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☆ The folding wingtips on Boeing's massive new 777X are a first in commercial aviation. Here's why the plane needs them.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewBoeing's latest addition to its growing fleet of commercial jets is the innovative 777X. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. AdvertisementThat's thanks to its mammoth engines and wingspan, the latter sporting a revolutionary technology not yet seen in commercial aviation but necessary for the plane's success: folding wingtips.

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☆ American Airlines flight had to make emergency landing after man exposed himself and urinated in aisle, authorities say
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A 25-year-old man exposed himself and peed in the aisle on an American Airlines flight, according to law enforcement. Authorities said the man was arrested and charged with indecent exposure on July 3. AdvertisementAn American Airlines flight was diverted this week after authorities said a 25-year-old man exposed himself and urinated in the airplane's aisle mid-flight. American Airlines flight 3921, which was operated by Envoy Air, was traveling from Chicago to Manchester, New Hampshire, on July 3, the airline told Business Insider in a statement. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ I took a 10-hour flight, and one carry-on item made sitting in economy more comfortable
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Monica Humphries | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementI was initially hesitant to buy the hammockFor years, I've eyed a foot hammock. AdvertisementThe foot hammock's strap loops the plane's tray table. Since foot hammocks are affordable — I bought mine for under $10 — I figured I would give one a shot. The foot hammock allowed me to be in my preferred plane position with my knees up. For all future flights that allow it, you'll find me curled up in my seat with a foot hammock in tow.

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That's why I've gathered the best Independence Day deals to help make shopping easier. The best Independence Day mattress salesMattress stores love an occasion to hold a sale, and the 4th of July is no exception. For the holiday, prices match those we saw during Presidents Day and Memorial Day from Leesa, Casper, and Mattress Firm. Amerisleep : Get $500 off any mattress with the promo code JULY500: Get $500 off any mattress with the promo code Awara : Get up to 50% off mattresses. The best Independence Day tech salesWhen it comes to tech like TVs, smart speakers, and headphones, you're probably better off waiting for Amazon Prime Day coming on July 16.

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☆ Boeing rival Airbus is set to launch its game-changing A321XLR plane this year. Here's where it's expected to fly.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

With nothing commercial to show from Boeing, which usually has its 777X and Max test jets on display, all eyes will be on European rival Airbus. AdvertisementThe XLR plane is the longest-ranged option in the A321neo family, which has outsold Boeing's 737 since 2019, when two fatal crashes grounded the plane's Max variants. According to Airbus, the XLR is uniquely equipped for long-haul flying, thanks to an extra rear center fuel tank that helps the narrowbody fly up to 5,400 miles (11 hours) nonstop. AdvertisementThe premium seating offers lie-flat beds typical to what customers find on long-haul widebody flights, and is likely to be the norm on long-haul XLRs. "Even well-established city pairs such as London-Miami or Sydney-Kuala Lumpur will benefit from the year-round sweet spot the XLR offers airlines," Airbus marketing specialist Ludek Jando said in September 2023.

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☆ Record summer travel is starting. What it means for airline fares and flight delays
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Kaya Ginsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Mario Tama | Getty ImagesSummer air travel is expected to soar in the United States. Last summer, a record-breaking summer for airports, there were air traffic jams and near collisions amid challenges in flight coordination. Based on air traffic patterns and airport density, New York City and Florida are subject to the highest risk of backups. "There is still a shortage of air traffic controllers, but it hasn't led to the worst outcomes that we were expecting when we were talking about the shortage of air traffic control workers even a year ago." With production delays, airlines pay billions to fly less fuel-efficient and more costly and aged jets.

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☆ A Boeing whistleblower says he saw holes being drilled incorrectly on 787 planes, adding to the chorus of people speaking up against the company
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewAnother Boeing whistleblower has come forward, saying that he witnessed 787 Dreamliner planes being built in a manner that could lead to a "catastrophe down the line." Richard Cuevas was a Strom airplane mechanic who used to work as a contractor for Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems. He said that in 2023, he witnessed substandard manufacturing of the 787 planes' forward pressure bulkheads, which help maintain air pressure. AdvertisementHowever, in March, a few months after he reported his findings to Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems, he was fired from his job, the complaint said. Cuevas' lawyers and representatives of Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, made outside regular working hours.

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☆ An airline startup that hopes to fly Airbus A380s between New York and London is delaying its launch to 2025
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewUK-based startup Global Airlines, which planned to begin flying Airbus A380s between New York and London as early as summer 2024, is already delaying its launch to 2025. "[Operations] and maintenance timelines, like for any airline, have led us to reappraise when we'll be operational," the spokesperson said. Global Airlines' first Airbus A380 at Glasgow Prestwick Airport. The carrier recently announced a chauffeur service that it hopes will set it apart from the competition.

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☆ A Southwest pilot nearly crashed his flight into the ocean: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A pilot's error caused a Southwest flight to nearly crash into the ocean, Bloomberg reported. The captain let his "newer" first officer control the plane near Hawaii, according to the report. Another flight almost crashed into the sea in the same area in 2022 due to poor weather conditions. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA Southwest Airlines flight in April almost crashed into the ocean off the coast of Hawaii after a pilot accidentally sent the plane into a dive, Bloomberg reported.

