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Airport Mechanic Rescues Vet Whose Prosthetic Leg Breaks Down
A U.S. veteran, quadruple amputee Taylor Morris, was traveling through McCarran Airport in Las Vegas with his wife, when his prosthetic knee suddenly broke down....
“Man’s Blessed Friend”
I came across this really nice story about a dog. It was out of the National Geographic magazine I was reading while on an...
Amy Poehler Gives Up First-Class Seat to New Mom, Hangs Out in Coach
Actress Amy Poehler showed off her kind side when she gave up her first class-seat on a flight from Los Angeles to New York...
Study: Talking to Other Commuters on Trains is Not a Drag After All
In return for a $5 Starbucks gift card, commuters in a Chicago area train station were asked to participate in an experiment. Instead of...
Jet Fuel From Garbage Will Power British Airlines Planes
Come 2017, British Airways could be able to fuel flights from London to New York on trash.
The airline has partnered with Washington, D.C.-based Solena...
Chance Airline Encounter Frees TODAY Show Co-Host to Talk About Her Cancer
As part of a special week of stories about who most inspired them, TODAY show co-host Hoda Kotb credits a stranger on an airplane...
Sweet Story of a Returned Wallet Sparks Kindness Party
This picture, posted recently on Reddit.com, was photographed in New York City where someone was thrilled to have their wallet returned and desperately wanted...
Philadelphia Philharmonic Plays Music to Tame 3-Hour Flight Delay
Eight members of the Philadelphia Orchestra who were stuck on a tarmac in Beijing for three hours gave fellow passengers an experience of a...
How a Museum Exhibit is Changing Lives in Los Angeles
A 10-year-old boy who lives in L.A.'s inner-city has never been on an airplane, but that hasn't stopped him from dreaming of becoming an...
Locals Light up Remote Peruvian Airstrip for Emergency Night-flight
They came on their motor scooters by the hundreds.
The community of Contamana - a remote town in eastern Peru - came out in force...
Second Time Around: How to Find and Embrace a New Career After 50
When you’re in the cockpit on final approach and suddenly have to abort your landing and try again, it’s called a “go-around.” It can...
30 Pizzas Delivered to Passengers on Stranded Delta Flight
Bad weather in Atlanta forced a flight to end up on a tarmac for three hours after major delays, but the passengers had a...
Air Force Pilot Takes Boy’s Letter “Closer to Heaven” so Daddy Can Read it
"Mac" Gallegos was only 5 when his father, Army Sgt. Justin Gallegos, was killed in Afghanistan in 2009. Not a day goes by that...
World’s First Biofuel Flight Powered by 100 Percent Plant Oil
A twin-engine, 10-seater airplane taking off from Ottawa International airport two months ago may have looked like any other plane but it was, in...
2012 Named Safest Year Ever for Air Travel
2012 will go into the record books as the safest year ever for airline travelers worldwide. 3 billion passengers flew in 2012 on more...
From Waterboy to War Hero, a Veterans Day Story
Ben Overstreet badly wanted to play football, but when he started his senior year at Gulf High School in 1949, he stood 5-feet-5 and...
5 Techniques for Managing Persistent Negative Thinking and Doubts
Almost everybody deals with anxiety, stress and mild depression. Using a few specific tools, we can have an easier time managing these. Here is...
Now Arriving on Time: Your Flight and Suitcase
Fliers rejoice: Travelers are late to fewer business meetings and missing fewer chances to tuck their kids into bed now that U.S. airlines are...
World War II Veteran Marks 90th Birthday with Skydiving Jump
A World War II hero from Maine gave himself a 90th birthday present — his first skydiving jump from an airplane.
Lester Slate, of Exeter,...
Obama Beams as Bob Dylan, 12 Others, Awarded Medal of Freedom (w/ Video)
At the White House yesterday, President Obama honored this year's recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation’s highest civilian honor.
“I have to...