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Traveling Man: Brian Williams Explains Why He Ditched The Royal Wedding
While it may seem like everyone is breathlessly watching the Royal Wedding with all its pomp and fanfare, elsewhere in the world real news is taking place.
Delta Airlines’s Dirty Secret: Rat Feces and Urine Found on Plane
Please note that the nearest sample of animal excrement may be behind you.
Antique Airplanes, Ski Resorts and Liechtenstein: Odd Dwellings You Can Rent Online
For those who have literally everything, or for hosts of really (and we mean really!) big parties, why not rent a whole European principality? (via Techland)
Expert: FAA Short on Cash, Skimping on Training and Long Aware of Sleeping Workers
On Monday, an air traffic controller in Virginia misstated the distance between a cargo plane and a jet carrying First Lady Michelle Obama, forcing her plane to abort its landing for a short time.
Government Regulations Force U.S. Airlines to Be Nicer
The U.S. Department of Transportation issued new rules Wednesday that aim to make airlines more user-friendly.
Man Has Heart Attack Mid-Flight, But Plane Continues 14-Hour Trip
A 51 year-old man suffered an heart attack shortly after takeoff from Singapore. But Singapore Airlines did not divert to the nearest available airport, and instead continued its 14-hour flight to London.
Report: Aircraft Carrying Michelle Obama Aborts Landing After Controller Mistake
In the latest of several mishaps concerning Federal Aviation Administration air traffic controllers, a plane with First Lady Michelle Obama on board came “dangerously close” to a collision with a military cargo jet, forcing the …
Real Estate Steal: Entire Italian Village On Sale for $800,000
Want to Steal a Hotel Towel? Check For a New Tracking Chip First
Towel thieves, consider yourselves warned.
Asleep at the Switch? Snoozing Controllers Lead to Major FAA Resignation
By Megan Friedman and Megan Gibson
This really raises the stakes on the whole idea of “sleeping on the job.”
Congressman: TSA Child Pat-Down ‘Absurd’
The Internet was up in arms when a video of a six-year-old girl’s TSA pat-down went viral. One member of Congress wasn’t happy, either.