A 101-year-old woman keeps getting mistaken for a baby on flights, and says it's because American Airlines' booking system can't handle her age

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American Airlines.

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Singer Lily Allen weighed in on an age-old airline debate, saying she flies first class, but her kids go coach

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Singer Lily Allen.

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Alaska Airlines was named America's favorite airline for the 2nd year in a row — months after a hole blew in the side of one of its planes

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An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800 jet flies past the U.S. Capitol dome as it comes in for a landing at Washington Reagan National airport in Arlington, Va., on Thursday, February 15, 2024.
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800 jet flies past the U.S. Capitol dome.

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See inside Trump's prized $100 million Boeing 757 private jet he's managed to hold onto despite his costly legal battles

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Trump sitting inside his 757.
Former President Donald Trump bought his plane in 2011 for a reported $100 million and the two since became closely linked.

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Emirates is dealing with a 30,000 bag backlog as it grovels to customers about its handling of Dubai floods

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Ground personnel upload luggage and cargo containers onto an Emirates Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft sitting on the tarmac at Dubai International Airport on March 06, 2024, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai International Airport is the primary and major international airport serving Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Israel shot down Iranian missiles with F-35I Adir stealth fighter jets that cost $44,000 per hour to fly

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A F-35I fighter jet flies during a graduation ceremony for Israeli Air Force pilots in southern Israel.

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1.5 billion more passengers flew last year than in 2022. These are the 10 busiest airports in the world.

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Travelers wait in line before they are allowed to search for their luggage in a baggage holding area for Southwest Airlines at Denver International Airport on December 28, 2022 in Denver, Colorado.
Travelers wait in line at Denver International Airport, the world's sixth busiest airport.

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Suspected smugglers were caught trying to hide $10 million of gold by painting it silver and disguising it as machinery on a cargo plane

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Hong Kong Customs on March 27 detected a suspected case of large-scale gold smuggling involving air freight, and seized about 146 kilograms of suspected gold with an estimated market value of about $84 million, at Hong Kong International Airport.

From mishaps to tragedies, the flight industry has already had a rough 2024

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Here are eight flight incidents passengers faced in early 2024, from the tragic crash in Japan to plane engines catching on fire.

A startup wants to fly passengers in its supersonic plane by 2029, but high costs and unproven technology have some experts raising their eyebrows

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Boom Supersonic's Overture flying among clouds.
Boom Supersonic is developing a faster-than-sound passenger jetliner, but it has a laundry list of challenges to overcome.

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