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Alberto Riva

Alberto Riva

Managing Editor at The Points Guy

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Alberto Riva
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Why does inflight Wi-Fi cut out or slow down? - The Points Guy UK

Internet service in the air can be frustratingly spotty and there’s a good reason: It’s not easy to provide.
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American Airlines ends 6 LAX routes as Alaska Airlines partnership ...

American Airlines will end flights between Los Angeles and six cities as it makes broad schedule cuts across its route map amid the stalled recovery in air
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It’s official: Alaska Airlines is invited to be the next Oneworld a...

Alaska Airlines has publicly shared its plans to join Oneworld for months, but a crucial step has been missing: an official invitation to the frequent flyer
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Qatar Airways will retire the 777, in favor of the 777X - The Point...

Qatar Airways will retire the Boeing 777, the backbone of its long-haul fleet, by 2024. But that will not be the end for the Triple Seven at Qatar, nor will
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The flight manual for new Air Force One cost $84 million - The Poin...

Airplanes, like cars, have user manuals. That includes the Boeing VC-25B, also known as the future Air Force One. That is not news.
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Private-jet operators are offering lower prices, thanks to the bail...

U.S. airlines are not the only beneficiaries of the aid package meant to save them from going under as the coronavirus crisis obliterates demand. Other
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Why the United Airbus fleet offers easy first-class upgrades - The ...

United’s been very busy upgrading its long-haul aircraft with Polaris pods and Premium Plus seats. At the current pace, the airline, on average, is adding or

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Flying the flag: The rise, fall and future of flag-carrier airlines...

For any aviation geek, the sight of aircraft tails lined up at Los Angeles International Airport’s Tom Bradley International Terminal is iconic. At any given
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Town devastated by earthquake is home to a beloved Italian tradition

Amatrice, almost destroyed by a quake that killed at least 120, is not on guidebooks — but Italians know it as the birthplace of pasta amatriciana.
vice.com

Turks tell the story of a terrifying night as the coup attempt unfo...

Between Friday night and Saturday morning, the world did not know if Turkey had fallen under military rule. Neither did people in Turkey. This is what they saw as a night of violence unfolded.
vice.com

NATO is sending its radar planes to coordinate airstrikes against t...

The E-3 AWACS flying radars going to Turkey this fall may have an unofficial side job: Keeping an eye on Russian warplanes in Syria.
vice.com

China just flew its first passenger jet — and it’s a clunker

The Comac ARJ-21 is a point of pride for the country that painstakingly made it. But it’s nowhere near a challenge for the Western companies that dominate civil aviation.
vice.com

North Korea’s Spanish ‘Ambassador’ Just Got Arrested for Arms Traff...

Alejandro Cao de Benós is an aristocrat with “baron” and “count” among his titles. He also loves the North Korean regime, and just got caught with some unsavory people.
vice.com

Russia Just Grounded Half of Its Fighter Jets After a Crash

A Su-27 Flanker from the air force’s aerobatic team went down on Thursday, killing the pilot. Authorities responded by grounding 300 of them, pending an investigation.
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UK Election 2015:The UKIP Paradox, With Millions Of Votes And Only ...

The right-wing, anti-EU party has done very well in the election, but you wouldn’t know it from its seats in parliament.
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Lee Kuan Yew’s Other Legacy: Why Singapore Has One Of The World’s T...

Lee Kuan Yew, who just died at age 91, turned tiny Singapore into one of Asia’s biggest financial hubs — and a military giant.
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Flying On The Qatar Airways A350 On The First Commercial Service, A...

“Thank you for making history,” the Qatar Airways captain told his passengers.
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After Charlie Hebdo Attack, Being Muslim In France May Have Become ...

French Muslims felt marginalized even before Muslim terrorists committed the worst atrocity in 50 years on French soil.
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Indian Ocean Tsunami Anniversary: Banda Aceh In Photos, Then And No...

The tsunami of 10 years ago left Banda Aceh, Indonesia, destroyed beyond belief. Today, it looks very different.
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Russian Air Force Sends 14 Advanced Su-27 And Su-30 Warplanes To Be...

More than a dozen top-notch fighter jets will be able to patrol the Black Sea easily, on Ukraine’s doorstep.
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Russia Sends Mig-31 Foxhound Fighter Jets To Ukraine Border, In Esc...

The Mig-31 Foxhound is the fastest military aircraft around, and it would change the game in Ukraine’s skies.