FAA investigating safety breaches after Colorado Rockies coach sat in a plane cockpit and joked about landing it during a United Airlines charter flight, reports say

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Hensley Meulens entered a United Airlines cockpit mid-flight

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Boeing's door plug blowout cost airlines. Big time.

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Investigator-in-charge John Lovell examines the area where the plane's door plug had been.

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American Airlines pilots say there's been a 'significant spike' in safety problems

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An American Airlines Boeing 737.

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United Airlines flight attendants picketed at over a dozen airports worldwide after the CEO received a 90% pay increase

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Flight attendants from several airlines lined JFK Boulevard near George Bush Intercontinental Airport picketing for fair contract negotiations on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024 in Houston.
Flight attendants picketed Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport in February.

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Global airlines are governed by strict 'freedoms of the air' dating back 80 years. They've created some funky routes.

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An Emirates Airbus A380.

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Airline pilots at Delta, American, and United can make more than $500k a year — here's how their pay compares

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Airline pilots at American, Delta, and United are paid upwards of $474 per hour in 2023, increasing to nearly $500 per hour over the next four years.

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Boeing's new chairman is trying to repair broken trust with some of its biggest customers

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Steve Mollenkopf, CEO of Qualcomm, speaks during a meeting of the Economic Club of Washington December 7, 2017 in Washington, DC
Steve Mollenkopf.

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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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7 taken to hospital after 'severe turbulence' on Newark-bound United Airlines flight

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A Boeing 777-222(ER) from United Airlines is taking off from Barcelona Airport in Barcelona, Spain, on February 23, 2024.
A United Airlines aircraft.

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