The FAA ordered inspections of some Boeing 777s and the plane maker recommended they be grounded, after an engine on a United jet broke apart in flight. WSJ’s Andrew Tangel reports on how Boeing’s quick response contrasts with its handling of past safe…
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Winter Storm Hits Large Swaths of U.S.
A winter storm cut power for millions of Americans this week, causing blackouts and affecting water utilities in a number of states amid record-setting low temperatures. Photo: LM Otero/AP
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China’s New Tactic to Prevent the Spread of Covid-19? Cash and Gifts
To keep people at home during the pandemic, countries have imposed lockdowns or threatened fines. But as the Lunar New Year holiday approaches, WSJ’s Jonathan Cheng explains that China is trying something different: handing out cash and gifts to those …
Read moreTo Fly Again: Show Your Digital Health Passport
Airports in Paris and Singapore as well as airlines including United and JetBlue are experimenting with apps that verify travelers are Covid-free before boarding. WSJ visits an airport in Rome to see how a digital health passport works. Photo credit: A…
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The U.S. Airlines That Performed the Best Through a Difficult 2020
WSJ’s Middle Seat columnist Scott McCartney tallies the data for which airlines performed best and worst in 2020 for things like on-time arrivals, complaints and flight cancellations. Photo: Getty Images
Read moreVirgin vs. Hyperloop TT: The Race to Make Musk’s Moonshot a Reality
Seven years after Elon Musk first challenged innovators to develop a functioning hyperloop system, Richard Branson-backed Virgin Hyperloop and Hyperloop TT are in a race to bring the high-speed transportation technology into the real world. Photo illus…
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Biden Unveils Plan to Curb Covid-19 in His First 100 Days
President Biden on Thursday announced a series of actions his administration plans to take to combat the coronavirus, including accelerating vaccine administration and expanding the mask mandate. Photo: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
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Empty Grocery Shelves, Miles of Trucks as France Closes Border to U.K.
Footage shows empty supermarket shelves while trucks bearing cargo get stuck at the border after France imposed a travel ban on Britain following the spread of a new coronavirus strain. Other countries have also barred passengers from the U.K. Photo: N…
Read moreHow Airbnb Rebounded During the Pandemic
Airbnb was bleeding cash earlier this year, making its plans to go public by the end of 2020 look bleak. But by adapting its business to the pandemic, Airbnb looks to have salvaged its IPO and possibly its future. Photo illustration: Jacob Reynolds/WSJ
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Travel Bubbles Lift Hopes of Economic Reboot
Travel bubbles are under development in some places in an effort to revive air travel, which has plummeted during the pandemic. WSJ explains how reopening the skies without quarantine requirements at both ends of a trip could help reboot the global eco…
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