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Airplanes
Joe Sutter, Father of the 747, Dies at 95
Sutter and his team became known as 'The Incredibles' at Boeing.
Space Travel
Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen's Space Company Nears Debut of World's Biggest Plane
Allen's move coincides with a surge of new businesses planning to sell internet access, Earth imagery, climate data and other services from networks of hundreds of satellites in low-altitude orbits around Earth.
Food
Business Travel Awards 2016: Best Airline Food
These three airlines are giving an upgrade to standard plane meals.
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Business Travel Awards 2016: Best Overall Airline
These Kiwis offer a flying experience that's a bit more flavorful than the rest.
Entertainment
Business Travel Awards 2016: Best In-Flight Entertainment
Five reasons JetBlue's Mint is the most fun you'll have at 35,000 feet.
Drones
Passenger Jet Hits Drone Near London's Heathrow Airport
Pilots were not surprised that the incident occurred.
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These 8 Innovative Airplane Design Winners Are the Stuff of Travelers' Dreams
From more comfortable seating, a better entertainment system to cleaner bathrooms, we hope to see these awesome ideas on airplanes soon.
Layoffs
Boeing to Cut More Than 4,500 Jobs
The divisions that conduct flights and lab tests as well as the commercial airplanes department will be downsized, the company says.
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This Startup Will Develop Supersonic Planes for Virgin Group
Boom promises the aircraft will be 'affordable' and 2.6 times faster than current commercial planes.
iPhone
Report: iPhone Catches Fire Mid-Flight
The Alaska Airlines flight was traveling from Bellingham, Wash., to Hawaii, and was somewhere over the Pacific Ocean when the fire started.
Drones
Lufthansa Reports a Near Miss With Drone Over Los Angeles
No evasive action was taken by the airline crew, and the plane safely made its landing without further incident.
Amazon
Amazon to Lease 20 Boeing Planes for Deliveries
The deal comes at a time when Amazon has been trying to make shipments even faster as well as assume more control over its business and costs.
Travel
Germaphobes, Rejoice! Boeing Creates Airplane Bathroom That Cleans Itself.
By killing germs, the method also keeps the stall from smelling like a truck-stop urinal.