Some passengers were 'crying' after an oven caught fire on their flight to South Africa

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A KLM Boeing 777 takes off from Schipol Airport in Amsterdam
A KLM Boeing 777 takes off from Schipol Airport in Amsterdam.

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The pilot shortage is slowly easing — but isn't going away anytime soon. Autonomous planes could fill the gap.

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Two pilots in training take a course on a 737 jet simulator at the Pan Am Flight Academy in Miami Springs, Florida.
The pilot shortage is due to a combination of factors, including baby boomers reaching the mandatory retirement age at 65 and a diminishing pool of potential candidates. Additionally, during the Covid-19 pandemic many pilots were encouraged to go into early retirement.

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The college student who tracks Elon Musk's private jet is launching his own flight-tracking website

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Jack Sweeney and Elon Musk
Jack Sweeney says he's launched his own public database to help track flight data for celebrities like Elon Musk, pictured left.

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Your next flight might land a lot smoother and quieter than you're used to as new rules that save fuel expand to more airports

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A Boeing 747 landing into the sunset.
A change in landing style is part of the US aviation’s effort to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, as it was outlined in the US Aviation Climate Action Plan released at a United Nations conference in 2021.

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A FedEx aircraft aborted landing to avoid a Southwest Airlines passenger jet that was mistakenly cleared for the same runway

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Southwest planes at Austin Bergstrom International Airport
The Southwest Airlines plane was bound for Cancun, Mexico.

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A pilot lost his job twice in 3 years after airline shuts down for a second time: report

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A Flybe aircraft.
Passengers were told overnight not to turn up for their flights the next day after Flybe went into administration on January 28.

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Boeing just made its last-ever 747 jumbo jet, ending a 5-decade era. See 7 ways the Queen of the Skies changed the industry forever.

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The first Boeing 747 at the Everett assembly line.
The first Boeing 747 at the Everett assembly line.

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Frontier is offering customers an 'all-you-can-fly' pass for unlimited travel this summer starting at $399

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Frontier Airlines' first A321neo.
Frontier Airlines is offering an unlimited flight pass.

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Airline passengers endured a 13-hour flight to nowhere after their plane to New Zealand was forced to turn back mid-flight

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Emirates Boeing 777-300ER airplane
An Emirates jet flew almost halfway to New Zealand from Dubai before being forced to turn back.

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Airline passenger gave birth midway through 12-hour flight

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Emirates plane.
An Emirates passenger gave birth during a 12-hour flight, the airline confirmed.

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