JetBlue passenger clashes with fellow flier over ‘stolen’ Apple charger
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JetBlue passenger clashes with fellow flier over ‘stolen’ Apple charger

ByNews Polite

Watt a bold move! A brazen JetBlue passenger admitted to taking a fellow passenger’s Apple phone charger on their flight, only to get into a heated back-and-forth on their plane. Footage of the tense incident, posted to TikTok by @RcRelated, showed the woman walking down the plane aisle when the man recording her asked…

Newly released video shows Delta plane clipping Spirit aircraft’s wing at Ohio airport
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Newly released video shows Delta plane clipping Spirit aircraft’s wing at Ohio airport

ByNews Polite

A newly released video shows the moment a passenger plane bumped into a gated aircraft at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport in May. The video, released by the Ohio airport and obtained by FOX 8, shows a Delta Airlines jet slowly moving toward a gate to drop off passengers after landing…

Ex-Alaska Airlines pilot Joseph Emerson who tried to down flight while on magic mushrooms trip wants to fly again
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Ex-Alaska Airlines pilot Joseph Emerson who tried to down flight while on magic mushrooms trip wants to fly again

ByNews Polite

The ex-pilot Alaska Airlines who allegedly tried to crash a plane while tripping on magic mushrooms while off duty wants to fly again. Joseph Emerson, 44, said the October incident that initially landed him with 83 counts of attempted murder and brought an end to his career in the cockpit…

Turbulence is getting worse on flights — but a pilot says mandatory seat belts won’t help keep people safe
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Turbulence is getting worse on flights — but a pilot says mandatory seat belts won’t help keep people safe

ByNews Polite

Turbulence has become more frequent. It’s a trend American Airlines Captain Dennis Tajer has experienced firsthand.  For the safety of his passengers, Tajer, a pilot for over 30 years, said it’s vital that they wear seat belts at all times while seated, even if it’s not mandated by law. It is for…

Teen venturing on record solo flight to 7 continents to raise money for childhood cancer research
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Teen venturing on record solo flight to 7 continents to raise money for childhood cancer research

ByNews Polite

A Chinese-American teen is endeavoring to become the youngest person ever to complete a solo flight to all seven continents in an effort to raise money for cancer research motivated by his ailing cousin.  Ethan Guo, 19, took flight in May from Memphis, Tenn. and has since stopped in seven…

United Airlines aims to crack down on flight attendants who abuse sick time
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United Airlines aims to crack down on flight attendants who abuse sick time

ByNews Polite

The Labor Department is reviewing United Airlines’ leave policies after the carrier implemented stricter measures to crack down on employees abusing sick time.  “Through numerous recent inquiries from workers, the Wage and Hour Division has become aware of a possible change in United Airlines’ leave policies,” said Jessica Looman, the Labor…

Chinese and Russian military planes tracked, intercepted off Alaska, NORAD says
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Chinese and Russian military planes tracked, intercepted off Alaska, NORAD says

ByNews Polite

BEIJING — Two Chinese and two Russian military planes were tracked flying over international waters near Alaska and US and Canadian fighter jets were sent up in response, their joint aerospace command said. The Chinese and Russian military activity Wednesday was not seen as a threat, the North American Aerospace…

Flight attendant forced to hold up toilet door that came loose minutes into 16-hour flight to New York
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Flight attendant forced to hold up toilet door that came loose minutes into 16-hour flight to New York

ByNews Polite

This must have left her down in the dumps. A Cathy Pacific flight attendant was left with a loo-ny job on a 16-hour flight to New York this week — holding up a bathroom door after it broke minutes into the trip. The bathroom door came off its hinges just…