Boeing Airline Partnership Grows Desert Superplants for Green Jet Fuel
A huge new research facility is using resources abundant in the desert –salt and sand– to grow "super plants" for the production of renewable jet fuel.
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Flying Car Completes First-Ever Flight Between Airports -Then Transforms Back into a Sports Car in 3 Minutes
A flying car built for less than 2 million euro completed the first ever inter city flight, going from Nitra to Bratislava in Slovakia.
Delta Pilot's Pre-Pandemic Message Found Tucked Away On a Plane Coming Out of Storage
A note a pilot captain left behind in a Delta plane in March last year is a poignant reminder of the year of lockdowns we've all had.
Vermont Startup's Electric Plane That Lifts-Off Vertically is Really Taking Off
The Alia eVTOL - electric vertical take off and landing - is going to usher in zero-emissions shuttle aviation for the first time in history.
Scientists Invent De-icing Coatings to Cut Airline Delays by Lasting Longer Without Toxic Runoff
UIC researchers developed a longer-lasting and non-toxic alternative to conventional deicing for airlines and runways.
Baby Born Prematurely On a Plane Gets Free Flights For Life
Passengers and personnel rushed to the aid of this baby girl being birthed in a flight over Asia – and the airline gave her the best birthday gift ever.
A Flying Car Just Got Certified as Airworthy to Fly
A flying car in Slovakia just received its airworthiness certification after 700 hours of flight time and 200 take-off/landings. Future time.
Captain Orders 50 Pizzas Delivered to Airline Passengers Stuck on Tarmac
Frontier Airline Passengers flying from Washington, D.C. to Denver Monday arrived after midnight, five hours late, but most did not complain. While they were waiting on a tarmac in Wyoming for stormy weather to clear in Denver, the Frontier Airlines captain ordered pizzas delivered to the plane.
Futuristic Ship Design is Game Changer For Humanitarian Airlifts
From the 'Hindenburg' to a humanitarian ship capable of eco-friendly relief drops, rescues, and turning into an instant floating hospital.
Bi-lingual Sweetheart to the Rescue at Gate A-4
Wandering around the airport terminal, after learning my flight had been detained four hours, I heard an announcement: "If anyone in the vicinity of Gate 4-A understands any Arabic, please come to the gate immediately." Gate 4-A was my own gate. I went there. An older woman in full traditional Palestinian embroidered dress, just like my grandma wore, was crumpled to the floor, wailing loudly. "Help," said the Flight Service Person. "We told her the flight was going to be late and she did this." In my halting Arabic, I was able to soothe her worried mind. Not only that, by the end of four hours, all the women at the gate were as one, bonded by the old woman sharing her cookies.
She Barely Made Flight For Son's Surgery Thanks to Noble Baggage Handler
Karma came back around for this philanthropic traveling mother when a baggage handler made sure she got on her flight home just in the nick of time.
Flight Attendant Delights Passengers With Looney Tunes Safety Speech
When this Southwest flight attendant was supposed to be doing the concluding safety speech for his passengers, he decided to have a little cartoon fun.
Southwest Employee Becomes Girl's Buddy During In-Flight Panic Attacks
When a little girl with diabetes had a panic attack onboard a flight, threatening her blood sugar level, this flight attendant went above and beyond.
Delta Airlines Rescues Stranded Nigerian Olympic Team Free of Charge
This soccer team had spent months training for the big match only to find themselves stranded the night before the event – that's when Delta stepped in.
Flight Crew and Passengers Do Sweetest Thing for Grandma of Orlando Shooting Victim
Passengers rally around the grandmother of an Orlando shooting victim after a flight attendant asks them to write words of encouragement.
Complaints Are Down, On-Time Performance is Up for US âAirlines
Airline complaints dropped by a dramatic 20 percent in April compared with the same month a year ago, and on-time arrivals improved, says a new U.S. report.
30 Pizzas Delivered to Passengers on Stranded Delta Flight
Bad weather in Atlanta forced a flight to end up on a tarmac for three hours after major delays, but the passengers had a great story to tell with some happy memories thanks to a compassionate Delta flight crew. Thirty pizzas were delivered to the stalled airplane in Knoxville -- both cheese and pepperoni -- to make the wait a little more bearable.
Homesick Son Returning From Military is Surprised by Dad Flying the Plane (Video)
Mario Lopes was pretty happy to be out of Kuwait and back in the US – but he was even happier about being surprised by his father first.
After Harrowing Survival, Beagle Airlifted To Happy Life Miles Away
For this couple, it's all part of the job to offer free flights to hounds looking for adopted families.
U.S. Airlines Excel: Denied Boardings, Mishandled Bags at Lowest Rate in 26 Years
Your chances of getting bumped from a flight or having your bags mishandled in 2016 were the lowest they've been in the last 26 years
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