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Sign up for our daily newsletterEmail addressSign upI would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. See privacy policy.A Transportation Security Administration officer stopped an Alabama man from bringing a loaded handgun on to an airplane at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) on Wednesday. The incident marked the 12th gun caught this year by TSA at a Dulles checkpoint....

It’s an exciting time to be a fan of aviation, as we’re currently standing at the doorstep of two significant breakthroughs for passenger travel — the return of supersonic flight and commercial space tourism. The former is being worked on by Colorado’s Boom Aerospace, while Virgin Galactic aims to take paying passengers on short flights to the edge of space.For the first time since a tragic mid-flight break-up and crash in 2014, Virgin Galactic is set to resume powered test flights of its SpaceShipTwo spacecraft....

Quora.com is a question-and-answer site where content is written and edited by its community of users. Occasionally we syndicate content from the site if we think it will interest TPG readers. This article originally appeared on Quora.com in response to the question, What is the coolest aircraft to ever fly but never reach production?Benny Löfgren:In my mind, there can only be one answer to this question: The North American XB-70 Valkyrie, the planned American triple-supersonic strategic bomber....

Sign up for our daily newsletterEmail addressSign upI would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. See privacy policy.Long before a merger with Marriott was finalized, we heard rumblings that Starwood might be acquired by one of its largest competitors: Hyatt Hotels. As we’re all well aware now, that potential deal never panned out, with Starwood and the beloved SPG program making its way to Marriott’s portfolio, instead....

Gary at View from the Wing points out an easy way to get a US Airways Grand Slam hit and 2,500 valuable US Airways miles for simply signing up for a Sharebuilder account.Simply sign-up via US Airway’s direct link (here) and enter your personal information- it took me about 5 minutes. Although it states that you get 2,500 miles after your first trade, many people are reporting getting the miles automatically - even if you’ve been a member in the past....

Everyone who goes to Cuba visits Havana, but not too many take the three-hour taxi or bus ride west of the city to explore Viñales, one of the country’s most beautiful towns, best known for its limestone hills and tobacco farms.Start your Cuban adventure by taking a ride in one of the taxi colectivos — shared taxis — that leave from the Viazul bus station in the center of Havana. You’ll find dozens of taxi drivers waiting outside the station, so just pick which classic car you like best, negotiate the price and hop right on in....

Update 5/11/2018: American Airlines cut the ribbon to open these new gates at a ceremony on Friday, May 11. The project cost $78 million and lasted 20 months.While at Chicago O’Hare (ORD) touring the brand new Flagship Lounge, I got a chance to tour American Airlines’ operations at the airport. One of the more fascinating aspects of the visit was being able to tour the construction of the new American Airlines “L Stinger” gates....

Aeroplan is a pretty good frequent flyer program. In fact they won program of the year at the Frequent Traveler awards, which I attended earlier this month. The reasons why I like them are that they have very flexible routing/ stopover rules and they have some gem awards. For example, a business class award from LAX to Frankfurt is only 80,000 miles (vs. 100-105k in most other programs).So, when I saw this promo today, I thought it was a good deal....

Airlines, we have your receipts. Yep – we know exactly what you did this week, and now we’re going to talk about every excruciating moment in detail because that is what we do on our third week of Airlines Behaving Badly. Buckle up. Let’s get started:Cathay Caught Mishandling LuggageIn this weeks edition of “No One Cares About Your Suitcase,” Cathay Airline’s baggage handlers were caught on video displaying a humbling level of indifference for passengers’ luggage....

Update 2/27/17 9:00am ET: AT&T has expanded its unlimited options to include two new, lower-cost plans. Its new single line plan, Unlimited Plus, will now cost $90 per month, a $10 decrease from the original announcement of $100. If you’re an AT&T video subscriber, you also qualify for a $25 credit on your DirecTV or U-Verse bill each month. There’s also the option for the AT&T Unlimited Choice plan, which will cost $60 per month for a single line....

