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Trump Lifts 52-Year Ban On Supersonic Flights With Executive Order
The FAA has an 18-month timeline to set up a permanent standard for "acceptable noise thresholds for takeoff, landing, and en-route supersonic operation."
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North Korea Uses Elbow Grease And Balloons To Right Capsized Warship
Analysts have commented that this is unorthodox, but that it appears to have worked.
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Flying Now Puts You At Risk Of Measles Exposure, CDC Says
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is cautioning travelers about the risk of measles in airports.
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Risk Of Dengue Fever Is Just Another Reason Cruises Suck
A number of popular cruise destinations are facing outbreaks of dengue fever. Fun!
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Your Costco Membership Card Isn't Accepted By The TSA
While it's better than nothing, you're still facing a lengthy security process that will likely make you miss your flight anyway.
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Don't Slam A Child's Head Into An Airplane Window If You Don't Want To Get Arrested
The child in question reportedly called Crampton "fat" and "Miss Piggy," which is incredibly rude even if they knew each other.
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Bomb Threat At Detroit Airport Forces Spirit Airlines Evacuation
A bomb threat at Detroit Metro Airport on Thursday morning forced the evacuation of a Spirit Airlines flight that was headed to Los Angeles.
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Spirit Airlines Warns It Could Cancel Airbus Orders Over $1 Billion Tariff Bill
Spirit is set to receive 92 Airbuses through 2031. With the 10% tariff and $110 million starting price per plane, it would have to pay at least $1 billion.
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Why Southwest Airlines Got Rid Of Everything You Loved About It
At this point, the beloved former econo airline may as well be just another airline.
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EV-Fueled Inferno Forces Crew To Abandon Ship Carrying 3,000 Cars Across Pacific
A cargo ship carrying around 3,000 vehicles across the Pacific Ocean caught fire on Tuesday.
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Why Boeing Still Uses Yokes Instead Of Side Sticks
The yoke Boeing pilots use to fly a plaine is a technology that goes back over a century. Many other planes use modern side sticks instead. Why doesn't Boeing?
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Why Boeing Still Uses 7X7 Names After Nearly 70 Years
Boeing's parade of 7X7 names (the 727, 737, 747, and on and on) have been around for decades. Where did they come from, and why are they still here?
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Mass Staff Departures Aren't Making A $31 Billion Air Safety Overhaul Any Easier
The FAA is assessing the loss of institutional knowledge and experience caused by Trump's deferred-resignation program.
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The Air Traffic Control Situation Is So Dire, It Earned The John Oliver Treatment
Spoiler alert: It isn't good.
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Why Don't We Have Supersonic Commercial Planes Anymore?
Supersonic commercial flights were once the fastest way to fly, but Concorde jets have been out of service for more than two decades now. What happened?
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Ever Wondered Why The Boeing 747 Has That Hump Over The Cockpit?
Like any distinctive nose does, the hump over the cockpit of the Boeing 747 sets it apart. What's the reason for the 747's unusual proboscis?
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Riding On The Goodyear Blimp Over The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Is The Most Surreal Thing I've Ever Done
If you ever get a chance to go up in one of Goodyear's four semi-rigid dirigibles, absolutely do it. Even if you're afraid of heights. It kicks ass.
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Why Did The U.S. Air Force Cancel The F-22 Raptor?
The F-22 Raptor was a marvelous piece of engineering, and far superior to anything else in the air. So why did the Air Force cancel its production?
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The World's Largest Wildlife Crossing Is Almost Ready To Help Animals Cross Ten Lanes Of The 101 Freeway
The wildlife crossing will allow animals to cross over one of the busiest roadways in the world that sees around 300,000 travelers daily.
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Truck Crash Unleashes 250 Million Bees In Northern Washington County [Update]
Now, I'm not saying the sheriff's department did its math wrong, but I'm also not going to pretend that isn't an absolutely unfathomable amount of bees.
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Congress Could Ban NYC Helicopter Tours After Fatal Crash
The bill introduced by Representative Jerrold Nadler would prohibit all non-essential helicopter flights within a 20-mile radius of the Statue of Liberty.
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It's Far Too Soon To Let Supersonic Flights Rip Across The Country
While Boom Supersonic boasted about there being no audible sonic boom on the ground, its airliner still isn't allowed to break the sound barrier over the U.S.
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Delta Kicks Two Enterprising Young Pigeons Off Flight, Forces Them To Fly To Wisconsin On Their Own
Two pigeons decided to save a little energy and time and fly to Wisconsin to see friends, just not under their own power.
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Place Your Bets On How Many Bugs The DoD Will Find In Trump's Qatari 747
The DoD will likely do a full sweep of Trump's new plane for any kind of recording or listening devices, but how many do we think will actually be found?
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Republicans Work Overtime To Help Boeing Avoid Consequences For Its Deadly Plane
Trump has pushed corporate welfare into a new era of corporatocracy that makes the Gilded Age's trusts look quaint and restrained by comparison.
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Flight From LaGuardia Aborts Takeoff After Nearly Slamming Into Plane Crossing Runway
An air traffic controller mistakenly cleared the takeoff, forgetting that another airliner was still on the runway.
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What Happens To The Air Force's Strangest Plane Now That It's Being Replaced?
That's not a tumor on the back of the AWACS plane; it's a piece of equipment vital to U.S. defense. Here's what's happening to the AWACS as they're phased out.
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