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☆ It's legally questionable whether Musk can undo the judge's ruling on Tesla pay: Tulane's Ann Lipton
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailIt's legally questionable whether Musk can undo the judge's ruling on Tesla pay: Tulane's Ann LiptonAnn Lipton, Tulane University associate professor in business law and entrepreneurship, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss next week's Tesla shareholder vote on Elon Musk's pay package, whether the vote can undo the judge's prior ruling, and more.

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☆ A witness described a 'hellish noise' when a person was killed in a plane's engine — the 2nd incident of its kind this year
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A person died after getting caught in an engine at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. The incident is the second well-documented case of a death involving a plane engine in 2024. AdvertisementA person has died after ending up in a plane's engine at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport on Wednesday. "A fatal incident took place at Schiphol today during which a person ended up in a running aircraft engine," the airline said in a statement. In January, a 30-year-old man died after climbing inside a Delta Air Lines plane's engine at Salt Lake City airport.

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☆ Boeing expects a 2024 cash burn, slow recovery of airplane deliveries amid crisis, CFO says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A month ago, West forecast Boeing would generate free cash flow "in the low single-digit billions." The company's aircraft deliveries in the first quarter fell to the lowest level since the pandemic. Other problems have also sprung up, including a pause on deliveries of 737 Max planes to China to review batteries for the cockpit voice recorder. Parts shortages have also slowed deliveries of 787 Dreamliners, Boeing has said. American Airlines last month said it would cut some international flights because of delays of the wide-body jets.

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☆ How RFK Kennedy Jr. turned from tragedy and tumult to environmentalism before becoming the face of vaccine skepticism
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Read previewRobert F. Kennedy's children have spent a lifetime trying to add their marks to their slain father's legacy. The first Kennedy to run for the presidency in decades, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is doing so without the family's well-documented loyalty. Born into privilege in 1954, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was raised between Massachusetts and suburban Virginia estates. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was later a pallbearer at his father's funeral, joined by Astronaut John Glenn and former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was one of the pallbearers in his father's funeral.

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☆ Plane skids off runway in Senegal, injuring at least 10
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Boeing 737 of Transair en route to Bamako skids off runway at Dakar International Airport in Senegal on May 09, 2024. A plane with dozens of passengers skidded off a runway before takeoff at Senegal's main airport on Thursday, injuring at least 10 people and bringing the facility temporarily to a halt, the airport and Senegalese transport ministry said. Night-time videos shared on social media showed passengers running away from a plane whose left wing appeared to be on fire. The airport said 78 passengers were on board and 11 people were wounded in the accident, including four serious injuries. The transport ministry said the plane was carrying 79 passengers and reported 10 people were wounded, including one of the plane's two pilots.

Persons: Blaise Diagne Organizations: Boeing, International, Air Senegal Locations: Bamako, Senegal, Mali

☆ Gen Zers say they're hooked on fast fashion, but regret their Shein hauls when the 'high' wears off
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Maddy Lane, a Gen Z TikToker, shared what it's like in a recent video, showing the detritus of her latest haul all over her bed. A survey of 1,000 people from January by the digital analytics platform Quantum Metric found that 64% of Gen Z respondents were buying more than they did last year. Contradictory to Gen Z beliefsCheap clothing hauls do not sit well with the much-discussed Gen Z passion for environmentalism. AdvertisementGaby Mendes, a Zoomer and founder of Talk Twenties, a media and events company for Gen Z, told BI she tries to avoid fast fashion but has her lapses. Gen Z was dubbed the "Depop generation" by Vogue Business, and makes up 90% of the app's user base.

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☆ A United passenger fought with his girlfriend, threatened to 'mess up the plane,' and forced a diversion. Now he must pay $20,000.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Alexander MacDonald was asked to calm down after arguing with his girlfriend on a United flight. A judge has ordered him to pay the carrier $20,638, and he's set to be deported to the UK. AdvertisementA United Airlines passenger has been ordered to pay the carrier more than $20,000 after forcing a flight to divert. It adds that the flight purser asked MacDonald to lower his voice and he initially did calm down. AdvertisementHe was also ordered to pay $20,738, of which $20,638 is restitution to United Airlines.

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☆ A British Airways flight to nowhere circled in the air for 4 hours after its weather monitoring system collapsed
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewAn already delayed British Airways plane that took off from Singapore landed back at the same airport five hours later after a technical fault forced it to turn back. British Airways Flight 12 circled Singapore for around four hours before landing back where it started. Advertisement"Planes are designed to land below certain weights," Business Insider previously reported. Advertisement"We currently do not have a revised departure time for your flight," British Airways said in an email to passengers at about 9:15 a.m. local time. However, that flight had to be canceled, as British Airways did not have any other aircraft available.

