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After long delays, Boeing’s Starliner capsule and crew launch into space

After long delays, Boeing’s Starliner capsule and crew launch into space

After years of delay, Boeing’s Starliner is flying people for the first time with two NASA astronauts heading to the International Space Station. The rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla.
by Brendan Byrne

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The NAACP calls on American Airlines to investigate recent discrimination incidents

The NAACP calls on American Airlines to investigate recent discrimination incidents

Derrick Johnson, president of the NAACP, says that without an appropriate response from American Airlines, the civil rights organization will be forced to reinstate an advisory against the airline.
by Jonathan Franklin

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Minnesota e-bike rebates: 7 questions, answered

Minnesota e-bike rebates: 7 questions, answered

The Minnesota Department of Revenue will accept up to 10,000 rebate applications and review them on a first-come, first-served basis. The site, though, crashed Wednesday morning after it launched. Officials say they’re working on a fix.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Twin Cities Delta employees continue unionization effort, ongoing since 2010

Twin Cities Delta employees continue unionization effort, ongoing since 2010

The latest campaign seeks unionization for more than 50,000 ramp workers, flight attendants and mechanics. While Delta pilots and dispatchers are unionized, the majority of employees are not.
by Cari Spencer

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This airport has never lost a bag. For one chief handler, it's all about respect

This airport has never lost a bag. For one chief handler, it's all about respect

As the summer travel season begins, thousands of bags will likely go missing. But not at one particular airport in Japan that makes a stunning claim: it has never lost a piece of luggage.
by Kathryn Fink

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American Airlines faces a discrimination suit after removing 8 Black men from flight

American Airlines faces a discrimination suit after removing 8 Black men from flight

Neither passenger knew each other, nor were they seated together on the Jan. 5 flight from Phoenix to New York. A lawsuit alleges they were removed from the flight after a complaint about body odor.
by Jonathan Franklin

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Bette Nash, the world’s longest-serving flight attendant, dies at 88

Bette Nash, the world’s longest-serving flight attendant, dies at 88

She began her career with now-defunct Eastern Airlines at age 21 in 1957, when Dwight Eisenhower was president, flights between New York and D.C. cost $12 and “stewardesses,” as they were called, served lobster on platters and passed out cigarettes on board.
by NPR Staff

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