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Singapore Airlines operates the world’s longest flight, during which passengers can now get fish. It might sound risky, but it’s fresher than you might expect. Singapore’s Food and Beverage Director Antony McNeil explains how and why he brought trout to travelers plates. Photo Illustration: Adele Morgan/The Wall Street Journal

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Farm-to-Plane: How Singapore Airlines Brings Fish to the Skies

Your trip may be booked, but there are hundreds of people and processes that help you travel to where you need to go. WSJ’s Booked goes behind-the-scenes with the experts to peel back the curtain on the travel industry.

Deicing an aircraft is a coordinated effort, involving multiple steps and a race against the clock. A United Airlines deicing expert explains the process and why it’s critical to keeping planes moving. Photo Illustration: Preston Jessee for The Wall Street Journal

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The Logistics Behind Deicing Airplanes, Explained by an Expert

Bird strikes are one of the biggest wildlife hazards to aircraft at JFK Airport. The chief wildlife biologist for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey explains how airports minimize these collisions on the runway. Photo illustration: Preston Jessee

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How Do Airports Keep Birds From Striking Planes? A Wildlife Expert Explains

Available space, weather and air traffic volume are key factors that go into airfield design. Robert Hoxie, who helped redesign Chicago O’Hare’s airfield, explains how runways are mapped out. Photo Illustration: Adele Morgan/The Wall Street Journal

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How Do You Design an Airfield? An Airport Planner Explains

Autopilot is used on nearly every flight, but it’s not obvious just what it does. American Airlines Capt. Sonya Laxo explains the tech behind autopilot, how it’s used and why it isn’t really “auto.” Photo Illustration: Laura Kammermann

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How Does Autopilot Work? A Pilot Explains What It Can and Can’t Do

After decades of flying, pilot Stuart Walker says turbulence isn’t entirely predictable. But there are different types of turbulence pilots watch for. Walker explains each one and what pilots do to avoid a bumpy ride. Illustration: Alex Kuzoian for The Wall Street Journal 

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What Is Turbulence? A Pilot Explains Four Main Types and Their Causes

What Is Turbulence? A Pilot Explains How It Happens, Even in Clear Skies

Each November, nearly 100 workers race to Jukkasjarvi to build the world-renowned Icehotel. They have only weeks to create the entire structure and all the rooms before mid-December, and the materials pose some unique challenges. Photo: Viktor Björnström

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Each November, nearly 100 workers race to Jukkasjarvi to build the world-renowned Icehotel. They have only weeks to create the entire structure and all the rooms before mid-December, and the materials pose some unique challenges.

How an Arctic Resort Builds a Hotel From 30,000 Tons of Ice and Snow

British Airways has invested some $135 million into AI and high-tech operations centers to try and improve the punctuality of its flights. WSJ explores the logistics behind the aircraft turnaround. Photo Illustration: George Downs/The Wall Street Journal

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British Airways has invested some $135 million into AI and high-tech operations centers to try and improve the punctuality of its flights. WSJ explores the logistics behind the aircraft turnaround.

From Touchdown to Takeoff: Why Airlines Spend Millions Perfecting Turnarounds

Inside the $135 Million Mission to Get Your Flight to Leave on Time

Ranked the best in the world, Singapore's Changi Airport has a butterfly park, a maze and the world’s tallest indoor waterfall. But plans for its multi-billion dollar new terminal take this airport to a new level. Photo: Annice Lyn/Getty Images

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Ranked the best in the world, Singapore's Changi Airport has a butterfly park, a maze and the world’s tallest indoor waterfall. But plans for its multi-billion dollar new terminal take this airport to a new level.

Singapore’s New Mega-Terminal 5 Will Double Changi Airport’s Size

How Singapore Is Making ‘the Best Airport in the World’ Even Better

After decades of trying to cram passengers onto flights, many international airlines are prioritizing luxury for top-paying customers. We go inside Air France’s new first-class suite, offered for $11,000 round-trip from New York to Paris. Photo Illustration: Air France / Ryan Trefes

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After decades of trying to cram passengers onto flights, many international airlines are prioritizing luxury for top-paying customers. We go inside Air France’s new first-class suite, offered for $11,000 round-trip from New York to Paris.

