Air
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World
17 Years After Her Husband’s Crash in Nepal, a Pilot Met the Same Fate
Anju Khatiwada, who died on Sunday in a crash in Pokhara, Nepal, decided to become a pilot after her husband’s…
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News
It’s Time to Finally Fix Air Travel
On Wednesday morning, the Federal Aviation Administration was forced to reboot its system that alerts pilots to safety issues, grounding…
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World
A Gleaming Makeover for Newark’s Terminal A
A $2.7 billion airport facility has replaced one that opened when Richard Nixon was president.
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Business
F.A.A. Outage Highlights Fragility of the Aviation System
Tens of thousands of flights were delayed or canceled around Christmas when frigid weather and storms made travel treacherous. But…
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World
Bank Executive Accused of Urinating on a Fellow Airline Passenger
The executive, for the Indian subsidiary of Wells Fargo, was fired after the investigation became public. Air India faces scrutiny…
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News
How Low Can Airlines Go?
My traditionally cheery holiday social media feeds, usually populated by adorable children viciously ripping open presents like tiny animals, were…
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World
U.S. Says Chinese Fighter Jet Flew Dangerously Close to American Plane
The Chinese jet flew within 20 feet of the nose of an American military aircraft over the South China Sea…
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News
Learning From the Southwest Airlines Fiasco
Americans are furious with Southwest Airlines, and understandably so. Severe weather always disrupts air travel, but Southwest was the only…
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World
What Caused the Chaos at Southwest
While carriers like Delta, American Airlines and United bounced back after severe winter weather wreaked havoc on holiday travel, the…
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Business
Southwest’s Meltdown Draws Federal Scrutiny as Passengers Remain Stranded
The airline canceled another 2,500 flights on Wednesday and said it would be days before normal service resumes.