It's fair to say the passengers would want a full refund after their lengthy ordeal, but United Airlines didn't rush to whip out its corporate checkbook.
Read MoreHenderson Field on Midway Atoll is on the verge of closure unless the FAA undertakes a $100 million upgrade effort.
Read MoreWhen the Concorde died, so did commercial supersonic flight. Now the U.S. and China both are starting new efforts, and each has certain advantages.
Read MoreThe Trump Administration seems to really hate the Transportation Security Administration.
Read MoreIt took a 1930s promotional genius to realize that if your company's mascot was a red lion, it would pay off to put an actual lion cub in the cockpit.
Read MoreYou don't want any components failing in the middle of a helicopter ride, but this one should be of particular concern anytime you're airborne.
Read MoreThe Galaxy Cruiser 700 has over 1,100 horsepower, but the little propellers under its rear bumper have just 11.5 hp, and they're what move it forward in water.
Read MoreThe charter boat fishermen found the drone floating in the ocean and pulled it aboard, right alongside their various finned catches of the day.
Read MoreI thought this was pretty common knowledge.
Read MoreThe total cost for modernizing air traffic control's infrastructure has now ballooned to over $42 billion dollars, with companies like Amtrak catching strays.
Read MoreFor now, the soft rollout is underway and the AI SMART software is expected to be fully implemented in airports across the country by 2028.
Read MoreFAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said it would take 13 hours to repair, but the fix should be completed soon — still, hundreds of flights have been canceled.
Read MoreIn case you were wondering, no tracks have been laid for the high-speed rail yet.
Read MoreSince the first in-service ejection in 1949, Martin-Baker claims that its seats have saved over 7,800 lives.
Read MoreWhile the carrier is attempting to cut its fuel use by preemptively canceling flights, the added cost will ultimately be reflected in higher ticket prices.
Read MorePrior to this new "flexibility of service," transport drivers were only allowed to run 14 hours within a 24 hour period.
Read MoreWhen you think of the navy, you tend to think of carriers and destroyers, but this tiny little vessel is the naval stalwart that will melt your heart.
Read MoreYou won't be able to eat at your favorite airport restaurant on a whim, but if you apply ahead of time, TSA may let you into a few select airports.
Read MoreEarly unmanned aircraft were developed over 100 years ago. It took a lot of work to get them off the ground, though, and to head toward their intended targets.
Read MoreWho needs all that red tape anyway, right?
Read MoreOver the last decade, the U.S. Navy has spent $3.4 billion on attack submarines waiting for maintenance, sometimes for years at a stretch.
Read MoreIt's the ship equivalent of being bleary-eyed and unshaven, it's still perfectly capable of doing its job; it just looks like it needs a shower.
Read MoreThe aerial display was admittedly cool as hell, especially with the second plane climbing through the smoke after clearing the playing surface.
Read MoreSet your cruise control to nautical miles. Take your car on the Alaska Marine Highway—where your vehicle gets a front-row seat to glaciers.
Read MoreThis General Electric Genesis P32AC-DM locomotive, straight from the rails of the Metro-North Railroad, is just about the neatest thing I've seen on GovDeals.
Read MoreA ship that had settled on the seafloor over 2½ centuries earlier suddenly came into view, and the consortium building a nearby pipeline was on the hook.
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