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The use of airport lounges is soaring, born of a desire to feel a bit special. The reality is we’re all going to end up crammed into the same awful, environmentally disastrous metal tube, says Emma Beddington

All you need to know about travelling to and around the US for the 2026 men’s football World Cup

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The software issue comes as 6 million U.S. travelers take to the skies over the Thanksgiving holiday

Airbus said the problem was discovered following a recent ‘incident’ in the US involving an A320 family aircraft

Immediate software change on ‘significant number’ of jets to result in disruption to half the worldwide fleet

Four flight attendants and one passenger were taken to hospital as a precaution, American Airlines said

Down 28% in 2025, American Airlines stock was scooped up by billionaire hedge fund manager David Tepper in Q3 of 2025.

Bank of America Securities (BofA) says the U.S. airline sector remains fundamentally strong despite the temporary turbulence caused by the government shutdown.

Airlines are optimistic they can resume normal operations within a few days once the government lifts its order to cut some flights at 40 busy airports, but it’s not clear how quickly that will happen even though the shutdown is over

The plane made a U-turn to Columbus, Ohio as a result of the mechanical problem