Deal Alert: Europe From $264 Round-Trip on Low-Cost Carriers

Deal Alert: Nonstop Flights to Europe From $ 264 Round-Trip Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does […]

Russia extends overflight privileges of US carriers ahead of deadline

Moscow has extended overflight privileges of US carriers flying over Russia, hours before they were due to expire, the US State Department said, noting that it continues working with Moscow to secure “benefits” for US companies. The US State Department announced that it has been relentlessly working with Moscow to extend an agreement which allows […]

Deal Alert: Nonstop Flights to Paris From $283 Round-Trip on Low Cost Carriers

Deal Alert: Nonstop Flights to Paris From $ 283 Round-Trip Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does […]

NYC to Italy from $448 Nonstop on Full-Service Carriers, Including Emirates

NYC to Italy from $ 448 Nonstop on Full-Service Carriers, Including Emirates Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This […]

These are the 20 aircraft carriers in service today

Daniel Brown/Business Insider Despite aircraft carriers’ immense cost, the Navy believes there is no replacing a well-armed, aircraft equipped, sovereign piece of US territory, powered by dual nuclear reactors. Former Defense Secretary William Cohen was fond of saying that without “flattops” the US has “less of a voice, less of an influence.” Evidently, many of […]

Japan is reportedly looking to buy an additional 20 F-35s, and possibly F-35s for its aircraft carriers

Flickr/Lockheed Martin Japan plans to buy at least 20 additional F-35A stealth fighters over the next six years, sources say. Japan will pay about $ 100 million per plane, and will get over 60 of the jets in total. Japanese military planners are also considering buying F-35Bs, the vertical takeoff and landing model which they could […]

United Airlines tumbles after announcing a move that could start a price war with low-cost carriers (UAL)

AP Photo/Richard Drew United‘s stock fell after the company said it would increase capacity on its planes, possibly opening up a price war with low-cost carriers. Investors feared the move would weigh on its profit margin. United reported fourth-quarter earnings that beat expectations. See United Airlines’ stock price move in real time here. Shares of […]

How to File for Compensation With Low-Cost Carriers

How to File for Compensation With Low-Cost Carriers Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does not include […]

China deploys ‘jellyfish shredders’ to protect its fleet of aircraft carriers

Published time: 2 Dec, 2017 15:56 China has created a new weapon to destroy one of the biggest threats to its aircraft carriers – pesky jellyfish. Dubbed the “Jellyfish shredder,” the Chinese weapon simply destroys the fish by chopping them into thousands of pieces. The threat of jellyfish sabotaging aircraft carriers is very real as […]

21 photos that show just how imposing US aircraft carriers are

US Navy photo by Lt.j.g. Pete Lee/Released Aircraft carriers are the cornerstone of America’s naval capabilities. They’re able to project air power anywhere in the world without having to depend on local bases. And they are truly massive. Spanning 1,092 feet long — three times the length of a football field — Nimitz-class warships like […]