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Here's What It's Like When Your Airplane Gets Hit by Lightning and an Engine Catches Fire! (Video)

Big Jim — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:59:36 +0000

If you have plans to take a trip, and you are going to be flying…you might not want to watch this!Gauker.com pointed out that these people on the flight were surprisingly quiet during the whole thing. (Probably because they were busy filling their shorts)

Crazy Footage of Mid-Air Collision from Inside the Plane Cockpit [VIDEO]

Jeff Easterling — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:25:39 +0000

This last weekend two single engine planes collided over the Netherlands, and here is some terrifying video that was shot from inside the cockpit of one of the planes involved. The planes were locked together for more than 20 seconds before being able to separate, and both planes were able to land, and nobody was [...]

Skip the Meal — Needles Found in Delta Air Lines In-Flight Food

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:06:25 +0000

Imagine being on a transcontinental flight and getting ready to tuck into a turkey sandwich only to find a sewing needle. That’s quite the unwanted condiment. Unfortunately, it was a reality for some unlucky passengers. Officials at Delta Air Lines are currently scratching their heads over how this scenario happened, as sewing needles were found [...]

Airline Passengers Live Their Worst Nightmare, Thanks to a Single TSA Agent

Shauna Wright — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 19:23:23 +0000

Hundreds of travelers at New York’s JFK Airport who’d already gone through security screenings were forced to do the unthinkable — get in line and do it all over again. It happened Saturday when it was discovered that one of the TSA agents didn’t know his metal detector had been unplugged all morning.

New Research Reveals the Best — And Worst — Seat on a Plane

Shauna Wright — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:30:29 +0000

After surveying more than 1,000 people, flight-comparison website Skyscanner has discovered what travelers deem the very best seat on a plane. So, what is it? Research found it’s row 6, seat A. Why all the love for that particular spot? It seems passengers prefer window seats by a margin of 60 percent, and nearly half [...]

Pilot Causes Terror Alert When He Gets Stuck in the Bathroom [AUDIO]

Kathy Landin — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:00:43 +0000

They may want to re-evaluate pilot training over at Delta Airlines and spend a little more time on how to work the lavatory. The pilot of an 18-passenger Delta flight got stuck in the airplane’s bathroom mid-flight and ended up causing a terror alert on the ground.

Fewer Will Fly for Thanksgiving, But Planes Will Be Jam Packed

Kathy Landin — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:12:48 +0000

If you’re planning to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday, be prepared to have trouble finding open seats, pay a premium when you do and fly on a packed plane. Industry insiders say that, because of high costs and lower bookings, airlines have had to increase ticket prices and reduce the number of available seats.

Did Whitney Houston Almost Get Kicked Off a Plane?

Bob Sassone — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:58:55 +0000

We haven’t heard much from the wild world of Whitney Houston lately, but she’s back in the news again. And it’s not because of her singing.

TMZ is reporting that Houston was on a Delta flight in Atlanta on Wednesday and caused a ruckus when she refused to buckle her seat belt.

Gerard Depardieu Makes Light of His Plane-Urination Incident in New Promo [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:00:03 +0000

Last month, French film star Gerard Depardieu caused quite a stir when he urinated in the cabin of an Air France plane in full view of passengers and crew. The odd story caused even CNN’s Anderson Cooper to have a serious gigglefit while covering it for his ‘AC360′ program.

Now Depardieu, 62, has proven he too has a sense of humor about it.

New Boeing 787 Dreamliner Testing In Casper Skies Today

Tom McCarthy — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:53:22 +0000

Cool opportunity to see one of Boeing’s newest planes today as the 787 Dreamliner flies into the Casper/Natrona County International Airport for some testing. There’s only 6 of them in existence right now. Here’s the scoop: According to the NCIA, the aircraft is scheduled to be here today at noon. They’re unsure at this point [...]