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EgyptAir flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo crashed

by Marketplace Staff
May 19, 2016
French President Francois Hollande confirms a Paris-Cairo EgyptAir flight that went missing over the Mediterranean, with 66 people on board, crashed.
An EgyptAir Airbus A320 sits on the tarmac of Larnaca airport after it was hijacked and diverted to Cyprus back in March. On Thursday, an EgyptAir Airbus A320 from Paris to Cairo disappeared from radar.
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How airlines are getting you to spend more

by Andy Uhler
Apr 14, 2016
Both major and budget airlines are banking on amenities to turn more profit
 Delta Airlines jet takes off at LAX.
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G7 countries may start sharing personal airline data with each other

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Apr 8, 2016
G7 foreign ministers will meet on Sunday and Monday to discuss sharing data as a way of combating terrorism.
G7 country leaders meet at a summit in June of last year.
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Why Virgin America is a tempting acquisition

by Tracey Samuelson
Mar 29, 2016
After a wave of big-carrier mergers, the smaller guys are consolidating
A Virgin America plane lands at San Francisco International Airport on March 29, 2016 in Burlingame, California. JetBlue Airways and Alaska Air Group are reportedly preparing takeover offer bids for Virgin America airlines.
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NASA has a solution for bug splats on your jetliner

by Gigi Douban
Mar 10, 2016
Bug splats on the surface of wings makes for inefficiency and higher fuel consumption.
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United's stock isn't soaring, and hedge funds are on the attack

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Mar 8, 2016
There's turbulence in the friendly skies as investors and management battle for control.
An employee walks through the United Airlines terminal at Newark Liberty Airport on July 8, 2015 in Newark, New Jersey.
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Yeah, we know. You hate airplane Wi-Fi.

by Mark Garrison
Feb 25, 2016
Complaints about connectivity in public spaces isn't hurting the providers.
Companies like Boingo and Gogo, which provide Wi-Fi in airports and planes, are increasingly worried that business could be lost to service provided by smartphones.
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Why movie tickets aren't priced like airline tickets

by Adriene Hill
Feb 12, 2016
Why don't movie theaters sell seats based on demand?
Why don't movie theaters sell tickets on demand?
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Flight myths, booking tips and how to spend your points

by David Brancaccio
Feb 10, 2016
How to become a savvier consumer, as told by a very frequent flyer.
How to become a savvier consumer, as told by a very frequent flyer.
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Despite recent troubles, United Airlines hopes to take off

by Molly Wood and Raghu Manavalan
Jan 18, 2016
Bloomberg Businessweek's Drake Bennett explains United's struggle for a comeback.
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