Jan 9 2015Save1/9/15Despite 'Pings,' Air Asia 8501 Black Boxes Still Not RetrievedPaul Thompson31Accident investigators at the site of the Air Asia 8501 crash site say they have discovered tell-tale "pings"…
Jan 7 2015321/7/15There Are About To Be Two Airworthy B-29sPaul Thompson121For many years, only one flying example of the B-29 Superfortress has been worthy of soaring above the clouds. The…
Jan 7 2015171/7/15Here's Why Flight Attendants Don't Like Being Called 'Stewardess'Paul Thompson193Flight attendants have a job that holds a lot of prestige in the eyes of most travelers, and they get called a lot…
Jan 6 201591/6/15Parachutes Save Thirteen Lives As Skydiving Plane Crashes Into LakePaul Thompson23People who are too wimpy to skydive will often invoke a defensive phrase that goes something like, "Why would I want…
Jan 6 2015251/6/15 Planes In Slow Motion Are Even More BeautifulPaul Thompson27Sometimes you have to take a step back and slow things down to really appreciate the finer things in life. When we…
Jan 6 201571/6/15The Thought Of A Single-Pilot Airliner Is Just A Bit ScaryPaul Thompson71There's an old pilot joke about cockpit automation that says the ideal flight crew is a pilot and a dog. The pilot…
Jan 5 201541/5/15The First Female Boeing 707 Pilot Was Known As 'Captain Pussy'Paul Thompson15When Yvonne Cunha applied for flight school in 1969, she was told they were only accepting applications for…
Jan 4 201511/4/15New Startup Thinks The Whole Airbnb Thing Is Good For Your CarPaul Thompson66A start-up car rental company called FlightCar rents out privately-owned vehicles while their owners travel. Who…
Jan 3 2015101/3/15Saudi Airline May Be Planning To Segregate Passengers By GenderPaul Thompson354It's 2015, and an airline is reportedly considering segregating its passengers by gender. And while I can't claim to…
Jan 1 2015111/1/15This Is China's First Commercial JetPaul Thompson111Forty-four years after its first attempt at developing a commercial jet, China finally has a home-grown airliner —…
Dec 30 2014212/30/14Air Asia Jet Overshoots Runway In PhilippinesPaul Thompson56 AirAsia has suffered a second incident within the span of only a couple of days, as one of its Airbus A320 planes…
Dec 28 20141312/28/14United Airlines Allegedly Leaves Caged Dog Unattended In The Cold RainPaul Thompson126 I've heard the expression that working on the ramp at an airport is "like working in a fish bowl." Everybody sees…
Dec 28 20141112/28/14Now Departing – Forever – AirTran AirwaysPaul Thompson90Tonight at 10:25PM, the final AirTran Airways flight will depart from Atlanta and land in Tampa, capping the…
Dec 28 20141312/28/14Air Asia Flight Carrying 162 Is Missing, Possibly Crashed (UPDATED)Paul Thompson134 A flight reportedly carrying 162 people on board — 155 passengers plus 7 crew has disappeared from radar, and its…
Dec 27 20141512/27/14Woman Spends 3 Days In Jail Over Plane Seat Swap Gone Horribly WrongPaul Thompson555The next time you think you might want to change seats on your flight, consider this cautionary tale — one woman…
Dec 27 20141412/27/14Time Lapse Videos Capture The True Beauty Of Space At 17,150 MPHPaul Thompson33Watching the world go by from the window of a plane at Mach 0.8 is hard to beat, but when it comes to an expanded…
Dec 25 2014512/25/14Airline Employee Caught Smuggling Guns On Flights As CarryonsPaul Thompson48The TSA happily shows off all of the weapons they catch inside carryon baggage every month, but what happens when…
Dec 24 20141112/24/14JetBlue Is Offering To Fly Law Enforcement To NYPD Funerals For FreePaul Thompson12 There are several things to love about jetBlue, but their charitable donation in the wake of the murder of two New…
Dec 24 2014712/24/14Santa's Sleigh Nearly Collides With Airliner Over AustraliaPaul Thompson49Shortly after Australian aviation authorities announced that Santa Claus was given clearance to bring his sleigh and…
Dec 24 2014312/24/14Now You Can Do Some Sky-High Smooching Under MistletoePaul Thompson11Poland's national airline is called LOT, and this holiday season, they have invited passengers to "KISSaLOT" (I…