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- Quartz
It turns out airplane walls are really thin — and they're hollow
Believe it or not, commercial planes aren’t designed to collide with anything except adorably aloof birds at both 575 miles per hour while soaring through the sky (or 20 mph taxiing around an airport.) A panini of fiberglass cabin interior wall, assembly plant air and thin sheet aluminum is the only thing shielding passengers from the elements when they buckle into a seat. I promise you, it couldn’t be safer.
- FreightWaves
Azul Airlines boosts cargo capability with first A321 freighter
Azul Airlines will soon deploy its first two Airbus A321 passenger-to-freighter aircraft. The post Azul Airlines boosts cargo capability with first A321 freighter appeared first on FreightWaves.
- Quartz
Boeing's cash crunch, Delta's makeover, and United's strong quarter: Airlines news roundup
Boeing is looking to raise billions of dollars to help it ride out a month-long machinist strike. Airbus is cutting jobs from its struggling space-and-defense division. United had a great quarter after outsmarting the rest of the industry. Plus: Data shows which carriers are most likely to mishandle your luggage.
