Flight attendants 'hot bed' to deal with sporadic shifts – but an insider says the practice is in a legal gray zone

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Flight attendants walking.
Flight attendants often stay at "crash pads" to handle sporadic work schedules.

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Boom Supersonic says it will conduct the first test flight of its ultra-speedy 'baby boom' prototype aircraft later this year

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Test pilot sitting in the Baby Boom prototype aircraft.
Boom Supersonic hopes to conduct the first flight of its "Baby Boom" prototype aircraft over California's Mojave Air & Space Port by the end of this year.

Boom Supersonic

How Emirates will keep the world's largest airliner flying for years to come —even though Airbus doesn't make it anymore

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Final Airbus A380 to Emirates
Emirates has signed deals worth over $1.5 billion in an effort to keep its Airbus A380s flying.

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Emirates is spending over $1 billion to continue flying its A380s, a mammoth jet famous for its onboard shower and bar. See inside the superjumbo.

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Emirates A380 at the Dubai Airshow in 2023.
Emirates A380.

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See inside a test Boeing 737 MAX 10, the heavily modified variant that has been bought by carriers like United and hopes to enter service in 2024

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The entire fuselage of the 737 MAX 10.

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The FAA has given Boeing the green light to start certification test flights of its long-awaited 737 MAX 10

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Boeing 737 MAX 10.
The FAA has cleared Boeing to start certification test flights of its 737 MAX 10, which is expects to enter service in 2024.

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A Russian A320 that made an emergency landing in a wheat field gave customers about $1,100 in compensation

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Ural A320 stranded in the field with cars and people around.
A Ural Airlines A320 has been stranded in a Siberia wheat field since September 12.

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2 private jets collided at Houston Hobby airport, just a month after another pair of planes hit each other in mid-air

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An airplane takes off from Hobby Airport in front of the Downtown Houston Skyline, Friday, March 16, 2012, i
An airplane takes off from Hobby Airport.

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See the moment airport workers rescued a child from the baggage conveyor belt after he wandered past a check-in desk and into a restricted area

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Suitcases pass along a conveyor belt at Terminal five's automated baggage handling system at Heathrow on August 27, 2010 in London, England.
Suitcases on an airport conveyor belt.

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9 passenger airliners that have landed on Antarctica's rugged runways made out of blue ice

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The Loftleiðir Icelandic crew standing in front of an Icelandiar-branded 767 in Antarctica., wearing red snow gear.
Large Boeing and Airbus jetliners have been landing on Antarctica's icy runways for over a decade.

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