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United Airlines Holds Plane So Passenger Can Say Goodbye To Dying Mother
Kerry Drake needed to get to Lubbock, Texas, and fast. His mother was dying, so he booked the next flight from San Francisco. “I...
AirTran Leads 15 US Airlines in Performance Last Year
Low-cost carrier AirTran had best performance last year among 15 airlines that carry at least 1 percent of domestic passenger volume, according to an...
Biofuel Powers Two European Airlines
Biodiesel has been around since the early 1900′s when pioneers tinkered with a variety of biofuels to power vehicles.
The preferred source of biofuel for...
7 Leading US Airlines to Use BioMass Fuel Made From Waste in California
Seven of the leading U.S. airlines announced this week they've signed up to purchase jet fuel made from recycled urban and agricultural waste to...
Startup Airlines Seek to Offer ‘A Better Way’
Everybody talks about the deplorable state of air travel, but some airline startups are hoping do something about it.
At 90 years old, Ted Vallas...
Major Airlines Pledge Not To Charge For Carry-Ons
Five major carriers on Sunday agreed not to follow the lead of a small Florida airline that plans to charge for carry-on bags. ...
US Airlines Post Best On-time Rate Since 2003, United Tops Among Large Carriers
In a rare bit of good news for a beleaguered industry, U.S. airlines posted in 2009 their best on-time performance since 2003. ...
Airlines Slow Down Flights to Save on Fuel
Airlines are slowing their planes down to save on fuel. Southwest Air began a few months ago to add 2 minutes to each of...
Good News in History, April 21
April 21st marks Groundation Day, when hundreds of thousands of Rastafari celebrate the arrival of Emperor Haile Selassie in Jamaica in 1966. The great...
Dubai Company Buys Used Cooking Oil to Turn Into Biofuel for Cars Citywide to Reduce CO2 Emissions
A Dubai-based company Lootah Biofuels is producing biodiesel from used cooking oil bringing sustainable transportation options to a major oil-producing country.
The result is a...
Quick-Thinking Flight Attendant and Passengers Save 6 Flamingo Eggs Aboard Flight
Alaska Airlines flight attendant Amber May has had some unusual requests in her 10 years of flying, but being asked to help save some...
Stranger on Airplane Quickly Crochets Beanie for Baby Mesmerized by the Yarn in Motion Across the Aisle
Kelly and Jake were nervous about taking their 5-month-old daughter on an airplane, as most new parents would be. Flying from New Jersey to...
Zero Airline Crashes in 2023: It Was One of Aviation’s Safest Years Ever
It simply doesn't get enough publicity, considering the fact that modern aviation has reached a point where tens of thousands of giant metal tubes...
‘Miracle’ Evacuation from Burning Japanese Airplane Credited to ‘Disciplined’ Passengers and Crew
The next time you're aboard a plane watching the safety demonstrations, don't brush them off as unnecessary details of a catastrophe that won't save...
Good News in History, October 4
108 years ago today, Dinosaur National Monument was established in Colorado and Utah. Dictated into existence by the executive power of the Antiquities Act,...
Dad Honors Career by Recreating Adorable Photo With Son Who is Now a Pilot at Same Airline–LOOK
From a Chicago airport comes the beautiful story of a father and son who were able to recreate a special moment to celebrate an...
World’s First Electric Aircraft Flight Powered by New Liquid Hydrogen–Flew for 3 Hours
The world’s first piloted flight of an electric aircraft powered by liquid hydrogen has taken place.
H2FLY, the Stuttgart Germany-based developer of hydrogen-electric powertrain systems...
Airline Pilot Reunites 9-Year-Old with Her Beloved Doll Lost Half a World Away
From Texas comes the story of a girl named Beatrice who was taken to meet the captain on a flight home from Tokyo.
Beatrice is...
Barnacles Could Lead Investigators to the Wreck of the Missing Malaysian Airways Flight 370
Apart from a few pieces of debris that washed onto an Indian Ocean island, no trace has been found of the Malaysian Airlines flight...
She Lost Her Father’s Ashes but a Stranger Digs 4 Hours Through Trash to Find Them
When Emily Dickerson lost a ring containing a jewel made of her father's ashes, an unlikely set of heroes emerged to return it to...