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Airlines hope wired skies take off

Airline passengers are getting dinged for everything from checking a bag to upgrading beyond the middle seat.

From L.A. to Auckland, love is in the air

Many singles have tried blind dates, a succession of first dates, online matchmaking sites and speed-dating events at bars, restaurants, churches and synagogues.

Airlines testing Wi-Fi in the skies

Air travel used to be so easy: Pick a destination, call a travel agent, pay for your ticket, pack, get dressed up, drive to the airport, go.

In-flight Internet access takes off

Surfing the Web at 500 miles per hour and 35,000 feet. What a concept.

What airlines don't tell you about in-flight meals

Airline food. The very mention of those two words is enough to provoke a strong — and usually negative — reaction from any passenger.

Group Complains About HBO Shows on Delta

A media watchdog group is criticizing Delta Air Lines for making the bloody HBO series "Rome" and other bawdy shows available for in-flight viewing after a passenger complained that children could see nudity and sex scenes.

Airline Moves Dead Body to 1st Class

A first-class passenger on a flight from Delhi to London awoke to find the corpse of a woman who had died in the economy cabin being placed in a seat next to him, British Airways said Monday. The economy section of the flight was full, and the cabin crew needed to move the woman and her grieving family out of that compartment to give them some privacy, the airline said.

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Airline uses naked crew in safety video
Source: Telegraph

A New Zealand airline has come up with a novel way to make sure even the most jaded and frequent flyers are paying close attention to the in-flight safety briefing.

Airline meal 'used to kill activist'
Source: The Times

The former head of Indonesia's national airline faces 20 years in jail over the killing of an outspoken human rights activist whose in-flight meal was laced with a massive dose of arsenic.

First-class fracas on flight 451, but facts remain in a sky-high fog
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald

Something went on during an Etihad flight, but that is all the first-class passengers can agree upon, writes Robert Wainwright. AdvertisementAdvertisement

WiFi in the Sky: Airlines Prepare Cabin Hotspots
Source: Wall Street Journal

The days when airplanes offer a hiatus from being connected to the office are numbered.

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