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Thrifty Thief: Man Bags $238,000 By Climbing Through Airplane Bathroom
NewsFeed supposes it’s determination if you’re willing to spend a little bit of time in a stinky, nauseating and sometimes claustrophobic airplane bathroom to get to nearly a quarter of a million dollars.
The Error-Prone Skies? Reported Air-Traffic Mistakes Increase 81% Since 2007
Travelers, beware: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced an 81% increase in reported air-traffic errors since 2007.
Extreme Measures: Alaska Lawmaker Returns Home By Sea After Refusing TSA Pat Down
Full-body scanners caused their fair share of controversy this past holiday season. But for one Alaskan state representative, even a traditional pat-down was too much.
Yes, It Exists: The Airplane You Can Fly Using Only an iPad
What do you give to the Apple fanboy (or fangirl) that has every conceivable I-gadget ever concocted? (Via AvWeb)
Air Travel Gets Worse: Are We on the Verge of a Baby Fee?
Airlines have made more than $6 billion by charging various fees, including fees to check a suitcase. And they probably won’t stop there.
Who Is Pointing Lasers At Airplanes? After 2,800 Incidents in 2010, Officials Race to Avert Disaster
In today’s obvious news update: Pointing lasers at a pilot operating a plane is dangerous. In today’s worrisome news update: The number of times this happens has soared.
Another Airline Horror Story: Man Forced to Stand Through Flight
Just when you thought air travel couldn’t get worse, you hear one more hair-raising air travel tale. Was one passenger too tall to fly?
$900 Million Can’t Be Wrong: Why Airline Baggage Fees Are Here to Stay
With all of the commotion over pat-downs, we’ve practically forgotten about the exorbitant baggage fees. And the airlines couldn’t be happier.
The Top 10 Worse Alternatives to Plane Travel
If you’re thinking about axing ‘3-1-1’ from your travel preparations, we’ve got news for you. There are worse forms of transit than the airlines.
Quotes: Consumer Watchdog Director on Why Passengers Are Angry at the TSA
“Passengers are angry and frustrated about most of the flying experience — the whole ‘shut up and sit down’ experience of flying. But unless they’re professional travelers, they can’t pin the frustration on individual
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Does the Airline Bomb Plot Spell the End for In-Flight Wi-Fi?
If you’re unable to read NewsFeed at a cruising altitude of 36,000 feet, does that mean the terrorists have won?