The saddest thing I've ever heard on an airplane

Funny cartoon from The Oatmeal. Warning: Possibly challenging to the humor-impaired... also includes a couple dirty words. (theoatmeal.com) 更多...

‘Aggressive’ passenger may have to pay plane’s fuel bill after causing emergency landing

A Canadian man may be charged $17,450 after his drunken and disorderly behavior caused the airplane to make an emergency return to the airport while accompanied by two F-15 U.S. Air Force jets. (www.foxnews.com) 更多...

EasyJet passengers told 'get off the plane or you will be arrested' after fuelling blunder makes flight too heavy

The flight from Birmingham to Geneva was over-filled with 10 tonnes too much fuel so the captain asked the last 37 customers to get off the plane. When some passengers refused to budge they were informed that three police officers were waiting in the airport terminal and would arrest them if necessary. (www.dailymail.co.uk) 更多...

Explore the JFK TWA terminal, a pristine time capsule From 1962

Closed since 2001, a photographer was recently granted access to the terminal. Explore these photos of an amazing example of midcentury design that is still in amazing condition. (ny.curbed.com) 更多...

The F35: 17 years in development, massively over budget, nowhere near ready

The American people were assured the new jet would enter service in 2008 and be a high-performance replacement for the military’s aging airframes while only costing between $40 million and $50 million. Successful money trough. Military capability not so much. (www.pogo.org) 更多...

Boeing’s Newest, Oldest Airliners Fly Together

Click through for a photo of the first Boeing airliner, a 1928 Model 40, flying in formation with their latest, the 787 Dreamliner. “It really took a lot of work and planning,” (Boeing chief test pilot Mike) Carriker said. “When I came alongside the Model 40 against those big puffy clouds it was unbelievable: Here is this 1928 biplane flying with a 2010 airplane side by side.” (www.wired.com) 更多...

Family rescued from downed airplane by helicopter in subzero conditions

A family of five — including 2-year-old twins and a newborn infant — were rescued unhurt Monday after the airplane they were traveling in ran out of fuel and landed in a remote desert area that could not have been reached for hours by rescuers in tracked vehicles. (trib.com) 更多...

American Airlines mechanic accused of sabotaging plane denied bail over possible terrorist ties

A federal judge on Wednesday denied bail to a former American Airlines mechanic accused of sabotaging a jetliner in July over possible links to the Islamic State (ISIS). Prosecutors presented evidence that Alani -- a naturalized American citizen from Iraq -- has a brother with possible ties to ISIS and a history of statements wishing harm to non-Muslims. (www.foxnews.com) 更多...

This once-a-day flight from DFW Airport brings in over $400 million a year

That daily Airbus A380 flight over North Texas is more than a photo opportunity for plane spotters -- it’s bringing in more than $400 million a year for Australian carrier Qantas. (www.dallasnews.com) 更多...

Airplane Poop Is Dangerous

Scientists tested airplane sewage from five different airports and discovered it contained a significantly higher abundance and diversity of antibiotic-resistant microbes, compared to sewage tested at a nearby wastewater plant and even nearby hospitals. (www.popularmechanics.com) 更多...