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Teachers Sue After Plane Dumps Fuel Over School

By Tara Law

The Iran Plane Crash Could Be the Latest in a Long History of Accidental Shoot-Downs

By Tara Law

United Airlines Passenger Stung by a Scorpion

By Tara Law

Planes Weren’t Built for Big People Like Me. Here’s What I Want My Seatmates to Know

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Here's the Story Behind That Controversial 'Backless Seats' Photo

EasyJet told TIME that the flight departed with five spare seats

By Megan McCluskey

Southwest Flight Attendant Makes Air Travel More Surprising By Hanging Out in Overhead Bin

"Is this a dream?"

By Megan McCluskey

Wow Air Just Suddenly Canceled All Flights. Here's What Travelers Can Do

Icelandic airline Wow Air has suddenly stopped all flights, leaving thousands of passengers stranded around the world. A travel alert published on Wow Air's website said that the airline is ceasing all operations and cancelling...

By Madeline Roache

Pilots Have Their Own Secret Language. Here's What They're Really Saying

If you’ve ever passed the cockpit while boarding a flight and tried to pick up bits from your pilots’ conversation, you probably didn’t glean much from them. From terms like “niner” to “Zulu,” pilot-speak can...

By Scottie Andrew

The 11 Best Airports for Layovers, According to Experts

Given the choice, most travelers will opt to fly direct. There are however, times when a layover isn't a nuisance, but rather an experience in and of itself. While all airports have your run-of-the-mill tarmacs...

By Cassie Shortsleeve 

Airplane Accidentally Spills Gold All Over the Runway

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By Melissa Locker

Winter Storm Riley Rocks Flight So Hard That ‘Pretty Much Everyone Threw Up'

Even the pilots were affected

By Megan McCluskey

Watch These Singing Flight Attendants Spread Some Holiday Cheer

One way to make holiday travel less miserable

By Melissa Locker

This Family Got Kicked Off a Southwest Flight. Then the Father Was Arrested

"A one year old's not allowed to walk five seats down the aisle by herself? That's a problem?"

By Kate Samuelson

Why You Don't Want to See These Four Letters on Your Boarding Pass

If you see the letters SSSS, getting through the airport could take much longer

By Talia Avakian / Travel + Leisure

This Is the Best Time to Buy Plane Tickets for Your Summer Vacation

Hint: You’ll need to act fast

By Blake Bakkila / Real Simple

Japan’s Sales Pitch to U.S. Travelers: ‘Our Airline Crews Won’t Beat You’

Japan's Deputy Prime Minister made the comments a week after United Airlines forcibly removed a passenger

By Jennifer Calfas

United to Reimburse Passengers

They'll pay them each back the cost of their ticket

By Katie Reilly

Video Shows Man Forcibly Removed From United Flight

United Airlines used security to drag a man off an overbooked flight after he refused to give up his seat

By Jennifer Calfas

Why the U.S. Is Cracking Down on Gadgets In Airplane Cabins

Airline security requires constant vigilance as terrorists' tactics evolve with consumer technology. In 2010 an al-Qaeda affiliate in Yemen tried to slip a bomb hidden inside a printer cartridge onto a cargo flight bound for...

By Zeke J Miller

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