Emirates plane.
An Emirates passenger gave birth during a 12-hour flight, the airline confirmed.

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Aviation's best bet for cutting emissions is a new kind of fuel — but there's nowhere near enough of it

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An operator performs the maneuver to refuel an airplane.
Current US production of sustainable aviation fuel is around 4.5 million gallons per year. The White House wants to up production to 3 billion gallons by 2030, in order to fully decarbonize aviation by 2050.

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Student who tracks Elon Musk's jet blasts sale of flight-tracking site he uses to keep tabs on aircraft

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Jack Sweeney and Elon Musk
Jack Sweeney has used the ADS-B Exchange site to track the private jets of Elon Musk and other celebrities.

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Boeing is ramping up production of its 737 and 787 jets. See inside the factory where the MAX planes are built.

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Boeing 737 factory tour.
Insider toured the factory in June 2022.

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