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United Airlines Pitched Mega Merger With American Airlines To Trump
The last time any airline had more planes than United-American was when Aeroflot had a state monopoly on domestic flights within the Soviet Union.
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FAA Tries To Convince Gamers To Become Air Traffic Controllers With Manic Ad Campaign
According to the FAA, gamers have "demonstrated high cognitive functions." Uh, say that after you try playing Call of Duty with a squad of stoned randos.
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Don't Expect Air Travel To Get Cheaper Anytime Soon
Regardless of the ceasefire status, oil production and refinery damage mean that the cost of traveling by plane isn't likely to come down for several months.
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Ope! We've Got Another Plane Baby!
This time around, the plane baby showed up on a Caribbean Airlines flight from Jamaica to New York.
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Subaru Boxer Engines Keep Showing Up In Small Airplanes: Here's Why
The Subaru EJ engines seem to have caught the eyes of people building experimental light aircraft at home, but why are they so well suited to the job?
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We Can't Decide If James Brown's Lincoln Mark III Or His Learjet Has More '70s Swagger
He was the first Black American to own a private plane and also had a beautiful Lincoln Continental. Which was cooler? Read the story, then take our poll.
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These Airport Buses Would've Changed The Way We Board Airplanes
Airplanes require some creative thinking to get passengers on board. In 1982, a company in Hungary sought to provide a bus-style alternative to gangways.
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Apache Helicopters Flew Over Kid Rock's House After No Kings Protest And Pete Hegseth Says 'Carry On'
The scheduling of Saturday's training flight might have been a coincidence, but the actions of the pilots once they climbed into the cockpit weren't.
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United Airlines Unveils Ultra-Premium Coastliner Airbus A321neo For Cross-Country Routes
This is all in keeping with the airline's United Next strategy, in which it tries to position itself as a premium travel offering.
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You Could Book A First-Class Airline Ticket That Turns Out To Be On A Bus Instead Of A Plane
The primary miscommunication appears to be caused by folks using third-party booking sites that don't show the fine print clearly.
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Elon Musk Could Legally Help Struggling TSA Agents Get Paid With This One Weird Trick
As far as I can tell, there's no law that would prevent Musk from donating to a union's worker hardship fund, even as a federal contractor.
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Florida Man Crashes Ford Mustang Through Airport Fence, Nearly Hits A Taxiing Plane, Then Tries Entering It
Using his Mustang to crash through a fence, a "highly-intoxicated" Florida man tried to gain access to multiple planes on the taxiway at Daytona International.
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Trump Rejects Another Offer To Pay TSA Agents, This Time From Elon Musk Himself
Believe it or not, the suggestion here is that the Trump administration decided not to take Elon's money over legal concerns.
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United Airlines Will Give You A Lie-Flat Bed — If You Buy Three Economy Seats
United plans on offering Relax Row seating on over 200 Boeing 787 and 777 planes by 2030.
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LaGuardia's Runway Warning System Didn't Activate Before Fatal Crash Because The Firetruck Didn't Have A Transponder
One element that certainly remains unclear right now is why the fire truck made the decision to cross the runway.
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Delta Tells Congress To Get Bent, Suspends Perks Amid Partial Government Shutdown
Congress is going to have to fly like the rest of us Joe Jerkoffs until it finds a way to fund the TSA.
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Trump Turns Down End To Airport Security Nightmare To Keep ICE Running
The Trump administration is only worsening the already-precarious state of air travel.
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Head To This Website To See How Infuriatingly Long Your TSA Wait Will Be
The good news is, not every airport looks like a scene from a disaster movie, but some are definitely backed up.
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Trump Sics ICE Agents On Airports Around The Country In Futile Attempt To Cut Down On Wait Times As TSA Agents Go Without Pay
If Trump's ICE deployments don't work, he told the Times that he would send in the National Guard to assist the TSA.
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'I Messed Up' LaGuardia Air Traffic Controller Was Juggling Sky And Ground Traffic By Himself Right Before Deadly Crash With Firetruck
I cannot imagine trying to deal with all of this, I'll tell you what.
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Fire Forces Evacuation Of Newark Air Traffic Control Tower
Newark grounded all flights after hearing reports of smoke inside the tower.
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Airlines Are Breaking Ticket-Sale Records As Travelers Rush To Buy Before Iran-War Price Increases Hit
It's almost as if the war against Iran is having huge, unintended consequences. Who could have predicted this?
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Convicted Nikola Fraudster Trevor Milton Gets The Team Back Together For One Last Job
If I were a betting woman, I wouldn't put my money on SyberJet's horse.
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FAA Orders Stricter Air Traffic Control Over Routes Where Planes And Helicopters Intersect
The FAA had already restricted the use of visual separation at the Reagan National Airport after the Potomac crash.
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Spirit Airlines Will Have Just 80 Planes To Repay $2 Billion In Debt
Spirit's position as an ultra-low-cost carrier leaves it vulnerable to rising fuel prices.
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The Giant Engines That Helped The B-29 Superfortress Rule The Skies
From World War II through the Korean War, the B-29 delivered bombs to distant parts of the world, including two atomic bombs. These engines made it possible.
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The Era Of Air Taxis Cometh As FAA Approves Eight Test Programs Across 26 States
Even if the initial tests go well, there may be a lot of turbulence ahead.
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