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I flew on the 4 biggest US airlines during the pandemic

to see which is handling it best, and found one blew the rest

out of the water

BUSINESS INSIDER, 07/05/20, by Thomas Pallini

AIRLINE UPDATES

Airlines are on the hook

for more than you think

if something goes wrong

with your trip

USA TODAY, 10/28/24, by Zach Wichter

JetBlue drops hot meals

from menu for coach passeners

on transatlantic flights

CBS NEWS, 10/09/24, by Megan Cerullo

Qantas apologises

after R-rated movie

played to passengers

on Sydney to Tokyo flight

THE GUARDIAN, 10/07/24, by Cait Kelly

Will new airline seating policies

take off?

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELLER, 10/04/24, by Kate Leahy

Starlux Airlines to apply

to join Oneworld alliance

CHANNEL NEWS ASIA, 09/18/24, [no byline]

The Weirdest Attractions

in Airports Across the U.S.

THRILLIST, 09/11/24, by Gwen Egan

Federal probe

targets airline

frequent flyer programs

CNN, 09/05/24, by Pete Muntean

Major airline grounds

Airbus A350 fleet,

citing faulty engine component

NBC NEWS, 09/03/24, by Mithil Aggarwal

Ryanair boss

calls for two-drink limit

at airports

BBC, 08/28/24, by Catherine Moore

Lesbian Woman Banned

From American Airlines

For Mistaken Identity

With Drunk Passenger Who Had

Sexual Relations With A Man

JALOPNIK, 08/12/24, by Ryan Erik King

Delta flight diverted

to JFK after passengers

were served spoiled food

CNN, 07/03/24, by Marnie Hunter

Toddler Thrown

Into Overhead Compartment

by Extreme Turbulence

on Air Europa Flight

THE DAILY BEAST, 07/03/24, by Josephine Walker

Why you shouldn't drink

before dozing off

on long-haul plane flights

NBC, 06/03/24, by Linda Carroll

Singapore Airlines jet

endured huge swings

in gravitational force

during turbulence, report says

ASSOCIATED PRESS, 05/29/24, [no byline]

Singapore Airlines:

'Turbulence landed

five of my family in ICU'

BBC, 05/28/24, by Kelly Ng and Hannah Ritchie

Bette Nash,

world's longest-serving

flight attendant,

dies at 188

ABC NEWS, 05/25/24, by Leah Sarnoff and Sam Sweeney

Going Barefoot on Planes?

Kamala Harris Has Thoughts

THRILLIST, 04/10/24, by Opheli Garcia Lawler

Want to turn a layover

into a trip?

These 8 stopover programs

can help.

THE WASHINGTON POST, 04/05/24, by Natalie B. Compton

These plane crash survivors

and victims' loved ones

are becoming scared to fly again

after years of travel.

They're not alone

CNN, 04/06/24, by Elizabeth Wolfe

JetZero: Groundbreaking

'blended-wing'

demonstrator plane

cleared to fly

CNN, 04/04/24, by Jacopo Prisco

Need to get to the airport?

Soon you can take an air taxi.

