Discount airlines are rolling out the deals to welcome passengers back on planes.Spirit Airlines recently released a variety of one way flight deals for under $40, including to popular locations such as Atlanta, Detroit, Las Vegas, Orlando, and more. The discounted rates are available on Spirit's Popular Flight Deals page, where passengers can enter in their home airport and maximum budget to see which flights are available from their city. For example, if a passenger searched with Atlanta as their home airport, they would see options for one way flights to Fort Lauderdale for $39, or flights to Houston for $29. The tool can be helpful when travelers know they want to get away, but aren’t exactly sure where. Travel + Leisure spotted a variety of deals including:
FAA To Test Boeing 777X
16.07.2024 - 20:23 / travelpulse.com / Rich Thomaselli
This is a rare piece of good news for Boeing.
The Federal Aviation Administration has begun trials for the new Boeing 777X model plane.
It is good news on two fronts. For one, Boeing has been criticized and under much scrutiny in the past half a year. Secondly, this is a project and an airplane that has been delayed for 10 years for various reasons.
The FAA trial includes everything from design to endurance. There are four different types of the 777X – the 779XY, the 779XW, the 779XX and the 779XZ.
Boeing has already secured several orders for the planes, most notably from Emirates Airlines, Lufthansa, All Nippon, Qatar and Singapore. Boeing is also in talks with Korean Air about an order that could be worth as much as $4 million. However, most airline executives do not expect delivery until 2025 or 2026.
Korean Air confirmed that talks with Boeing are ongoing but did not elaborate.
Boeing is under investigation by several government agencies, which has certainly contributed to the delays.
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