Alaska Airlines pilot Joseph Emerson faces 83 counts of attempted murder. On October 22, under the influence of hallucinogenic mushrooms, he tried to turn off the engines in the cockpit of a flying plane, reports NewYorkPost. Flight 2059 was operated by Horizon Air, a regional airline owned by Alaska Airlines. He…
A French court has sentenced a United Airlines pilot who showed up to work in a state of intoxication to six months' suspended prison sentence. Yahoo! writes about it. The 63-year-old American, who was identified as Henry W., was supposed to take off from Charles de…
An off-duty pilot who was a passenger on a Southwest Airlines flight helped land the plane after the captain became ill during the flight, the fifth incident in the past three weeks of pilot problems. Read more in the Daily...
Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet punished two of its pilots after they had an in-cabin coffee break, a snack that could have gone completely wrong if one of the hot drinks had been spilled. The publication CNN told in more detail. Photo showing an open cup…
Passengers on a plane from Khartoum, Sudan to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, experienced what looked like a horror movie when it turned out that both pilots were asleep just as the plane was about to land. The Daily Star reported in more detail. Ethiopian Airlines flight ET343 was on 15…
A Florida man aspiring to become a commercial pilot showed off his skills in an emergency. He landed in a single-engine plane on a four-lane road in North Carolina without hitting cars or power lines. More about this unusual situation was told by The Guardian.
Faced with staff shortages, airlines are canceling thousands of flights ahead of the busy summer travel season. Southwest Airlines has cut nearly 20 flights. Her goal is to hire 000 new workers this year. "I'm going through Whataburger...
Blogger Pavel from California in his podcast The Green Card Show tells how to get a bunch of interesting and amazing things absolutely free in the USA. It doesn't matter if you are a tourist, a legal immigrant or an illegal immigrant. The things that Paul talks about...
We imagine the work of a pilot as sheer romance: the sky, the plane, the girls. It is, moreover, it pays well. Yes, one more small detail: it is a huge work and responsibility for hundreds of lives, constant stress, the struggle for flights and retirement at 32. AdMe.ru writes about this. From the decision to choose ...
Air travel is very common these days and many airlines don't want you to know a thing or two about flying. These secrets can help you stay on top of things. 1. Your smartphone will not hit the plane The stewardesses ask everyone to switch their ...