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☆ FAA investigating safety breaches after Colorado Rockies coach sat in a plane cockpit and joked about landing it during a United Airlines charter flight, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"Flying the plane, here to Toronto," Meulens says as he gestures toward a pilot sitting beside him. Carlton said that United Airlines removed the pilots from service during the investigation. United Airlines and the FAA are yet to respond to Business Insider's request for comment, sent outside of regular working hours. On March 4, United Flight 1118 from Houston to Texas was forced to turn around after one of the plane's engines caught fire after take-off. A post-flight inspection revealed that United Flight 433 from San Francisco to Oregon on 15 March had lost an external panel.

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☆ Market is recognizing a zero rate environment is a thing of the past: Hamilton Lane's Erik Hirsch
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMarket is recognizing a zero rate environment is a thing of the past: Hamilton Lane's Erik HirschErik Hirsch, Hamilton Lane co-CEO, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk recent market action, how much Middle East turmoil is impacting markets, and the impact of interest rates on the markets.

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☆ An Alaska Airlines passenger has watched his lost AirTag fly between 37 cities for months after it fell out of his bag
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Éric Béteille said his AirTag has been stuck in the cargo space of an Alaska Airlines plane. In a Facebook post, Éric Béteille said his AirTag fell out of his luggage tag on an Alaska Airlines flight last July — and is now stuck in the plane's cargo space. One of Éric Béteille's Facebook posts. FacebookBéteille — whose LinkedIn profile says he is a principal content designer at Meta — has racked up over 20,000 likes across his two Facebook posts about the lost AirTag. AdvertisementBéteille's AirTag won't be going transatlantic, especially given that Alaska Airlines only flies to North America, but it's still an interesting insight into the carrier's operations — and the frequency of one jet's flights.

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Amid preparations for its spaceplane's maiden flight and an initial public offering as soon as next year, Sierra Space is expanding its satellite offerings. "We've actually been waiting for six months, so it's like, this [name], we really thought about it," Tom Vice, Sierra Space chief executive said in an interview for CNBC's "Manifest Space" podcast. Valued at $5.3 billion as of September, Sierra Space was spun out of defense contractor Sierra Nevada Corporation three years ago. Sierra Space touts a diverse space and defense tech portfolio spanning space transportation, space habitation, propulsion and satellites. It's perhaps best known for its NASA-contracted, reusable spaceplane Dream Chaser which will run cargo resupply missions to the International Space Station and eventually carry humans to and from orbit.

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☆ A startup wants to fly passengers in its supersonic plane by 2029, but high costs and unproven technology have some experts raising their eyebrows
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewColorado aerospace company Boom Supersonic is building the world's latest faster-than-sound passenger plane, called the Overture. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Related storiesBragg said a supersonic plane would be much more effective if it could be used on cross-country flights rather than just transoceanic. Boom told Business Insider it has seen a market appeal for the Overture as a corporate plane for sports teams. According to Boom, Overture will be able to fly Mach 0.94 over land, which is "20% faster than subsonic flight."

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☆ A British Airways jet came 'extremely close' to a drone that was flying 24 times above its legal maximum altitude, report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A British Airways pilot said a drone flew "extremely close" to their aircraft at 9,600 feet. The Airbus A321 was flying at 250 mph when the drone was spotted, the MailOnline reported. An Airprox report said it was categorized as a high-risk incident. AdvertisementA British Airways jet had a close call with a drone flying more than 9,000 feet above its legal limit, safety investigators have said. In 2018, flights were halted at London's Gatwick Airport after drones were spotted close to a runway.

Persons: —, David Dunn Organizations: British Airways, Airbus, Service, London Heathrow Airport, Civil Aviation Authority, University of Dayton, Birmingham University, Gatwick Locations: London, Athens, Heathrow

☆ The 4-day workweek could be here sooner than you think
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementThe much-coveted four-day workweek is back in the news this month after Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced new legislation and held a congressional hearing calling for a 32-hour national workweek. The buzz around a shorter workweek became a certified boom with the COVID-19 pandemic. AdvertisementThe four-day workweek has, in many ways, become shorthand for any shorter workweek, encompassing a wide variety of flexible schedules. Attracting top-tier employees is just one reason Dimitri Cavathas, CEO of Lower Shore Clinic, started considering a four-day workweek for his company. Lawmakers in several states have introduced legislation posing four-day workweek trials or research programs, including California, Massachusetts, Maryland, and Hawaii, though none have passed yet.

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☆ A startup wants to build the world's largest cargo plane big enough to carry wind turbines the size of a football field — take a look
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Lloyd Lee | Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Radia, a Colorado-based startup, wants to build the world's largest cargo plane. Billed the WindRunner, the plane's sole purpose is to carry oversized wind turbine blades. Its sole purpose: to deliver giant wind turbine blades. A rendering visualizes one of the obstacles of transporting a large wind turbine blade by ground. WindRunner joins the lucrative oversized cargo marketRadia joins the niche network of aerospace companies manufacturing giant planes to carry over-sized cargo, like heavy machinery, military tanks, helicopters, and satellites.

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