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10 Aug 2021
Spirit Airlines Cancels Thousands of Flights
In the summer of 2021, Spirit Airlines cancelled thousands of flights and left passengers stranded across the United States.
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3 Jul 2021
Transair Boeing 737 Ditches Safely Off Hawaii
A cargo Boeing 737 ditched in the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii in July 2021 after the crew shut down the wrong engine during an emergency.
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4 Jun 2021
United Airlines Orders 15 Supersonic Jets for 2029
United Airlines has ordered 15 supersonic jets from start-up Boom Supersonic, aiming to cut some long-haul flight times in half by 2029.
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24 May 2021
Belarus Forces Ryanair Jet to Land, Arrests Journalist
Belarus diverted a Ryanair flight to Minsk over a fabricated bomb threat in order to arrest an exiled journalist, triggering an EU airspace ban and an…
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20 Apr 2021
Australia and New Zealand Launch Travel Bubble
Australia and New Zealand opened a quarantine-free travel bubble on 19 April 2021, reuniting families after over a year apart.
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27 Mar 2021
Norwegian Air Shuttle Wins Court Approval to Exit Long-Haul
Norwegian Air Shuttle won court approval on 26 March 2021 to abandon long-haul flying and refocus as a short-haul Nordic carrier.