Before I flew back from Berlin to New York aboard airberlin’s business class, I spent a few days in the German capital staying at swanky Soho House Berlin. After an enjoyable first meal at the club and hotel’s The Rooftop bar and pool, I reached out to TPG readers on Facebook and Twitter for restauarant recommendations and got two really good ones: Katz Orange and Volt.Katz OrangeExterior of the Katz Orange in Berlin....

It’s been difficult to search American Airlines awards using British Airways’s website for a while now. And, just as we figured out a work-around, the situation got worse.On May 22, British Airways added a warning to the top of its award search page alerting travelers of “a technical problem with American Airlines’ reward flight availability which American Airlines is currently working to identify and resolve.“Image courtesy of @T_Waits_4NoOne via Twitter.That message has been softened since to take some of the blame off of American Airlines and generally reference “a technical problem displaying American Airlines reward flights....

Comedian, actor and former host of America’s Funniest Home Videos Bob Saget loves to travel. Here, the famous Full House (and Fuller House) Dad, currently on a stand-up tour around North America, opens up about some of his favorite trips and offers a friendly suggestion to the people who run airline lounges.What was the best trip you’ve ever taken?That’s a tough one. My girlfriend and I had a fantastic time recently in Cabo....

If you have a June birthday and you plan to fly Delta by the end of July on a paid ticket, you should try registering for their Birthday Promotion.T&C"Our birthday gifts to you are waiting: You can get 1,500 bonus miles on your next round-trip flight and a $100 e-certificate toward a Delta Vacations® getaway.First register, then book your round-trip ticket between May 25 and June 30, 2011, and complete your travel by July 31, 2011, to receive your 1,500 birthday bonus miles....

Delta just started testing out a new option for SkyMiles members who want to upgrade to first class, but don’t want to shell out that extra cash. This option is only available at the time of purchase and is similar to the Pay with Miles option, which offers a redemption value of 1 cent per SkyMile. Regardless of the coach fare you intended to purchase, Delta will allow you to upgrade to first class for the price difference of the lowest coach fare and the lowest first class fare by using your SkyMiles at a 1 cent per mile value....

AirAsia Indonesia Flight 535 rapidly descended about 20,000 feet on Sunday before making an emergency landing, causing panic onboard — not just among passengers but also among the crew. The Airbus A320 took off from Perth (PER) bound for Denpasar, Bali (DPS) when about 25 minutes into the flight, the pressure in the cabin dropped and the aircraft plummeted.The A320 (registration PK-AXD, built in 2005 according to Airfleets.net) reportedly faced depressurization just after it had reached cruising altitude....

Monday’s solar eclipse crossed a broad swath of the United States, touching 14 states. Hundreds of thousands of people took days off from work, pulled their kids out of school, and made their way into the shadow of the moon. The onslaught of eclipse tourists resulted in enormous crowds and traffic jams along the “path of totality” that cut across the US, but there was a way to soar above it all — by being on an airplane....

Financial publication 24/7 Wall Street just released its “25 Highest Paying Jobs” list for 2018, as compiled by from the US Department of Labor’s latest data on median pay across all industries.USA Today ranked the list’s Top 25 jobs from lowest median income to highest. Spoiler alert: You’ll find airline pilots and flight engineers ranked No. 15 on the list, with median weekly earnings of $1,736 (or $90,272 per year). Aerospace engineers hold the No....

“Would you like caviar with that?” For many gourmet high fliers, fewer questions sound as sweet at 30,000 feet. The pearly delicacy that is caviar, the salt-cured roe of the Acipenseridae fish (those bony, funny-looking sturgeons) is virtually synonymous with the lifestyles of the rich and famous. Not surprisingly, numerous airlines are only too happy to serve this luxury indulgence, the better to please the palates of the famished airborne gourmet....

Choosing a New York City hotel is always the bane of my existence. Normally, I strive to be as far as possible from Times Square, stay somewhere hip and get a cheap rate, but it doesn’t always work out that way.But during a recent trip, all the stars were aligned, and I was able to stay in the Hotel Indigo Lower East Side New York, which was not only in my favorite New York neighborhood, the Lower East Side, but also in my budget and worlds away from touristy Times Square....