Korean Air no longer offering instant noodles over burn risks during turbulence
|

Korean Air no longer offering instant noodles over burn risks during turbulence

This airline doesn’t want to be in any hot water. Korean Air will no longer provide economy class passengers with instant noodles on long flights to prevent burn incidents during turbulence — three months after rough air currents left an elderly passenger on another airline dead and dozens of others injured….

New ‘Luggage Losers’ site scolds airlines for lost baggage: ‘Avoid flying with them’
|

New ‘Luggage Losers’ site scolds airlines for lost baggage: ‘Avoid flying with them’

Revenge is taking off. A traveler created a whole website to expose an airline after they reportedly lost his girlfriend’s luggage. Rather than contacting the airline and expressing his frustrations directly to them in an email, entrepreneur Pieter Levels created “Luggage Losers. A man created a whole website to expose…

Flight delayed? It’s probably Uncle Sam’s fault
|

Flight delayed? It’s probably Uncle Sam’s fault

Your flight is delayed? Blame your government. OK, it’s not always the government’s fault. Sometimes it’s weather or mechanical problems. But often we suffer horrible flight delays because politicians won’t relinquish power. In January, flights were grounded when the government’s “Notice to Air Missions” system broke down. That was just…

JFK Airport power outage forces 16-hour flight from New Zealand to make U-turn
|

JFK Airport power outage forces 16-hour flight from New Zealand to make U-turn

A power outage at JFK Airport forced a New Zealand flight to divert its travel plans during its eight-hour journey to the Big Apple. International flights in JFK’s Terminal 1 were brought to a standstill Thursday when a fire caused a major power disruption. Travelers were required to travel to…

Wright brothers accomplish first flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on this day in 1903
|

Wright brothers accomplish first flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on this day in 1903

The world’s first flight officially took off from North Carolina’s Outer Banks on this day in history, Dec. 17, 1903. The Wright brothers were allegedly the first to successfully fly a powered and controlled airplane in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, after years of experimenting with the concept of flight. Brothers Wilbur and Orville…