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5 Surprising Facts About The USAF's Newest Fighter Jet Program

The new fighter jet will be part of the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program.

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San Francisco and Oakland Airport Battle Escalates With A Lawsuit

The City of San Francisco had already warned it would take legal action.

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Fiji Airways Expands US Footprint With Porter Airlines Partnership

Fiji Airways has turned eastwards and established a new partnership with Canada's Porter Airlines that looks like a winner for both.

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Ethiopian Airlines’ New Boeing 737 MAX European Route Has No 5th Freedom Rights

The carrier will now have passenger flights to 20 European destinations.

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USAF E-7 Wedgetail Radar Plane Faces New Hurdle With Boeing Engineering Costs

The USAF's new AWACS jet is facing higher costs, but is desperately needed.

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Air India Will Launch Airbus A350 Service On Short Route From Delhi To Dubai Airport

The airline will start deploying the A350 to Dubai on May 1.

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How To Spend Frontier Airlines' Frontier Miles

Spending miles on Frontier Airlines flights is the only real option - but there can be great value here.

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Sabotaged AT&T Internet Wires Near Sacramento Airport Causes Delays For Southwest And Delta

Internet outage at Sacramento Airport disrupted airline operations for hours.

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Rex Group's National Jet Express Adds More Dash 8-400 Flights From Brisbane

National Jet Express has built a solid network from its Brisbane base in just ten months using modern Dash 8-400s.

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Qatar Airways' Privilege Club: What Are The Hidden Perks?

Privilege Club offers value from its distance-based earning and redeeming and has excellent elite perks.

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Another Near Miss: Southwest And JetBlue Have A Close Call At Reagan National Airport

The incident happened when one aircraft was asked to cross the runway, from which another was cleared to take off.

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Double Sunrise: History's Longest Ever Commercial Air Service

The unique post-War commercial passenger flights were airborne longer than any other either before or since.

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Sichuan Airlines Returns To Auckland Airport With Airbus A350

Having filled up with North American airlines, Auckland Airport has now also resumed services from all its pre-pandemic Chinese carriers.

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Unexpected Quirks: 5 Fun Facts You Might Not Know About Flying

Here are a few things to consider next time you board a plane.

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Delta-Aeromexico Launch New Route Under Jeopardized Joint Venture Partnership

Despite its recent launch, the route could be cut in a few months.

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Top 5: The Oldest Airbus A380s In Service Today

Interestingly, all aircraft on this list are from one airline, and it's neither the launch operator nor the most prominent user of the type.

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History: Who Were The First Female Flight Attendants?

Female flight attendants became so popular that they displaced their male counterparts.

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Californian Ski Flights: These Are The Closest Airports To Mammoth Mountain

These are the most convenient options for your next big ski trip.

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Throwback: The Britannia Airways Boeing 757 That Broke Apart On Landing

A closer look at how bad weather led to the crash and break up of Britannia Airways flight 226A.

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Man Sentenced To 4 Months Imprisonment For Laser Attack On Helicopter & Airbus A320

It comes after laser incidents in the US skyrocketed to more than 13,000 strikes last year.

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