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Seven major airlines are being investigated for collusion
Photo by bloomsberries, Flickr The Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating collusion in the aviation industry, and Southwest, United and five other airlines could be in trouble. According to the...
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Qantas to honor mistake fares from Australia to Los Angeles
photo by eosdude No matter how sophisticated technology becomes, glitches never fail to slip through the all the 1s and 0s. The latest glitch hit Qantas this week, when round-trip tickets from...
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United customers getting new cosmetics in amenity kits, Delta adds a pair of...
Photo: United Airlines If you’re flying in one of United or Delta’s premium cabins this summer, you’d better go ahead and clear some space in your bathroom cabin for their sleek new amenity kits....
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A still-employed United pilot flushed ten bullets down the toilet during a...
Photo: Jenni Konrad/Flickr The first vacuum toilets were installed on commercial airplanes in 1992 and, in addition to being ridiculously loud, that pneumatic vacuum sucks everything that’s dropped...
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Virgin America tops Airfarewatchdog's survey for best domestic airline
Photo courtesy of Aero Icarus/flickr Virgin America has been voted #1 in a recent Airfarewatchdog 2015 Best Domestic Airline poll (and in Travel + Leisure’s 2015 World’s Best Awards). Airfarewatchdog’s...
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This is the worst airline when it comes to nickel and diming us
Photo: Curimedia/Flickr Although some enterprising travelers have tried to find ways to avoid paying airline fees (and have ended up with new last names and heat stroke in the process), those fees are...
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United gives 1,000,000 miles to security researcher who found two bugs on its...
Photo: Bernal Saborio/Flickr Two months ago, United Airlines launched its bug bounty program, promising to reward any computer programmer or researcher who could find flaws or vulnerabilities in its...
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8 ways to stop your miles and points from expiring
If you’re a true road warrior, then you’ve undoubtedly signed up at some point with a half-dozen (or more) loyalty programs with airlines, hotels and rental-car agencies. And like most travelers, you...
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A peak at the top biofuel bets being made by the airline industry
Photo: Joule Unlimited Fearing the spectre of upcoming restrictions on permissible airline emissions, and barely eeking by under the current allowable levels and internal goals, airlines are beginning...
View ArticleThis is how 13 airlines name their planes
You may not have noticed, but many airlines have a name for each of their planes. While all planes have a registration number, which is similar to the license plate on your car, some airlines like to...
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Star Alliance adds new partner: Avianca Brazil
Photo: Jorge Brazil/Flickr Star Alliance – the world’s largest global airline alliance with 27 members and 40 affiliates – just added another airline to its points-earning cadre: Avianca Brazil. The...
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Cat lost at Honolulu airport reunited with his family in Michigan after 19...
Screenshot: KITV When Hillary Sutherland and her family moved from Hawaii to Michigan more than 19 months ago, they left behind more than year-round tan lines and fresh pineapple. The family’s Siamese...
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Was United attacked by Chinese hackers?
photo by Dennis Skleyvia Flickr Ever since hacker Chris Roberts warned airlines about security vulnerabilities this spring, carriers have been freaking out about their potential to be hacked. The issue...
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Watch what it was like to train as a United pilot in 1969 (and sorry, ladies,...
Although time travel is still limited to dog-eared H.G. Wells novels and early Keanu Reeves movies, this recently unearthed United Airlines training film can take you back to 1969 in just 22 short...
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This is how much it costs to change a ticket with every major U.S. airline
Photo by Epsos.de In a perfect world we’d be able to change flight reservations as easily as our average Friday night plans. But the reality is the only airline that shares our vision of a perfect...
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EpiPens, pets and peanuts: the official allergy policies of 13 major airlines
Photo: Justin Taylor The thought of spending four hours confined to a small space filled with strangers whose behavior you can’t control is intimidating in its own right, but for the severely allergic,...
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Man promptly arrested after refusing to turn phone off, punching passenger on...
Screenshot: ABC 13 Congratulations, Adam Kealing of Austin, Texas. You’re officially That Guy. We’re sure that it came as a surprise when you were told that you couldn’t use your cell phone as United...
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6 ways to avoid paying an airline's ticket change fee
Photo by Robert S. Donovan Change might be inevitable, but try telling that to the airlines. Switching up an itinerary can be a costly affair, with all major U.S. carriers charging at least a $75 fee...
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These are the most efficient U.S. airlines when it comes to making money
Photo by Lance What’s the most efficient airline? Well, if you want to take an investor’s perspective, it won’t have anything to do with on-time records or the percentage of bags that arrive to their...
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South Africa, Namibia worry that airlines' ban on big game trophies will have...
Photo: Vince O’Sullivan/Flickr Leaders in South Africa and Namibia have expressed their concerns that Delta, United and other airlines’ bans on big game trophies are going to have serious effects on...
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