The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is suing an apparently unhinged American Airlines passenger who created a chaotic scene while attempting to open the front cabin door mid-flight and forcing flight attendants to duct tape her to a seat. Heather Wells of San Antonio, 34, bit, kicked and spat at staff and fellow passengers about an […]
An Austrian Airlines flight went viral this week after it flew through a hailstorm on Sunday that ripped off part of the plane’s nose and shattered its cockpit windows. And one expert tells CBS News that while incidents like this are rare, they can happen very easily — and very fast. The incident involved Austrian […]
Flying through a thunderstorm can be a scary experience even for the most experienced travelers. There’s a number of risks with doing so, and passengers aboard an Austrian Airlines flight on June 9 learned that firsthand. The flight was traveling to Vienna from Palma de Mallorca in Spain when, according to the airline, the plane […]
Mike Tyson is “doing great” after an apparent medical scare while aboard a flight on Sunday, representatives for the former world heavyweight champion have said. According to reports, the 57-year-old was flying from Miami to Los Angeles when he became unwell and appeals were made to find passengers with medical experience to provide assistance. Paramedics […]
Mike Tyson is “doing great” after an apparent medical scare while aboard a flight on Sunday, representatives for the former world heavyweight champion have said. According to reports, the 57-year-old was flying from Miami to Los Angeles when he became unwell and appeals were made to find passengers with medical experience to provide assistance. Paramedics […]
A student pilot tried getting into the cockpit of a cross-country flight to Dulles, Va., telling crew members he was merely “testing them” with this dangerous stunt, authorities said. Nathan Jones, 19, was aboard Alaska Airlines Flight 322 from San Diego to Dulles International Airport on March 3 when he “made three separate attempts to […]
Delta scrambled to save the day after one of their passengers was accosted by maggots on an intercontinental flight. The Independent reported that about two hours into a February 13 flight from Amsterdam to Detroit, maggots fell from an overhead bin onto a particularly unfortunate woman. “She was freaking out,” said Philip Schotte, who was […]
A 63-year-old man died on a Lufthansa flight on Thursday, according to Swiss-German outlet Blick. Witnesses told the outlet the man had blood gushing from his nose and mouth. The witnesses said passengers were screaming at the sight. A 63-year-old man died during a Lufthansa flight this week after losing “liters of blood’ in a […]
Boeing narrowed its fourth-quarter loss to $30 million and bumped up production of its best-selling plane just before one of them suffered a blowout of a side panel during a flight – an accident that has raised new safety concerns about the aircraft manufacturer. The loss reported on Wednesday was smaller than Wall Street expected […]
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will begin auditing Boeing’s aircraft production and increase oversight of the troubled manufacturer after a panel blew off a jetliner in mid-flight last week, the last in a string of mishaps for its marquee aircraft. The agency’s move comes just a day after it announced an investigation into whether […]
The fallout continues for Boeing after a door plug blew out of a plane midflight. It happened one week ago, prompting an emergency landing and the grounding of all 737 MAX 9 Jets. Today, a Boeing manager, turned whistleblower, is continuing to sound the alarm. For years Ed Pierson has warned about the safety of […]
A pilot accused of threatening to shoot a commercial airline captain who wanted to divert a flight to get medical attention for a passenger is set to make his first federal court appearance. Former Delta Air Lines pilot Jonathan J Dunn was indicted by a grand jury on October 18 and charged with interfering with […]