THE WASHINGTON POST, 03/25/24, by Edward Russell

Boeing CEO to step down

in broad management shake-up

as 737 Max crisis

weighs on aerospace giant

CNBC, 03/25/24, by Leslie Josephs, Phil LeBeau, Meghan Reeder

This Former Airline Employee's

Viral Flight Hack

Is Blowing Our Minds

HUFFPOST, 03/25/24, by Monica Torres

As aviation industry

becomes butt of jokes,

officials stress flying is safe

THE WASHINGTON POST, 03/11/24, by Ian Duncan and Taylor Lorenz

Southwest's first red-eye flights

are coming, but you'll

have to wait

THE WASHINGTON POST, 03/23/24, by Edward Russell

Boeing whistleblower John Barnett

found dead in US

BBC NEWS, 03/11/24, by Theo Leggett

People hit the roof

after Boeing plane's sudden drop,

passenger says

NBC NEWS, 03/12/24, by Mithil Aggarwal, Peter Guo and Matteo Moschella

Alaska Airlines flight found

with cargo door ajar

upon landing in Portland

OREGONLIVE.COM, 03/09/24, by Austin DeDios

Tire falls off United plane

after takeoff from SFO,

damages cars in parking lot

NBC BAY AREA, 03/07/24, by Brendan Weber, Ian Cull and Sergio Quintana

TikTok's seatbelt hack

for airplane sleep

is a recipe for disaster

THE WASHINGTON POST, 03/01/24, by Natalie B. Compton

I'm begging you

not to Google for

airline customer service numbers

THE WASHINGTON POST, 02/27/24, by Shira Ovide

Everyone hates the airport.

These people love their carpets.

THE WASHINGTON POST, 02/23/24, by Hannah Sampson

Boeing replaces Ed Clark,

leader of 737 Max program,

in wake of midair incident

ABC NEWS, 02/21/24, by Amanda Maile

Flight attendants are holding airport rallies

to protest the lack of new contracts

and pay raises

ASSOCIATED PRESS, 02/13/24, by Alex Kushner

Key bolts were missing

from a Boeing door plug

that blew out in mid-air, report says

CNN, 02/07/24, by Pete Muntean, Gregory Wallace and Chris Isidore

Conservatives Had to Get

Weirdly Racist

Even When It Comes to the

Airplane Freakout, Huh?

SLATE, 01/26/24, by Alex Kushner

Delta Boeing 757 plane

loses tire before takeoff

in Atlanta

THE WASHINGTON POST, 01/24/24, by Andrew Jeong

United's CEO

seemed to subtly threaten

a move away from Boeing,

saying the Max 9 grounding is

'the straw that broke

the camel's back'

BUSINESS INSIDER, 01/23/24, by Pete Syme

WATCH: Flight Attendant Mom

Gets Help from Passengers

to Surprise Son

with Hawaii Birthday Trip (Exclusive)

PEOPLE, 01/22/24, by Antonia DeBianchi

Worried about airline safety?

Blame diversity,

say deranged rightwingers

THE GUARDIAN, 01/20/24, by Arwa Mahdawi

Alaska Air, United

cancel hundreds of flights

following door blowout

CBS NEWS, 01/08/24, by Aimee Picchi

A couple had to pay

more than $3,000 at the airport

because one ticket was booked

under 'Kate' instead of 'Katherine'

BUSINESS INSIDER, 01/05/24, by Joshua Zitser

Running late for your flight?

Don't panic.

Here's what to do.

US TODAY, 01/03/24, by Zach Wichter

Planes collide and catch fire

at Japan's busy Haneda airport,

killing 5. Hundreds evacuated safely

ASSOCIATED PRESS, 01/02/24, by Mari Yamaguchi and Foster Klug

Airlines are frustrating travelers

by changing frequent-flyer

program rules – here's why

they keep doing it

CNN, 12/14/23, by Jay L. Zagorsky and H. Sami Karaca

Alaska Air was ready to grow.

Hawaiian hit hard times.

An airline match is made

THE SEATTLE TIMES, 12/05/23, by Dominic Gates

Qatar Deports Gay Flight Attendant

for Wearing Tinted Moisturizer

METRO WEEKLY, 11/28/23, by John Riley

Plane will fly from London to New York

with 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel.

Experts say it's not a fix

CNN, 11/28/23, by Jacopo Prisco

Forget chicken or pasta.

Order the Hindu meal on a flight

THE WASHINGTON POST, 11/24/23, by David Farley

Passenger threatened flight crew

over mask, feds say.

