With severe injuries from turbulence on a recent Singapore Airlines flight, questions abound over why airplanes encounter this phenomenon and whether climate change really will make it worse.
In 2022, passengers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport left behind $29,320.40 at security checkpoints.
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The American aerospace company Boeing has been synonymous with safe air travel for decades, but recent weeks have seen it plagued by a series of issues.
A Lynx Air Boeing 737 jet sits at a gate at the international airport in Calgary on Feb. 23, 2024. Lynx officials announced on Feb. 22 that it would be ceasing operations, effective at midnight on Feb. 26.
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The closure of Lynx is an opportune time to review the state of Canadian commercial air travel and identify the challenges and opportunities Canada has in improving the sector.
An investigator examines the frame of a Boeing aircraft whose door plug blew out in flight.
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A commercial pilot turned management expert and author of ‘The Next Crash: How Short-Term Profit Seeking Trumps Airline Safety,’ explains the economics behind the near-deadly disaster.
The in-flight entertainment and connectivity market grew to US$5.9 billion in 2019.
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In-flight entertainment has evolved significantly over the years, from a one-off experiment to the on-demand streaming services many of us are now used to.
A boom time for airlines can a bust for loyal passengers.
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Qantas faces being forced to offer automatic cash compensation to travellers, being broken up if it operates uncompetitively, and unlimited competition under “open skies”.
Air travel emissions are proving difficult and costly to cut, but travellers can make a surprisingly big difference simply by changing how they travel to and from the airport.
Lingering on the tarmac once you get off a plane through the rear door is unadvisable for many reasons – here’s why the staff want your phone in your pocket.
In Europe, customers are entitled to cash compensation for flight delays and cancellations.
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Consumers and politicians are pushing for greater protections for air travelers. A historian explains why the US trails the EU and Canada when it comes to passenger rights.
Potentially dangerous air turbulence has increased on busy flight routes across the globe.
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While it is critical that air passengers be compensated for airline delays and cancellations, it is equally — if not more — important to address the underlying causes of such disruptions.
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