Flying: Stories from 36,000 feet

Collection of commercial aviation articles from around the world. Extensive COVID-19 airline related coverage to keep you safe and informed.

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Flight Attendants
Black Southwest flight attendant's emotional conversation with white airline CEO
CNN - Brekke Fletcher, CNN
Stories of inflight interactions between flight attendants and passengers usually go viral because someone did something, well, not nice. This is not one of those. JacqueRae Hill, from Dallas, Texas, been
1 day ago
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Airlines
Emirates to decide on fleet size in the next few months
Reuters - Reuters Editorial
DUBAI (Reuters) - Emirates will decide over the next few months on the size of its future fleet, the Dubai-based airline’s president said on Tuesday. It is not clear when Emirates, which flew to 157 destinations
8 hours ago
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Travel
Coronavirus is causing airlines to abandon smaller airports
independent.co.uk - Simon Calder
The message from Delta Airlines sounded innocuous enough. “Delta has temporarily consolidated operations in some markets served by multiple airports.” …
11 hours ago
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Airports
Global airport group says pandemic safety rules to lengthen pre-departure waits
Reuters - Reuters Editorial
MONTREAL (Reuters) - New global guidelines featuring physical distancing to restart aviation safely during the coronavirus pandemic could add up to two hours of pre-departure time for passengers at some
9 hours ago
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EasyJet
easyJet to Give Away Free Comic Book Inspired Face Masks to Young Travellers
paddleyourownkanoo.com - Mateusz Maszczynski
Young travellers, whose families are brave enough to fly away on a summer holiday with easyJet this year, will be able to choose between a comic book …
8 hours ago