Pilot Took a Selfie With the Chinese Spy Balloon One Day Before Military Shot It Down

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In the age we live in, what’s one to do if they suddenly end up next to a giant Chinese spy balloon? Why, take a selfie, of course!

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A Japan Airlines flight was turned away and had to fly 550 miles back to Tokyo after missing an airport's closing time by 10 minutes, report says

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A Japan Airlines flight at Tokyo's Haneda Airport.
A Japan Airlines flight at Tokyo's Haneda Airport.

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See inside the former Emirates Airbus A340 that flies passengers to Antarctica by landing on a runway made of ice

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HiFly's Airbus A340 it flies in partnership with White Desert to Antarctica.
HiFly's Airbus A340 it flies in partnership with White Desert to Antarctica.

White Desert

Take a closer look at the new helicopter-like electric aircraft that can transport 4 people across hundreds of miles

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Blade CEO Rob Wiesenthal with ALIA-250.
Blade CEO Rob Wiesenthal with ALIA-250, which just flew the first piloted demo flight in the New York City area.

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We're married Delta pilots with two young kids. Here's how we've navigated our careers together and our top 10 travel tips for couples.

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Delta pilots Brent and Kelly Knoblauch.
Delta pilots Brent and Kelly Knoblauch piloted their first flight together in January through a winter storm.

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A little-know budget airline is flying its new Airbus A330neo between the US and Germany, with business class going for as low as $1,199 one-way — see inside

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Condor's new Airbus A330neo in Frankfurt.
Condor's new Airbus A330neo recently operated its first-ever transatlantic flight, journeying from Frankfurt, Germany, to New York-JFK airport on Monday.

Condor

Lufthansa Passengers Are Stranded Because of a Severe Tech Outage

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Thousands of Lufthansa Airlines passengers were stranded in Germany on Wednesday after an IT outage shut down half of its inbound and outbound flights.

AI-Controlled Fighter Jet Flies 17 Hours Without Pilot's Help

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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced it has developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithm for a self-flying F-16 fighter jet less than three years after creating the control simulated F-16 jet.

China Accuses U.S. of Flying Surveillance Balloons in Its Air Space

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In a statement on Monday, China’s government claimed the U.S. has flown more than 10 surveillance balloons into its air space without permission since last year.

I flew on the giant Airbus A380 for the first time ever. Here are the 8 coolest things on Singapore Airline's version of the world's largest airliner.

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Singapore Airlines Airbus A380
Singapore Airlines Airbus A380

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