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Annual Consumer Reports Study Ranks US Airlines
Earlier this week, Consumer Reports released their annual study of the best and worst domestic airlines. Some findings may surprise you; others certainly won't.
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After Rough Start, 787 Dreamliner Flies Again
After months of grounding due to safety and reliability concerns, the buzzed-about Boeing 787 Dreamliner returns to the skies, starting with Ethiopian Airlines and United.
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Airline Uniforms Get a Fashion Update
Apparently 2013 is the year of major airline uniform upgrades. Household name designers are pairing up with some of the world's largest airlines to revamp the uniforms you see at 30,000 feet.
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Traxo Aims to Predict Weather Delays
With proactive early-alerts, Traxo and their new partner KnowDelay are aiming to provide travelers with weather updates that will predict if a flight will be delayed or even canceled days in advance.
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Fly Happier: Routehappy's New Flight Comparison Tool
There's a new flight comparison tool in town, and it's focused solely on your happiness as a traveler. It's Routehappy's Happiness Score, which launched yesterday.
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TSA Delays New Prohibited Items List Rules
It was announced last month that, among other things, small knives would no longer be on the TSAs Prohibited Items List. After much controversy, that rule shift has now been "delayed."
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Boeing 787 Dreamliner to Resume Service
Keep your eyes on the sky—Boeing's 787 Dreamliner is set to fly once again fairly soon now that changes approved by the FAA have been implemented.
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FAA Furloughs Cause Major Flight Delays
Airline passengers have already begun feeling the effects of budget sequestration in the US today, with thousands of flight delays daily caused by reduced air traffic control staffing.
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Lion Air Crashes in Bali, All Passengers Survive
A Lion Air flight crashed this weekend in Bali, when it came up short of the runway and landed in the water. All passengers survived the incident, and only minimal injuries were reported.
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Researcher Claims Ability to Hack a Plane... With a Phone
Security researcher and private pilot Hugo Teso has claimed to have the ability to override a commercial aircraft's controls using a mobile phone. The FAA disputes his claims.
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