Alec Baldwin may have the money to disturb a flight, but the average flyer may think twice before playing Words with Friends.
Some experts argue that despite the regulations, the skies are still not as safe as they could be.
Nature waits for no man, but it’s easy to guess that the passengers aboard a recent flight to New York City wish the pilot had waited to use the bathroom.
A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report reveals that flying isn’t getting any safer.
Next time you’re stuck on a plane 30 minutes past departure time, remember: there’s probably a reason you haven’t taken off, and you’re most definitely better off for waiting.
Safety officials say that hundreds of deaths in airline crashes over the past five years are attributable to pilots who have become too dependent on computerized fight controls, forgetting how to react in certain situations.
In just three seconds, a hijacker could take over a plane. How? By waiting for the pilot to go to the bathroom.
For fliers hoping to capitalize on the FAA shutdown and its resulting “tax holiday,” the IRS has some disappointing news.
Lawmakers, who have recessed until September, failed to reach an agreement that would reinstate the FAA and thousands of workers who have been furloughed since July 23 when the FAA’s operating authority expired. The government has already lost $200 million and could lose more than $1 billion without a resolution.
A Southwest Airlines pilot has been suspended after he accidentally broadcast a conversation where he used homophobic slurs to refer to several flight attendants, and went on to describe how “ugly” some women were.
