Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikJapan's Kansai Airport Proves It's Possible To Run An Airport Without Losing LuggageAs usual, Japan is just better at things than anyone elseByBradley BrownellPublishedMay 6, 2024Comments (15)
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnik70 Vomiting Passengers Turn Frankfurt Flight Into Living HellImagine being trapped in a puke tube miles above land with no way to escape.ByCollin WoodardPublishedMay 3, 2024Comments (46)
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikFacial Recognition Software Used By TSA Is Useless And Dangerous: SenatorsLegislators fear that the TSA will condition Americans to view facial recognition as normalByRyan Erik KingPublishedMay 3, 2024Comments (6)
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikNew Doomsday Plane Will Allow U.S. Government To Live On In Event Of Nuclear HellfireThe E-4B is meant to keep the government running even if the rest of the world is not.ByAndy KalmowitzPublishedMay 3, 2024Comments (48)
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikUnruly Passenger Must Pay $20,000 Fine, Gets Lifetime Ban From United FlightsThe belligerent British passenger had to be restrained by a flight attendant and another passengerByRyan Erik KingPublishedMay 1, 2024Comments (24)
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikTed Cruz Doesn't Want You To Get An Automatic Refund When Your Flight Is CanceledWay to look out for your constituents, ole Teddy boy.ByCollin WoodardPublishedMay 1, 2024Comments (69)
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikAircraft Have A Secret Wind Turbine Generator For EmergenciesIf youāve ever worried about what might happen if your aircraft loses power, this little fan is here to calm yourā¦ByOwen BellwoodPublishedMay 1, 2024Comments (19)
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikHereās Why You Always Board Planes On The LeftAnd no, itās not because thatās the side of the plane that has the doors.ByOwen BellwoodPublishedApril 30, 2024Comments (58)
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikHereās Why Planes Have Those Curved Winglets Youāve Probably Wondered AboutWinglets are a multipurpose innovation that allegedly save billions of gallons of fuel and reduce turbulenceByLogan CarterPublishedApril 25, 2024Comments (32)
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikAirline Passenger Spots Possible UFO Over LaGuardia Airport In NYCMichelle Reyes claims the FAA hasn't replied to her email about the UFO, which totally isn't a droneByRyan Erik KingPublishedApril 25, 2024Comments (57)
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikAirlines Mishandled 2.8 Million Bags In 2023, These Were The Worst OffendersThe country's worst airline for luggage accounts for 28.5 percent of all bags mishandledByRyan Erik KingPublishedApril 25, 2024Comments (22)
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikAirlines Now Have To Pay You For Their ScrewupsThe USDOT final rule also applies to checked bag fees and charges for inflight WiFiByRyan Erik KingPublishedApril 24, 2024Comments (20)
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikTSA Throws Most Adorable Retirement Party For 8-Year-Old Bomb DogCan we replace all TSA agents and just fill the airports with dogs?ByBradley BrownellPublishedApril 24, 2024Comments (13)
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikCalifornia May End CLEAR For Airline TravelersSeveral airlines fear the loss of $13 million in revenue for airports from CLEAR could raise airfareByRyan Erik KingPublishedApril 23, 2024Comments (33)
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikRussia Is Jamming Airplane GPS For Thousands Of Flights Across EuropeOver 46,000 planes have reported GPS issues over the Baltic Sea since last AugustByRyan Erik KingPublishedApril 22, 2024Comments (23)
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnik'Southwest, Stop!' Air Planes Avoid Runway Collision By Less Than 400 Feet in Washington D.C.An air traffic control recording shows that both planes were cleared to use the same runway.ByRyan Erik KingPublishedApril 19, 2024Comments (24)
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikAir Canada Employee Arrested Over $15 Million Airport Gold HeistOnly $65,000 in gold has been recovered by the police in the year since the heistByRyan Erik KingPublishedApril 18, 2024Comments (6)
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikCloud-Making Aircraft Probably Didnāt Cause Dubaiās Record FloodingPlanes dispersing chemicals to make it rain have been blamed for flooding in Dubai and Oman, but experts argue itāsā¦ByOwen BellwoodPublishedApril 18, 2024Comments (5)
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikUnited Airlines Diverts Flight After Dog Poops In AisleUnited ground crew spent two hours trying to clean the sloppy mess with paper towels.ByRyan Erik KingPublishedApril 10, 2024Comments (41)
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnik$10 Million In Gold Disguised As Machine Parts Seized From Cargo PlaneYes, gold smuggling is wrong, but you do kind of have to respect the innovation.ByCollin WoodardPublishedApril 9, 2024Comments (46)