Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There's a reason behind airlines' seemingly counterintuitive boarding policies. It might seem a bit backward. Boarding aircraft ...

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DALLAS – Getting people on and off an airplane quickly is so complicated that even an astrophysicist couldn’t figure it out. Jason Steffen, a research fellow at Northwestern University, normally ...

Southwest Airlines is ending its unique open-seating policy after more than 50 years. The airline said its research found 80% of customers preferred assigned seating. But I'll miss the simplicity and ...

Have you ever felt that boarding an airplane was a simple experience? Probably not—the current process of getting to your seat is a tedious, clumsy circus that resembles a game of Tetris left ...

American Airlines is testing a new boarding system to ensure passengers board in their assigned groups. The system is currently being tested in Albuquerque and Tucson and will be expanded to more ...

(AP) Getting people on and off an airplane quickly is so complicated that even an astrophysicist couldn’t figure it out. The astrophysicist, Jason Steffen of the University of Illinois, normally ...