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Southwest Airlines Will Get Assigned Seating in 2025

Thu, 07/25/2024 - 13:00

A Southwest Airlines employee assists a passenger during their check-in at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on April 18, 2023 in Austin, Texas. Southwest Airlines suffered a brief disruption in operations earlier this morning after a computer firewall issue forced the company to delay many of its flights.

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Southwest is being investigated after a slew of incidents, including a rare 'Dutch Roll' and planes flying too close to the ground

Thu, 07/25/2024 - 11:05

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Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-76N sits on the runway readying for takeoff at Los Angeles International Airport. — Southwest Airlines is facing extra scrutiny from the FAA after a series of incidents.
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Southwest is ditching its unassigned seat policy for the first time

Thu, 07/25/2024 - 08:55

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Nepal just suffered another fatal plane crash. Its aviation safety record is so poor that all its airlines are banned from flying to most of Europe.

Wed, 07/24/2024 - 08:55

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Firefighters trying to douse a fire that erupted in a Saurya Airlines' plane after it crashed during takeoff at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. — A passenger plane crashed on takeoff in Kathmandu, killing 18 of the 19 people onboard.
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The folding wingtips on Boeing's massive new 777X are a first in commercial aviation. Here's why the plane needs them.

Sat, 07/06/2024 - 09:40

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Boeing 777X on display at the Wings Airshow in India. — The Boeing 777X has revolutionary folding wingtips that are a first in commercial aviation.
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Russia says Putin won't die in a plane crash because their domestic aircraft 'are very reliable vehicles'

Tue, 06/11/2024 - 23:41

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Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
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TSA agents think the crew-member lane at airports is a huge security flaw that staff abuse for smuggling

Thu, 05/23/2024 - 09:00

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Cabin crew waiting in airport — The cabin crew has a special security lane, but some TSA agents think it's a safety risk.
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Severe turbulence launches passengers to the ceiling of Singapore Airline flight

Tue, 05/21/2024 - 14:25

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A passenger died and 30 other people were injured on a Singapore Airlines flight when the plane hit severe turbulence, prompting an emergency landing in Bangkok.