Watch the Supersonic XB-1 Take Its First Flight

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Private aerospace company Boom Supersonic got its XB-1 demonstrator aircraft in the air and back down again last week, completing the carbon fiber plane’s first successful flight. It hasn’t broken the sound barrier yet, but the new plane is notable for setting the stage for a fuel-efficient supersonic passenger…

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European airlines are adding up to 2 hours to flights to go around Niger after the African nation suddenly closed its airspace

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Airlines detouring around Niger due to airspace closure.
Niger suddenly closed its airspace on Sunday and now European airlines are have to spend hours flying around the country on routes between Europe and souther Africa.

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Some British Airways passengers could go hungry as it will stop loading flights with enough food for all flyers

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A British Airways Airbus A350 is seen taking off from London Heathrow Airport.
A British Airways Airbus A350.

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Russia's closed airspace adds up to four hours onto some flights. United, British Airways, and Finnair are all avoiding the area.

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British Airways adjusted flight path between New Delhi and London.
Russia's airspace closure is leading US and European airlines to detour around the country, according to data sent to Insider from travel data provider OAG.

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A British Airways passenger was stuck in his seat for 3 hours after landing and had to be taken out of first class with a hoist

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A First Class cabin on a British Airways plane.
A First Class cabin on a British Airways plane.

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I spent a day learning how to be a flight attendant for British Airways' first-class cabin. From afternoon tea to the turndown service, there's a lot to know.

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A composition shows a mock-up airplane cabin in a classroom, and a man stood next to a first-class seat turned into a bed, and with his nose in a glass of red wine.
British Airways' mock first-class cabin, and Insider's Pete Syme.

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I flew on the world's only business class-only airline and it felt more like flying on a private jet across the Atlantic

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Flying on La Compagnie all-business class airline from Paris to New York — the loungers.
La Compagnie's small fleet of Airbus A321neo is fitted with only business class lounger seats — no economy here.

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An all-Black crew operated a British Airways flight for the first time in the airline's history

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An all-black crew standing in a line on the portable airplane stairs
All the cabin crew and pilots for the BA flights were Black.

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I got a free first-class upgrade on my flight from New York to London. The luxurious perks were absurd.

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First class seat on British Airways

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