See inside American Airlines' massive flight operations center, where it dispatches 6,000 flights every day

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A woman sitting in the bridge of the AA IOC.
American Airlines manages its planes and crewmembers from its storm-withstanding operations center in Dallas/Fort Worth, which supports some 500,000 customers per day.

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I toured an Arizona neighborhood that banned cars and found a walkable oasis in the middle of a Phoenix suburb

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Culdesac Tempe: An alleyway lined with white buildings with red trimmings
Culdesac is a housing startup with a car-free neighborhood in Tempe, Arizona.

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I'm a millennial who avoided cruises because I thought they were full of germs and kids. My first experience proved me wrong.

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Left: Virgin Voyages Scarlet Lady, right: Eliza Green and her husband on the Dominican Daze cruise.
Left: Virgin Voyages Scarlet Lady, right: Eliza Green and her husband on the Dominican Daze cruise.

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An engine cover rips off a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737, forcing an emergency landing

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Southwest Airlines plane on the runway at Love Field in Dallas, TX
A Southwest Airlines jet on the runway at Dallas Love Field.

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I visited the ExploreAI summit in Singapore. Here's how AI is helping businesses solve real-world problems.

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Josephine Teo, Minister for Communications and Information, engages with representatives from Nanyang Polytechnic and their gen AI-powered NYP Course AutoBot solution at the Google Cloud ExploreAI summit.

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I'm a millennial mom who's visited 57 countries with my kids thanks to many income streams, including $4,000 a month blogging and extra cash from flipping homes

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Karen Edwards, her husband and children in front of Big Ben.
Karen Edwards, her husband, and her children in London.

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The middle seat on an airplane is severely underrated

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  • The middle seat has long been maligned as the worst seat on a plane.
  • A recent trip helped me realize there are actually benefits to the middle seat.
  • Aisle and window seats aren't all they are cracked up to be, either. 

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The Alaska Airlines flight that lost a chunk of the plane mid-flight could have been 'much more tragic' if someone was seated next to the door, NTSB says

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A white Alaska Airlines plane with blue details takes off.
An Alaska Airlines flight takes off.

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My flight was diverted due to weather 2 days before Christmas. Here's how I avoided being stranded for the holidays.

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Woman on airport waiting for her flight which is delayed due to bad weather
Stock image of a woman at the airport.

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People who live on cruise ships full time share how they do it: 'It's not just for retired people'

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Ryan Gutridge, Christine Kesteloo, and Jack Nolan
From left: Ryan Gutridge, Christine Kesteloo, and Jack Nolan all have lived on a cruise ship full time.

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