Photo: Chris Sattlberger (Getty Images) Earlier today, Reuters ran a story from the Paris Airshow. The event, traditionally full of networking between pilots and companies, has introduced an odd twist to its attendance policies this year: Free admission for anyone without a job. Delta’s Luggage Only Flight The move is an attempt to bolster enthusiasm […]
1,000 Pounds Cocaine Found On Bolivian Airliner Sparks Scandal
Photo: Fabrizio Gandolfo/SOPA Images/LightRocket (Getty Images) In February, Spanish authorities found just over 1,000 pounds of cocaine on a commercial flight at Madrid–Barajas Airport. The Boliviana de Aviación (BoA) flight, operated by Spanish charter airline Wamos Air, arrived in Spain from Viru Viru International Airport in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. During the investigation, information was uncovered […]
Alaska Flight School is Turning a Boeing 727 Into Student Dorms
What was your student dorm like? Mine was a bland, bottom-floor apartment with gray walls, a tiny shared kitchen and a distinct lack of soundproofing. For pupils at a flight school in Alaska, their campus housing is about to get a whole lot more exciting, as the school prepares to convert an old Boeing 727 into […]
United Air Wants Electric VTOL Flying Taxis in Chicago by 2025
Apparently, flying cars are the future of personal transport and, one day, we’ll all be zipping around in the skies getting from A to B with ease. But as it stands, no flying cars actually exist yet, so we have to make do with startups around the world promising to build new, all-electric aircraft capable […]
Airline Fined $225,000 After Police Freed Passengers From Plane
Photo: Oliver Berg / picture alliance (Getty Images) The U.S. Department of Transportation has decided to fine German carrier Eurowings $225,000 for an incident that happened in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, four years ago. Transatlantic flights are already uncomfortable experiences at their core. Passengers in economy have to spend at least a third of a day […]