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European airline to take mantle of longest Boeing 747 passenger flight from Asian carrier

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European airline to take mantle of longest Boeing 747 passenger flight from Asian carrier

Korean Air is among the last airlines still flying the iconic Boeing 747, but it is scheduled to pull the jet from a particularly long US route in 2025. Route scheduling data from the aviation analytics company Cirium shows Korean Air plans to stop flying the 747 on its 7,153-mile (11,511km) route from Seoul to … Read more

DOT reveals reason for vast majority of flight delays

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DOT reveals reason for vast majority of flight delays

A flight approaches the airport in San Diego, Calif. K.C. Alfred/Getty Images In this week’s airline news, the Transportation Department said the flight cancellation rate in 2023 dropped by almost 50% from the previous year, and the rate over the year-end holidays was even lower; DOT also said the vast majority of flight delays were caused … Read more