Now she owes American Airlines

THE SACRAMENTO BEE, 11/15/23, by Julia Marnin

An American Airlines pilot

went viral for his 'retirement flight' speech

after 32 years on the job

INSIDER, 11/14/23, by Marielle Descalsota

This flight attendant

who breastfed a passenger's

hungry baby is still our hero

MOTHERLY, 11/12/23, [no byline]

The night train revolution

has been hailed as an alternative

to airplanes. Here's how

that's going.

CNN, 11/12/23, by Ben Jones

More details emerge after

off-duty pilot allegedly tried to

shut off engines

on Alaska Airlines flight

ABC NEWS, 10/04/23, by Amanda Maile and Emily Shapiro

Pilots on a regional passenger jet

say a 3rd pilot in the cockpit

tried to shut down the engines

ASSOCIATED PRESS, 10/23/23, by David Koenig and Claire Rush

US student held in Dubai for weeks

for tapping security officer's arm

THE GUARDIAN, 10/04/23, by Ramon Antonio Vargas

Airports want you to come hang out –

even without a flight

THE WASHINGTON POST, 10/03/23, by Heidi Pérez-Moreno

Fake Jet Engine Parts

Ground American, Southwest, United Planes

as Scandal Grows

THE DRIVE, 09/23/23, by James Gilboy

Your guide to sleeping

in an airport

THE WASHINGTON POST, 09/05/23, by Sofia Andrade

American and Southwest Airlines

face 'meltdown'

THE STREET, 09/03/23, by Daniel Kline

Thousands of passengers

got stuck on planes for hours

at LaGuardia Airport

as 60 aircraft waited to take off

INSIDER, 07/29/23, by Jyoti Mann

How Two Brothers

Turned Planespotting Into

YouTube Gold

THRILLIST, 07/21/23, by Vanita Salisbury

Delta passengers, flight attendants

fall ill awaiting takeoff in Las Vegas

amid 114-degree temps

FOX WEATHER, 07/18/23, by Chris Oberholtz

Blimps Are Back –

And They Might Be the

Future of Air Travel

THRILLIST, 07/11/23, by Jennifer Billock

United flight to Amsterdam

reportedly diverted to Chicago

over meal choice

THE GUARDIAN, 07/10/23, by Lauren Aratani

A flight attendant needed surgery

and 4 others were also injured

by severe turbulence on a flight

from Singapore to London

BUSINESS INSIDER, 06/17/23, by Harvey Biggs

Qantas reveals economy seats

for 19-hour NYC-Sydney

ultra long-haul flights

CNN, 06/15/23, by Harvey Biggs

Delta CEO says 'revenge travel'

is taking over and even he's shocked

by how much: '$300 billion – with a B'

FORTUNE, 06/09/23, by Jane Thier

I'm a mom who flies in business class

while my family stays in economy.

We see it as a lesson on feminism.

INSIDER, 06/07/23, by Kathleen Porter Kristiansen

This Is the Only Acceptable Way

to Ask a Fellow Passenger to Switch Seats,

According to a Flight Attendant

TRAVEL + LEISURE, 06/05/23, by Stacey Leasca

Airport Lounge Crawls

Are the Newest 'Sport' in Travel

THRILLIST, 06/01/23, by Serena Tara

Flight Attendant Who Shared

Her Transition Journey in United Video

Dead After Posting Emotional Final Message

PEOPLE, 03/23/23, by Jason Hahn

A new Taiwanese luxury airline

is launching flights from Taipei to the U.S.

See inside the swanky A350

flying the 12-hour route

BUSINESS INSIDER, 03/22/23, by Taylor Rains

Air New Zealand connects

Auckland and New York for the first time ever

CNN, 09/19/22, by Lilit Marcus

Image of the author seated in a plane
About Life In Flights

This is a blog dedicated to the appreciation of – and occasional complaint about – commercial aviation through the experiences of one passenger, me, Will O'Bryan. It is an expression of gratitude to have entered the earthly arena at roughly the same time as the Boeing 747, when air travel crossed a monumental threshold toward accessibility.

 

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