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Photo: Philip Pilosian (Shutterstock)In aviation, a “tail strike” is an unfortunate incident in which a plane’s tail literally strikes the runway, the ground, or another stationary object. Typically, such episodes will occur during take off or landing and, typically, they’re not considered dangerous. However, that’s not always the case, and they have been known to cause real damage to planes. Well, here’s some less than comforting news: earlier this week, it was reported that a bizarre incident had occurred at…

Leg room, luggage space, in-flight meals, the actual cost of the ticket—these are all important considerations when booking a flight. But for some of us, perhaps the most crucial consideration of all concerns the on-board wifi options. Are you actually going to be able to get anything done mid-journey, or will you be cut off from the world?Assuming you don’t want to use the flight as an opportunity to go completely off-grid for an hour or three, airplane wifi (or the lack of it) can make a significant difference toyour…

JetBlue Chief Executive Robin Hayes said the reason for chasing Spirit is clear: Buying the carrier would supercharge growth, giving it access to Spirit’s pilots, jets and deep Airbus EADSY 0.14% order book. The additions would accelerate the company’s growth plans by roughly seven years, he said, bumping it from about 5% of market share in the U.S. to roughly 8%, making it a stronger challenger to the four airlines that dominate U.S. air…