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  Heathrow Airport: Passenger describes chaos as flights delayed

  BBC News

  A holidaymaker returning to Heathrow Airport described the scene that greeted him at Terminal Three as akin to a "disaster movie". Adam Kent, 59, from Worcestershire, landed on Saturday to find a "horrendous first impression of chaos". He described luggage as looking like it had been dumped and had …

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  3 days ago

  Boeing Disappointed After China's Top Three Airlines Buy 300 Airbus Planes

  U.S. News & World Report - By Reuters

  (Reuters) - Boeing Co said on Friday "it is disappointing that geopolitical differences continue to constrain U.S. aircraft exports" while responding …

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  I flew on Breeze's Embraer 190 aircraft from Charleston to Hartford and the product proved that low-cost does not mean sacrificing comfort

  Business Insider - Taylor Rains

  Breeze Airways is one of the US's newest low-cost carriers. The airline was founded by airline entrepreneur David Neeleman, who also founded JetBlue Airways; Brazil-based Azul; Canadian budget carrier WestJet; and Morris, which merged with Southwest Airlines. Neeleman's vision for Breeze is to offer …

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  2 days ago

  Delta Air Lines reportedly offers passengers $10,000 each to get off 'oversold' flight

  USA TODAY - Natalie Neysa Alund

  Passengers on a Delta Air Lines flight from Michigan to Minnesota reported that the airline offered them $10,000 this week to give up their seat on an oversold flight. Yes, $10K. The airline offered the money to each passenger who volunteered to be bumped from a domestic flight out of Grand Rapids …

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  6 days ago

  The six secrets of profitable airlines

  mckinsey.com - By Jaap Bouwer, Alex Dichter, Vik Krishnan, and Steve Saxon

  The airline industry has failed to earn its cost of capital in every year of its existence. But in the few years preceding the COVID-19 pandemic, …

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  4 days ago

  50 Airplane Trivia Facts You Won’t Believe You Never Knew

  rd.com - Jeff Bogle

  Even if you've achieved platinum frequent flier status, there are probably a lot of facts about airplanes you don't know. Brush up on your airplane …