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Alaska Airlines resumes operations after IT outage grounded flights

By Craig Hale published

Full Alaska Airlines fleet affected after mystery IT outage caused havoc for several hours, with further delays are expected.

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How you board a plane affects your chances of getting ill afterwards

By Duncan Geere published

Epidemiologists have modelled the factors governing the spread of infection on planes.

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FAA drops kibosh on 'planesharing' apps for private pilots

By Michael Rougeau published

Blip The Federal Aviation Administration looked to old regulations to ban a new crop of 'planesharing' start-ups.

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Google may bring air fleet to new Silicon Valley home

By Clint Demeritt published

A proposal is in the works for a 28-acre, $82 million facility to house Google's aircraft in San Jose, Calif.

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Boeing employs sacks of spuds to test new in-flight Wi-Fi tech

Boeing employs sacks of spuds to test new in-flight Wi-Fi tech

By Chris Smith published

Plane manufacturer has turned to unorthodox means to test its new in-flight Wi-Fi systems; replacing humans with potatoes.

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