Inside Air France’s New $11,000 Suite: Why Airlines Are Investing in Luxury

Why Airlines Are Betting Billions on First-Class and Trimming Economy

Cruise lines are pouring increasing sums into private islands that give them more control over the guest experience. Here’s how MSC spent $500 million transforming a dredging site into a destination. Photo Illustration: MSC Cruises & Adam Falk

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Cruise lines are pouring increasing sums into private islands that give them more control over the guest experience. Here’s how MSC spent $500 million transforming a dredging site into a destination.

How MSC Cruises Runs a Private Island for 5,000 Guests on a Former Dredging Site

How MSC Cruises Built Its Own Private Island Retreat From a Dredging Site  

Communication errors are responsible for some of the deadliest plane crashes, showing a pilot can make or break a crisis. An airline safety expert breaks down what the industry has learned from past accidents. Photo Illustration: MacKenzie Coffman

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Communication errors are responsible for some of the deadliest plane crashes, showing a pilot can make or break a crisis. An airline safety expert breaks down what the industry has learned from past accidents.

The Accidents That Changed How Pilots Handle Emergencies

 How Pilots Handle Flight Emergencies 

Maintaining clean beaches in some parts of the Caribbean means dealing with 20,000 tons of invasive seaweed each year. We go behind the scenes at one Cancún resort to see their innovative method for removing it. Photo: Getty / RDI Multimedia

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Maintaining clean beaches in some parts of the Caribbean means dealing with 20,000 tons of invasive seaweed each year. We go behind the scenes at one Cancún resort to see their innovative method for removing it.

How One of Cancún’s Most Innovative Resorts Manages 20,000 Tons of Seaweed

‘Sacrifice Zones’ and Sand Machines: How a Cancún Resort Battles Seaweed

A lab in the base of Heathrow airport's control tower is using high definition cameras and machine learning algorithms to redefine how air traffic controllers operate and whether there needs to be a tower at all. Photo: Anivor/George Downs

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A lab in the base of Heathrow airport's control tower is using high definition cameras and machine learning algorithms to redefine how air traffic controllers operate and whether there needs to be a tower at all.

The Tech Hidden Beneath This Airport Could Make Air-Traffic-Control Towers Obsolete

How AI Is Transforming Air-Traffic-Control Towers

Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas carries up to 7,600 passengers and more than 2,300 crew. We go behind the scenes on the world’s largest cruise ship to see how it plans meals and maintains 40 restaurants, bars and lounges. Photo illustration: Michael Tabb

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How the Icon of the Seas Feeds 10,000 People

How the World’s Biggest Cruise Ship Feeds 10,000 People

A Royal Caribbean captain explains how he docks a 1,188-foot cruise ship at Port Canaveral, Fla., and how environmental conditions pose the biggest challenge. Photo illustration: Ryan Trefes

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Royal Caribbean Cruise Captain Docks World’s Largest Cruise Ship

How the World’s Biggest Cruise Ship Is Docked, Explained by a Captain 

MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas is the largest single-standing hotel in the U.S. In one year, the hotel’s laundry division tackles 24 million pounds of dirty laundry at their off-site facility. Here’s an inside look at the around-the-clock logistics. Photo: Herrine Ro

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Inside MGM Grand Las Vegas Hotel Cleaning Laundry Operation

How America’s Largest Hotel Cleans 24 Million Pounds of Laundry a Year

Legacy and low-cost airlines use different models when planning their route networks. We asked a United Airlines’ global network planner to explain how the process works and the benefits and drawbacks of each strategy. Photo illustration: Nayon Cho

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How Do Airlines Choose Where to Fly? United Airlines Expert Explains

How Does Your Airline Choose Where to Fly? A Route Planner Explains

Aircraft close calls have been rising, prompting safety concerns. WSJ goes inside the air traffic control tower at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to see how controllers juggle around 2,100 flights every day. Photo illustration: Nayon Cho

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Air Traffic Control, Explained: How Collisions Are Avoided at Atlanta Airport

How Aircraft Collisions Are Avoided at the World’s Busiest Airport

At Delta’s largest kitchen facility at its hub in Atlanta, teams must cook, package and transport 3,200 meals a day for the airline’s first-class passengers. Here’s an inside look at how they make it work. Photo: Tanner Shinnick for The Wall Street Journal

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