A Southwest jet was just 150 feet above the ocean before being told to pull up, reports say

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A Southwest Airlines flight
The Southwest Airlines plane (not pictured) had been due to land in Tampa.

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Qatar Airways just unveiled an upgrade to the world's best business class. See inside the new QSuite.

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A Qatar Airways flight attendant gestures to a QSuite Next Gen configured as a double bed, at the 2024 Farnborough Airshow
A Qatar Airways flight attendant and a QSuite configured as a double bed.

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Airlines have fallen back in love with the Airbus A380. Here's every route flown by the world's largest passenger jet.

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Visitors stand in front of an Emirates Airbus A380-800 during the International Aerospace Exhibition (ILA) at Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER).
An Emirates Airbus A380 at the 2024 International Aerospace Exhibition.

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Some airports were forced to use whiteboards to handwrite flight information due to the global IT outage

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A man stands looking at a piece of paper in front of a whiteboard displaying flight information in an airport lounge.
A whiteboard displaying check-in information in Terminal 1 of Singapore's Changi Airport.

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United and American Airlines are warning pilots they could struggle to communicate due to massive IT outage

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A United Airlines plane in the sky.
A United Airlines Boeing 777.

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I was on a flight that received a bomb threat. We were treated like suspects, and the police examined everyone's handwriting.

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A collage of passengers lining up on the runway at Ahmedabad Airport to board an Akasa Air flight, and Molina Singh.
Passengers lined up to board an Akasa Air flight, and Molina Singh.

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I flew economy on American, Delta, and United. The flights were strikingly similar but with small quirks that may help you choose which airline to fly.

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Comparing American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines' domestic narrowbody cabins.

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Spirit passengers are getting fed up of the ultra-low-cost airline's extra fees

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Spirit Airlines jetliners on the tarmac at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport.
Spirit Airlines jets at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

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See inside the $21 million Embraer Praetor 600, one of the most advanced midsize private jets on the market

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A collage of the exterior and interior of an Embraer Praetor 600 on display at EBACE in Geneav, May 2024
The exterior and interior of an Embraer Praetor 600.

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Delta removes employee from social media position and changes dress code after X post calling Palestinian flag terrifying

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Delta Air Lines planes seen at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Delta Air Lines planes.

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