Want to feel the thrill of being blown away by the engines of a jumbo jet? Just head to the island of St. Maarten, where the commercial airliners come literally within yards of the beach and thrill-seekers. The jet blasts from the runway can easily produce wind blasts in excess of 100 mph. There’s nowhere [...]

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Is it real or is it a hoax?  No one seems to know for sure, but something definitely whizzed past a commercial jet and has caused quite a stir online. In the short video below, which was captured by a somewhat startled passenger, we see a white bowl-shaped object of some sort flying over Seoul, [...]

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This is a truly incredible story. An 80-year-old woman from Wisconsin spent 90 minutes learning how to fly a Cessna plane while in mid-air, then had to land it successfully after her husband, who had been flying the aircraft, collapsed while at the helm. Helen Collins successfully landed the small plane as it was on [...]

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Here are your top stories for this Monday evening, April 2, 2012: – Bin Laden’s widows sentenced – Siberian plane crash kills 31 – Science project shuts down airport – Trayvon Martin’s parents to ask DoJ to investigate state attorney

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Russian emergency officials say at least 31 people were killed when a passenger plane crashed just after takeoff in an oil-producing region of Siberia this morning. Thirteen survivors were pulled from the fiery wreckage, but one of those later died. At least five people remain in critical condition at this hour. Thirty-nine passengers and four [...]

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Here are your top stories for this Wednesday evening, March 28, 2012: – Supreme Court health care law review enters day 3 – Gingrich cuts 1/3 of staff – Plane makes emergency landing after pilot’s “erratic behavior.”

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The JetBlue pilot whose in-flight behavior led to an emergency landing in Texas on Tuesday has been suspended pending further investigation. Clayton Osbon was captain of JetBlue Flight 191 from New York to Las Vegas, which was diverted to Amarillo after crew and passengers restrained him. Osbon has worked for the company for 12 years, [...]

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It now looks as though that JetBlue pilot who had to be restrained yesterday aboard a Las Vegas-bound flight had a panic attack, according to law enforcement sources. The FAA, meanwhile, called the incident a “medical emergency.” Flight 191′s Captain Clayton Osbon had to be subdued by at least five passengers after his co-pilot locked [...]

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Here are your top stories for this Wednesday morning, March 28, 2012: – Insurance mandate in doubt – U.S. seeks quick action from Assad on peace plan in Syria – JetBlue captain restrained – Live jewelry all the rage in Mexico

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A JetBlue flight from JFK Airport in New York was diverted today after a man told passengers to “say their prayers” and tried to storm the cockpit. The incident took place on Flight 191, which took off at about 10:45 a.m. headed for Las Vegas. An eyewitness says, “I saw a guy wearing a pilot’s [...]

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A trip to Disney is supposed to make kids jump for joy, but one toddler was left quaking with fear after he was subjected to a pat-down by the Transportation Security Administration. The 3-year-old boy, confined to a wheelchair due to a broken leg, was with his family at O’Hare Airport in Chicago on their [...]

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The Orlando Sanford International Airport, one of the nation’s busiest, is going to attempt to opt out of only using Transportation Security Administration agents for its security screenings. The president of the airport said yesterday that he would again apply to use private operators to screen passengers, using federal standards and oversight. U.S. Rep. John [...]

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