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Adieu to the Boeing 747, the first jumbo jet

by Kristin Schwab
Feb 1, 2023
The iconic plane, which ushered in the era of long-haul air travel, will no longer be produced as of this week.
Artist Jeff Barlow of Boeing's creative department shows off his sketch of the last Boeing 747 aircraft in a ceremony to mark its delivery, at the Boeing Future of Flight Museum in Everett, Washington.
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Why all the flight cancellations? Airlines are still in recovery mode

by Kristin Schwab
Dec 23, 2022
Capacity is down. The weather's not great, either.
Another wave of flight cancellations and delays for the holidays has travelers on edge.
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Frustrated air travelers seek payback from Australian airlines

by Phil Mercer
Nov 30, 2022
Whether or not they can actually get it is another matter.
People arrive to check-in at the Qantas domestic terminal at Sydney Airport on August 25, 2022 in Sydney, Australia.
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Fall air travel season shaping up as less crowded than summer, but just as fraught

by Mitchell Hartman
Sep 5, 2022
Experts expect fewer travelers, fewer flights, high prices and high anxiety.
Higher prices may cool demand for flights this fall.
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Airports unveil big renovations just as summer travel ramps up

by Kristin Schwab
May 26, 2022
And they're investing heavily in public art and public space.
The water fountain in Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport reportedly cost $1 million and puts on a show with lights and music every 15 minutes.
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Airline ticket prices are going up — but demand isn't slowing down

by Savannah Maher
Apr 20, 2022
Analysts say people are willing to pay more for long-delayed trips.
Though higher costs for airline tickets are being passed onto customers, there's pent-up consumer demand for travel.
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U.S. airline cancellations may not ease up by summer

by Mitchell Hartman
Apr 11, 2022
Lots of people want to travel. But not enough people are ready to staff flights.
Domestic travel has nearly recovered to pre-pandemic levels, but airport and airline labor shortages are making it hard to travel.
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Travel bookings tick upward as omicron recedes

by Samantha Fields
Feb 21, 2022
People also appear to be booking ahead more often, seen as a sign of renewed optimism.
Passengers wait at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia over Presidents Day weekend. The TSA screened more than 2 million people on Friday and Sunday.
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As U.S. and China bicker over flights, the market "is dead"

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Feb 16, 2022
The two countries canceled 44 flights, tit-for-tat style, in January. But few people are flying between the U.S. and China anyway.
China canceled 44 flights — including from Delta, United and American — from the U.S. in January. In response, the U.S. canceled 44 flights from Chinese carriers.
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Airlines ask CDC to cut quarantine times for vaccinated staff

by Lily Jamali
Dec 23, 2021
They say reducing the recommended isolation period from 10 days to five after a positive COVID-19 test result would ease staffing shortages.
"You're not really fully compensated when a flight is diverted, you're taken off your schedule, and you get home 12, 24 hours later," says Sara Nelson, international president of the Association of Flight Attendants.
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