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It turns out airplane walls are really thin — and they're hollow

Believe it or not, commercial planes aren’t designed to collide with anything except adorably aloof birds at both 575 miles per hour while...

21.10.2024 1

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NASA is done with the Boeing Starliner — for now

The ramifications of the problematic Boeing Crew Test Flight are becoming clear a month after the Starliner returned to Earth empty. NASA announced...

21.10.2024 2

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Delta had to ditch meals on hundreds of flights because of a listeria outbreak

Of all the complaints typically tossed at airline food, passengers getting violently sick after a meal isn’t one of them. A catering kitchen at...

17.10.2024 1

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Hurricane Milton has stranded astronauts in space

The category-four Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida on Wednesday and was projected to be the worst to strike the state in 100 years. The...

10.10.2024 2

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A Turkish Airlines pilot died mid-flight, forcing an emergency landing in New York

A Turkish Airlines flight diverted to New York on Wednesday morning after the captain collapsed and died onboard. The carrier’s Airbus A350 was...

09.10.2024 2

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A Frontier Airlines flight trailed flames as it landed

Clapping when a flight lands may be a fading tradition, but it’s fully deserved some days. Passengers on a Frontier Airlines flight certainly had...

07.10.2024 1

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A 3-year cruise was delayed for months. Then it had to stop after 4 hours

After a four-month delay caused by maintenance issues, the Villa Vie Odyssey finally left Belfast, Northern Ireland, and steamed out of port on...

03.10.2024 2

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Dozens of airlines could have Boeing jets with risky rudder parts

The National Transportation Safety Board warned over 40 foreign airlines on Tuesday that their Boeing 737 planes may be fitted with potentially...

01.10.2024 1

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Delta Air Lines was sued over a coffee spill that caused severe burns

Spilled beverages on a flight are typically an annoyance that you just wipe yourself off and forget about. However, if the beverage is scalding...

23.09.2024 5

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Boeing Starliner has been a disaster. Here's everything that went wrong

The Boeing Starliner finally plopped down in the New Mexico desert last week after spending three months in orbit. The beleaguered spacecraft...

11.09.2024 1

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It has never been about the gasoline for Buc-ce's Stations - here's why that's a winning business model

Rivalries between regional gas station chains, like Buc-ee’s in Texas or Sheetz and Wawa on the East Coast, reached a fever pitch in recent...

03.09.2024 1

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The stranded Boeing Starliner astronauts have another problem

An interesting dilemma has cropped up as NASA weighs its options on handling the problem-plagued Boeing Starliner currently docked to the...

21.08.2024 7

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An entire airport was shut down — all because some scissors went missing

A missing pair of scissors brought an international airport in Japan to a standstill last Saturday. The unusual security situation at New Chitose...

20.08.2024 1

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A rocket exploded during a test at the U.K.'s first spaceport

While the United States is returning to the Moon, the United Kingdom struggles to just get off the ground. A rocket engine exploded during a test...

20.08.2024 1

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Planes used to get crash tests, too. Here's what they looked like

Just like the cars out on the road, regulators intentionally crashed planes for 75 years to better learn how to better design aircraft for increase...

17.08.2024 2

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A woman threw computer monitors at airline staffers because she missed her flight

Unruly passengers make the frustrating experience of flying even more stressful, but these customers don’t suddenly become rowdy when they step on...

15.08.2024 2

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A man snuck onto two flights at Munich Airport

Many frequent fliers might think the current airline travel experience isn’t worth paying for, but they aren’t trying to hop on a plane without...

14.08.2024 1

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There's a spacecraft cemetery in the south Pacific Ocean

The final point of many space missions is an extremely isolated spot in the South Pacific Ocean, where spacecraft are splashed down and never seen...

13.08.2024 2

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There's a spaceship graveyard deep under the Pacific Ocean

The final point of many space missions is an extremely isolated spot in the South Pacific Ocean, where spacecraft are splashed down and never seen...

13.08.2024 1

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Bank accounts are being emptied thanks to scammers using fake parking tickets

Parking tickets are the latest vector for scammers to empty out bank accounts from New York to Southern California. Calgary became the latest North...

12.08.2024 10

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OceanGate was hit with a $50 million lawsuit over its deadly sub implosion

The family of Paul-Henri Nargeolet filed a $50 million wrongful death lawsuit against OceanGate for gross negligence. Nargeolet, a French explorer,...

08.08.2024 2

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An Air Canada flight was canceled because of an incident between a passenger and a flight attendant

Air Canada canceled a long-haul flight two weeks after an incident between one of its flight attendants and a passenger. The flight from...

06.08.2024 1

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