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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 ...

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 ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Ben Cohen: I have never met anyone whose favorite part of a flight is boarding.

DALLAS, Texas — 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, ...