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DOT considers repealing Full Fare Rule — will airlines hide taxes and fees again?

DOT considers repealing Full Fare Rule — will airlines hide taxes and fees again?

The U.S. Department of Transportation is weighing a full repeal of the 2012 Full Fare Rule, which requires airlines to show total ticket prices including all mandatory taxes and fees from the first…

London's iconic luxury hotels Claridge's, Connaught, Berkeley split between two owners

London’s iconic luxury hotels Claridge’s, Connaught, Berkeley split between two owners

Claridge's, The Connaught, The Berkeley, and The Emory — among London's most iconic luxury hotels — have been split between two owners, Regis Maybourne and Constellation Hotels, following the end of…

Laptop battery fire on American Airlines flight injures passenger, exposes regulatory gap

Laptop battery fire on American Airlines flight injures passenger, exposes regulatory gap

A laptop battery ignited in the cabin of American Airlines flight 2398 on August 21, 2026, forcing the Airbus A321 to declare an emergency while en route from Atlanta to Dallas-Fort Worth. Crew…

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Mariah Carey paid £70,000 to buy out British Airways first class cabin

Mariah Carey paid £70,000 to buy out British Airways first class cabin

Celebrity and royal air travel operates on a hidden service layer that reshapes aviation norms at the point of delivery. Mariah Carey once paid £70,000 to buy out an entire British Airways…

Solar flares could ground flights to protect passengers from radiation spikes

Solar flares could ground flights to protect passengers from radiation spikes

New research from the University of Surrey confirms that radiation at cruise altitude spiked to nearly 10 times normal levels during a November 2025 solar storm, triggering a proposal for an…

FAA investigates 'scam Wi-Fi' on Delta flight — passengers lose internet for 30 minutes

FAA investigates ‘scam Wi-Fi’ on Delta flight — passengers lose internet for 30 minutes

A spoofed in-flight Wi-Fi network on a Delta Air Lines flight from Las Vegas to Atlanta forced cabin crew to shut down passenger internet for roughly 30 minutes on August 10, 2026. The Federal…

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