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When the Plane’s on Fire, Leave the Bag, Take the Baby

For decades, airlines have stressed the most important safety tip there is. Few passengers listen. Plus: AI ticket pricing and what happens to abandoned startup employees.

Forget your carry-on in an emergency.

Photographer: Craig Hastings/Getty Images

After landing gear on an American Airlines jet caught fire in Denver, many passengers grabbed their bags before sliding down the evacuation chutes. Aviation reporters Leen Al-Rashdan and Harry Black talked with industry experts about why that’s so dangerous. Plus: AI ticket pricing, tariffs’ effects on college dorms, startups after founders leave and the PhD Project’s Trump problem.

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