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By the time 33-year-old private jet flight attendant Kelley Lokensgard greets her VIP passengers on the tarmac, she has been working for hours.”I grocery shop the night before, then arrive two hours before the flight; I load my flower arrangements, prep my boarding appetizers, and touch up the cabin,” Lokensgard,…

Taiwan’s air force has grounded its F-16 fleet and suspended training missions on the jet after one of the planes and the pilot went missing earlier this week.The search continues for the pilot and aircraft, which officials believe went down following an in-flight “anomaly,” but rough seas off the island…

Another airline is placing bets on the radical “flying wing” plane that industry professionals foresee as the future of commercial aviation.California startup Natilus announced Wednesday that Indian carrier SpiceJet will order up to 100 of its new airliner called Horizon. The triangle-shaped “blended-wing body” (BWB) aircraft ditches the traditional tube-and-wing…