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A photo included in the U.K.'s Air Accidents Investigations Branch special bulletin shows the location of one damaged and two missing window panes on an Airbus A321. Air Accidents Investigation Branch hide caption
It's COVID testing time at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, South Korea. Arrivals from China must now submit to a PCR test. Kim Jae-Hwan/SOPA Images/Sipa USA hide caption
A last Boeing 747, a cargo freighter destined for Atlas Air, is seen during an event at the company's facility in Everett, Wash., in December. David Ryder/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
A mask is seen on the ground at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City. On Monday, a federal judge in Florida struck down the mask mandate for airports and other methods of public transportation as a new COVID variant is on the rise across parts of the United States. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner approaches Miami International Airport. In a joint letter, the heads of Boeing and Airbus Americas reportedly called for postponing a planned Jan. 5 rollout of a 5G wireless network. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
A 3D microflier next to a pencil tip for scale. Northwestern University hide caption
There's increasing emphasis on wearing masks while flying. How much protection do they offer against COVID-19? James D. Morgan/Getty Images hide caption
Air passengers wearing practically full-body coveralls at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in India. Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Passengers wear masks on a Myanmar National airlines flight out of Yangon. Many airlines now require passengers to don masks. Paula Bronstein/Getty Images hide caption
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador shows a brochure of the 787 Dreamliner belonging to the Mexican Presidency, during a news conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on Jan. 14. Press Office Andrés Manuel López Obrador via Reuters hide caption
Mexico's President May Raffle Off Official Plane — And Mexicans Find It Hilarious
Tanker 914 is operated by the Albuquerque-based 10 Tanker. It's one of four DC-10 jumbo jets converted to fight fires. The huge planes are 181 feet long and have a wingspan of 165 feet. Fully loaded before making a drop, the aircraft can tip the scale at 420,000 pounds. Matt Guilhem/KCRW hide caption
A Norwegian Air Boeing 737 Max 8 is parked on the tarmac at Helsinki Airport on Wednesday after the airplane model was grounded in most of the world. Lehtikuva/Heikki Saukkomaa/Reuters hide caption
A Boeing 737 Max 8 airliner lands at Boeing Field to complete its first flight on Jan. 29, 2016, in Seattle. The Boeing 737 Max is the fastest-selling plane in the company's history. Stephen Brashear/Getty Images hide caption
This Emirates first-class suite doesn't have any windows — those are video screens showing camera footage of the outdoors. The president of Emirates says he predicts the technology will be used to build windowless planes — faster, lighter and filled with "virtual" views. Emirates hide caption
Suspicious travel companions: Bacteria can survive for days on surfaces inside a plane. But that doesn't mean you have to take these critters home with you. Benjamin Arthur for NPR hide caption
Oklahoma City Thunder's Carmelo Anthony shoots over Minnesota Timberwolves' Jimmy Butler during a game Friday in Minneapolis. The Thunder had a rocky flight to Chicago after the game. Jim Mone/AP hide caption
A Delta jet which skidded off the runway at LaGuardia airport is attended by emergency personnel in New York City, on Thursday. Reuters/Landov hide caption
A pilot for Earl's Flying Service sprays chemicals on a field in southeastern Missouri. Courtesy of Mike Lee hide caption
Airbus' patented design for amphitheater-like seating. Espacenet hide caption
Suspicious travel companions: Bacteria can survive for days on surfaces inside a plane. But that doesn't mean you have to take these critters home with you. Benjamin Arthur for NPR hide caption
A Dornier 17 bomber, which Germany used in the first years of World War II, is lowered onto a salvage barge in the English Channel, 70 years after the craft was shot down. RAF Museum hide caption