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United Airlines is changing how people fly in its most expensive cabins. Loading audio narration… The airline said Friday it’s soon rolling out new “basic” fares for its Polaris business class and Premium Plus premium economy cabins that strip out some perks — like seat selection and lounge access —…
ChatGPT can code and tutor. Now, project documents obtained by Business Insider show how contractors working on an OpenAI project are helping the system to become ever more specialized in niche areas like animal husbandry, agriculture, music composition, and even commercial flying. Loading audio narration… Under Project Stagecraft, as it…
The growing US air superiority over Iran is opening the door for B-52 Stratofortress bombers to fly overland missions, America’s top general said Tuesday. Loading audio narration… The US Air Force has been flying its B-52 bomber fleet for over 70 years. Although it lacks the speed and stealth of…
US airports are a mess right now.The partial government shutdown has resulted in hourslong security lines at some major US airports, as employees of the Transportation Security Administration have been working unpaid since February 14. Early Friday, the Senate voted to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security in…
You don’t want to be cutting it close on your journey to the airport at the moment. Loading audio narration… The partial government shutdown means there’s no funding for the Department of Homeland Security. As a result, Transportation and Security Administration agents aren’t being paid.Over 300 of them have quit…
US Navy destroyers operating in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea have been launching SM-3s — among America’s most high-end interceptors — to defend NATO airspace against incoming Iranian ballistic missiles. Loading audio narration… On Friday, the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Oscar Austin fired at least one SM-3, or Standard Missile-3, interceptor…
Iranian missiles and drones are flying across the Middle East, forcing the US, Israel, and the Gulf states to expend numerous costly interceptors on air defense operations in just a few days and draw on critical weapons stockpiles.Air defense battles get expensive — fast. Official figures for the Middle East…
From tail stripes to full-body wraps, airlines have long turned their planes into flying billboards to showcase their brand, culture, and identity in the skies.Airlines can use liveries to go beyond their tail designs: think United Airlines’ Star Wars plane or the Pokémon liveries on several Asian carriers.To celebrate its…
