Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikGood Luck Flying Through Germany Right NowSystems outages, downed websites, and upcoming strikes make for a perfect storm of travel disruption.BySteve DaSilvaPublishedFebruary 16, 2023Comments (12)Save
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikAfter 16 Years, Feds Finally Have the Technology to Read Passport RFID ChipsThe U.S. required countries to embed RFID chips in passports back in 2006. Now, U.S. Border Control can finally read…ByErin MarquisPublishedFebruary 15, 2023Comments (18)Save
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikA Plane Losing an Engine Is Scary but Actually No Big DealIt doesn't happen often, but planes are designed to fly on a single engine to their destination.ByCollin WoodardPublishedFebruary 14, 2023Comments (24)Save
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikWhy the U.S. Is Suddenly Shooting Down So Many BalloonsThe U.S. military keeps detecting balloons and unidentified objects over America, thanks to adjustments in the…ByKelsey D. AthertonPublishedFebruary 14, 2023Comments (33)Save
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikAmerican Airlines Union Leader Tells New Pilots to Fly for DeltaProfit sharing and working conditions are the primary concerns of American Airlines' pilots.ByRyan Erik KingPublishedFebruary 13, 2023Comments (1)Save
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikThe Worst Seats on a Plane Give You the Best Chance for Surviving a CrashThose last-resort seat selections may be miserable while flying, but could protect you in a worst-case scenario.ByErin MarquisPublishedFebruary 10, 2023Comments (25)Save
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikExperts Warned Southwest Airlines, FAA About Outdated Software for YearsThe feds are taking a close look at both Southwest's January failure and the Federal Aviation Administration's…ByErin MarquisPublishedFebruary 8, 2023Comments (14)Save
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikFour Hospitalized After Battery Fire Breaks out on United Airlines FlightA laptop battery caught fire, causing United flight 2664 to divert back to San Diego just minutes into the flight.ByAndy KalmowitzPublishedFebruary 7, 2023Comments (20)Save
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikUnited Airlines Allegedly Skipped Pre-Flight Fire System Checks on More Than 100,000 FlightsThe FAA proposes a $1.15 million fine, but the airline says the check is performed automatically on Boeing 777…ByAndy KalmowitzPublishedFebruary 7, 2023Comments (7)Save
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikRussian Jet Catches Fire Days After Planes Declared Safe Despite SanctionsThe country says it can keep planes safely in the air until 2030 even with international sanctions on airplane parts.ByErin MarquisPublishedFebruary 6, 2023Comments (23)Save
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikFirefighting Boeing 737 Crashes in Australia, Crew Walks AwayThe Coulson Aviation plane crashed in a Western Australia national park while fighting two wildfires.ByRyan Erik KingPublishedFebruary 6, 2023Comments (25)Save
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikFedEx Cargo Plane Nearly Collides With Southwest Flight in Latest Near Miss at U.S. AirportsThe FAA have three high profile accidents to investigate — all from the last few weeks.ByErin MarquisPublishedFebruary 6, 2023Comments (28)Save
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikThings Are Kind of a Mess at Two New York Area AirportsA near-miss at Newark comes weeks after several close calls at JFK.ByErin MarquisPublishedFebruary 3, 2023Comments (33)Save
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikThe Enormous Antonov An-225 Mriya Flies Again in Microsoft Flight SimulatorThe world's largest, heaviest plane, destroyed by Russia during the Ukraine invasion, lives on in digital form.ByBob SorokanichPublishedFebruary 3, 2023Comments (12)Save
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikParents Ditch Baby at Check-In After Failing to Buy the Infant a Plane TicketRyanAir charges parents just $27 to hold a baby through a flight.ByErin MarquisPublishedFebruary 2, 2023Comments (279)Save
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikWhy Somalia Has Air Traffic Control for the First Time Since the 1990sThe country's airspace was deemed uncontrolled after the start of the Somali Civil War in 1991.ByRyan Erik KingPublishedJanuary 26, 2023Save
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikAustralian Airliner Turns Back During 3-Hour Flight Over Incomplete PaperworkMonday's flight from Adelaide to Perth was Qantas' fifth turned-around flight of 2023 so far.ByRyan Erik KingPublishedJanuary 25, 2023Comments (6)Save
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikAirport Worker Sucked Into Jet Engine Was Repeatedly Warned to Stand BackAccording to the NTSB, the employee had been briefed twice that the plane's engines were still running, moments…ByRyan Erik KingPublishedJanuary 24, 2023Comments (158)Save
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikFlying Last Year Sucked. Expect More of the Same in 2023"The days of flying being fun are long over," experts told NBC.ByErin MarquisPublishedJanuary 23, 2023Comments (21)Save
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikHow a Hacker Unearthed the TSA No-Fly ListWhat began as bored browsing ended with 1.5 million entries from an FBI database.BySteve DaSilvaPublishedJanuary 23, 2023Comments (45)Save