Let me know if you try this on a flight because I don’t think I could last long.
How to find the cheapest time to fly
Want to know the cheapest time to book your next flight? Google Flights has a new feature that shows you when to save big!
United’s getting Starlink Wi-Fi: And it sounds pretty good. The first customer flight gets it by May, and the airline plans to upgrade 40 planes a month, with 300+ jets getting it by year’s end. It’s supposedly 50 times faster than the current painfully slow onboard Wi-Fi. Free for MileagePlus members. Now if only the snacks were this impressive.
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Into an Air France flight, the plane made a U-turn back to Paris. A passenger boarded the plane with his phone but somehow couldn’t find it anywhere during the flight. Phone batteries can start a fire, so airlines don’t take chances. My guess: He flushed it. That’s something we never said in the ’80s … “I lost my phone.”
Laptop fire on AA flight
Whoever said to throw the laptop out, instead of squeezing everyone else out, is a genius.
Track your friend's flight in real-time
No one enjoys being stuck with airport pickup duty. But just because it’s your turn doesn’t mean you have to sit around, wondering when they’ll show up.
Scammers take to the skies
When you rant about that awful layover on social media, you’re painting a target on your back. Scammers are lurking, ready to cash in on your bad flight experience.
When social media can't lie
When Donald Trump was shot, a photo captured the bullet mid-flight. It’s now a rare instance of a picture shared on social media — before anyone could fake it.
$22M stolen painting
Found at a bus stop. “The Rest on the Flight into Egypt” sold recently at Christie’s. An art detective found it at a bus stop seven years after it was stolen from a British marquess. Fun fact: A marquess is ranked above an earl and below a duke … not to be confused with the Duke of Earl.
He knows where Flight MH370 is
Flight MH370 has been missing since 2014, but Richard Godfrey is convinced he knows exactly where it is.
WWDC 2024 recap: AI, iOS 18, and VisionOS 2
Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference is here. We have the latest updates on iPhone, Mac, and more. Plus, Richard Godfrey says he knows where the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is, thanks to HAM radio operators.
How safe is in-flight Wi-Fi?
Score, you’re on a long flight and the Wi-Fi rocks. Not so fast. There are some things you shouldn’t do, no matter how fast the connection.
How does in-flight Wi-Fi work?
I wondered and thought you might be curious, too. It’s changed a lot since you could first connect on a plane — and yet I’m still surprised at how often in-flight internet stinks.
Princess Kate has cancer
Check if you’re on a Boeing flight, the solar eclipse is coming, and Replika founder and CEO Eugenia Kuyda on the rise of AI romance.
Glassdoor isn't anonymous after all
That bad review of your boss could reveal your info. Andrew and Allie talk about how cyberattacks hit U.S. water systems, Nvidia’s $9 an hour AI nurse, and the job skills you need to know (yep, they’re related to AI). Plus, tricks to get the best price on your flight!
This is the safest airplane seat
Nervous about heading on a flight? This tip will make you feel more at ease, in one minute.
The airlines: now they're coming for your profile
What’s the most invasive thing about your flight? Here’s why it’s not the guy kicking the back of your seat, in 60 seconds.