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BREAKING: Somewhere between Newark and New Orleans last night, a United passenger allegedly rushed the cockpit door and claimed he had a bomb in his backpack.

The pilots punched in 7500, the code that tells air traffic control a plane is being hijacked.

The door held. Here's how it ended 👇

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This is what American will now serve in first class on short flights between New York and Chicago. 👀

Whipped burrata. Poached shrimp. A Thai noodle salad.

Until this month, that same first class seat got you a basket of packaged snacks.

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How United won anyway, and the time of day American's flights fell apart: https://t.co/eVElL1nVYY

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United's CEO says the reason you sit on the taxiway forever at Chicago O'Hare is a shortage of air traffic controllers.

He says fixing staffing in one control tower could cut six or seven minutes off the wait.

We tracked a week of O'Hare flights, and United's planes spent about 29 minutes getting from the gate to takeoff. American's took about 20.

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Thunderstorms in Chicago in the middle of November, and O'Hare is paying for it.

The ground stop is over, but the FAA is now holding flights to Chicago before they even take off. Delays average 51 minutes, and some are running more than three and a half hours.

If you're flying into O'Hare tonight, check your flight before you head to the airport.

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🚨 AIRPORT ALERT | ILLINOIS 🇺🇸
Chicago O'Hare ground stop extended to 4:15 PM ET for thunderstorms. Delays now average 57 minutes, up to 141. The FAA plans to exit into a delay program.
Check airline & True Skies app.
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What United is blocking, its reasons and why we think it's the wrong call: https://t.co/eJkDPAi5dt

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United just banned AI assistants from booking flights or checking you in.

One of its reasons: at check-in, a real human has to confirm there are no explosives in their bags. United says a bot can't do that for you.

We think the ban is a mistake. Here's why 👇

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How the plane got cleared so fast: https://t.co/RgKIOlisFZ

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A JetBlue crew reported a mouse on their plane at 32,000 feet. Three hours later, that same plane was flying again.

A mouse on board gets written up in the plane's logbook, and mechanics have to clear it before the next flight. Mice can chew through the wiring that runs behind the cabin walls.

The plane landed in Fort Lauderdale at 8:35 a.m. and was back in the air for Newark by 11:44.

What happened next 👇

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Why United says a bot can't check you in, and why we think the ban is a mistake: https://t.co/eJkDPAiD31

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If you've been letting an AI assistant book your United flights, that's about to stop.

United says it's blocking outside AI agents, the tools that log in and click around for you, from booking, changing trips and checking in.

Its reason for check-in is the surprising one 👇

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When the new planes and seats show up, and why Cathay isn't waiting on Boeing: https://t.co/wXjwWQzlQd

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Cathay Pacific just ordered 14 more Airbus planes.

The bigger news is inside them. Business class on Cathay's short flights around Asia is getting fully flat beds, and every seat gets its own path to the aisle.

What changes if you fly through Hong Kong 👇

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@flightradar24 Peru is closing Cusco's airport for most of Sunday for his visit. If you're headed to Machu Picchu this weekend, check your flight times.

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Pope Leo is flying from Buenos Aires to Lima right now on an Aerolíneas Argentinas plane, and it's the most-tracked flight in the world.

His visit will close Cusco's airport, the gateway to Machu Picchu, for most of Sunday.

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✈️🌍 THE MOST-TRACKED FLIGHT RIGHT NOW!

All eyes are on Pope Leo XIV as he travels from Buenos Aires, Argentina 🇦🇷, to Lima, Peru 🇵🇪, aboard @Aerolineas_AR flight #AR1096.

Follow the journey live on AirNav Radar: https://t.co/zfXQr909wY or https://t.co/v8X9StmX8U

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@flightdrama Honestly overdue. A snack basket on a two hour first class flight at lunchtime never made sense, and plenty of airlines around the world already serve a real meal on flights this short. Whipped burrata over Lake Michigan beats a bag of pretzels.

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Why this would put American ahead of Delta and United on these routes: https://t.co/8df8Gz0mRa

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Flying first class from New York to Chicago on American right now gets you a drink and a basket of packaged snacks, even at lunchtime.

That's reportedly about to change. American is bringing back real plated food on first class flights of 700 to 899 miles.

What you'd actually get 👇

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@Runway_Report12 @AirNavRadar @AmdisNyx A perfect tribute. VeRA is one of only two Lancasters in the world that still fly, and seeing her over Hamilton on Remembrance Day is about as fitting as it gets.

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@Runway_Report12 @AirNavRadar Glad everyone got out safely. Trans Maldivian runs one of the biggest seaplane fleets in the world, so all eyes will be on what the investigation finds.

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What we know about the suspect, how airport security checks work and the latest on the charges: https://t.co/XbFUAzePr9

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The man accused of rushing the cockpit on United flight 2174 has been identified, and a lot of people are asking the same question: how was he able to fly?

The Department of Homeland Security says Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, 34, is a Honduran national who was deported twice and later released by an immigration judge in 2020 while his case was pending.

Officials haven't said what ID he used. But TSA checkpoints are built to confirm your identity and screen for weapons, not to check immigration status. How that works 👇