Qatar Airways' new CEO explains why it's sticking with the Airbus A380 as other airlines retire the costly superjumbo

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Qatar A380 flying.
Qatar Airways' new CEO explained why the company is still flying the Airbus A380.

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A top politician said he avoids flying on Boeing planes because his family 'care about me.' An airline boss jumped to its defense and called him stupid.

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A collage of French finance minister Bruno Le Maire and Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary
Bruno Le Maire and Michael O'Leary

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2 British Airways flight attendants were fired after a video of them appearing to mock Asian passengers circulated on social media

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A close-up of the front of a British Airways Airbus A320 landing at at Schiphol International Airport in The Netherlands.
A British Airways plane.

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Angela Chao called a friend as her Tesla sank during a 'girls' weekend.' 2 friends went out into the pond to try to save her.

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Angela Chao attend(s) New York City Opera's Fall Gala 2010 at Lincoln Center on October 28th, 2010 in New York City.

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Angela Chao's blood-alcohol level was nearly 3 times the legal limit when she drowned in her Tesla, police report shows.

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Angela Chao years before her death in a Tesla accident wearing a black and red dress and dangly red earrings
Angela Chao at a New York City Opera pre-gala celebration in 2010. Chao drowned after accidentally reversing her Tesla into a pond in Texas in February 2024.

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Elon Musk weighs in on Cybertruck door panel gap after reviewer calls it the 'worst I've ever seen in a production vehicle'

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Marques Brownlee shared a review of the Cybertruck on YouTube.
Marques Brownlee shared a review of the Cybertruck on YouTube.

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I went on Royal Caribbean's newest cruise ship and saw why bookings are surging to record highs

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Royal Caribbean International is increasingly targeting multigenerational families. Its new world's largest cruise ship, the Icon of the Seas, is a "great example" of this, the cruise line's president and CEO told investors in February.

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Why the Rivian R3 may feel 'more human' than the Tesla Cybertruck

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Rivian's new EV designs, including the R3 and R3X, are a perfect example of "solarpunk," according to one executive, and a more optimistic vision of the future than Tesla's Cybertruck.

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JetBlue is cutting 20 routes and abandoning 5 cities as it scrambles to slash costs amid its failed Spirit merger — see the list

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JetBlue Airways is cutting 20 routes from its network and exiting five cities altogether.

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How did Tesla's bulletproof Cybertruck become so expensive and so delayed?

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The bulletproof Cybertruck is perhaps Tesla's biggest gamble to date. It's not clear if Elon Musk will be able to sell enough of the $100,000 vehicles to break even — or if he'll even be able to sell them at all outside the United States.

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