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Use A ‘Fake’ Location To Get Cheaper Plane Tickets

Use A ‘Fake’ Location To Get Cheaper Plane Tickets

Economics Explainers

I can’t explain airline pricing but I do know some plane tickets can be cheaper depending on where you buy them or, even better, where you appear to buy them from. This is all about leveraging foreign currencies and points-of-sale to your advantage.

Secrets I Never Knew About Airports Until I Worked At LAX

Secrets I Never Knew About Airports Until I Worked At LAX

Business Cities World

When LAX offered me the opportunity to work with its TSA and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) teams, I couldn’t say no. From dead bodies in the security line to a cobra in a Pringles can, you wouldn’t believe the crazy things that happen at America’s busiest airport of origin.

Letting Slower Passengers Board Airplane First Really Is Faster, Study Finds

Letting Slower Passengers Board Airplane First Really Is Faster, Study Finds

Economics Science

Commercial airlines often prioritize boarding for passengers traveling with small children, or for those who need extra assistance, before starting to board the faster passengers. It’s counter-intuitive, but it turns out that letting slower passengers board first actually results in a more efficient process.

Airbus Beluga XL Enters Service

Airbus Beluga XL Enters Service

Business Innovation

One of the aviation world’s most hotly anticipated planes, the Airbus Beluga XL, has entered full-time service. The super-transporter cargo plane is designed by Airbus to fly its aircraft components between production sites in Europe and its final assembly lines in Toulouse, France; Hamburg, Germany; and Tianjin, China.

What Really Happened To Malaysia’s Missing Airplane

What Really Happened To Malaysia’s Missing Airplane

Crime Long Reads

The mystery surrounding MH370 has been a focus of continued investigation and a source of sometimes feverish public speculation. Judging from the electronic evidence, this was not a controlled attempt at a water landing. The airplane must have fractured instantly into a million pieces.

Zaha Hadid Architects’ Giant Starfish-Shaped Airport Opens In Beijing

Zaha Hadid Architects’ Giant Starfish-Shaped Airport Opens In Beijing

Architecture Cities Videos

Zaha Hadid Architects has completed Beijing Daxing International Airport, a five-pronged building that is one of the largest passenger terminals in the world. Designed by the late Zaha Hadid and current studio principal Patrik Schumacher, the 700,000-square-metre airport to serve Beijing has been designed to be as compact as possible.

Is Duty-Free Dead? On The Trail Of Travel-Exclusive Unicorns

Is Duty-Free Dead? On The Trail Of Travel-Exclusive Unicorns

Food

“Travel exclusive” bottlings have mostly dried up, and so have strange American export releases. And there certainly aren’t rows and rows of “unicorn” bottles just sitting in some far-flung terminal somewhere in the South Pacific.

The Completely Correct Guide To Reclining On An Airplane

The Completely Correct Guide To Reclining On An Airplane

Explainers Life

One of the touchiest subjects in all of air travel is the seat recline. To some, leaning your seat back on a flight is a no-brainer. Why wouldn’t you take that precious spare space for relief? For others, the sight of the seat in front barreling toward them is a living nightmare.

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How Airplane Food Goes From The Kitchen To Your Flight

How Airplane Food Goes From The Kitchen To Your Flight

Food

Gate Gourmet is one major player in the airplane catering game, feeding about 750 million passengers a year in about 60 countries. On a typical day at its Dulles International Airport branch, in suburban Washington, the company is responsible for getting 18,000 meals onto 275 flights.

Out Of Left Fields: Dutch Land Art Installation Cuts Area Airplane Noise in Half

Out Of Left Fields: Dutch Land Art Installation Cuts Area Airplane Noise in Half

Architecture Design Innovation Nature

Landscape architects from the firm H+N+S worked with artist Paul De Court and drew on the work of acoustician Ernst Chladni to create over 100 grassy pyramids. Instead of simply disrupting sound waves, though, the Buitenschot Land Art Park also included paths for cyclists and pedestrians.

Bertie Taylor Explores Life Under London Heathrow’s Flight Path

Bertie Taylor Explores Life Under London Heathrow’s Flight Path

Photos

Bertie Taylor’s photos explore how people live with planes thundering over their heads, as well as the community of people who are drawn to the area. The images are startling, and he has managed to portray the juxtaposition between peaceful suburban life and the constant presence of roaring aircraft.

How To Find The Cheapest Flight Possible

How To Find The Cheapest Flight Possible

Explainers

The problem with airfare deals is that you can’t just search for a great deal on a single website. Airfare prices change minute by minute. The old advice was to search for airfare on Tuesday or Wednesday nights, but that no longer applies now that airlines have become so competitive with each other.

How Airlines Make Meals For Thousands Of People

How Airlines Make Meals For Thousands Of People

Explainers Food Videos

For many people economy class used to mean soggy pasta, rubbery eggs and dried-out chicken. For a time U.S airlines even stopped serving free meals altogether in economy class. But in 2019 U.S. airlines posted their tenth straight year of profitability and premium and economy cabins are seeing more food options than ever before.

The Celebrity Airport Lost In Time

The Celebrity Airport Lost In Time

Videos World

In the early years of aviation, the Gander Airport in Newfoundland, Canada served as an obligatory stop for refueling between Europe and America. This made the small town of Gander into an unlikely international hub, hosting celebrities like Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, and the Queen of England.

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