The first iteration of in-flight WIFI was created by Boeing in April 2000. The company named the service “Connexion” and were expecting it to be a huge hit with flyers. The company spent the next six years improving and promoting the service even though they knew that most of their passengers did not own a…
With millions of people traveling by air and crisscrossing the globe every single day, it is not surprising to find someone interesting or fall in love with them. Besides finding your soul mate onboard, you can always find so many opportunities to hook up with fellow passengers. And quite interestingly, it is just as possible…
Travelling by air is a bunch of fun and excitement. The moment you step into a plane, you are setting yourself up for the new feelings of adventure. But the process of travelling by plane can also be tedious and frustrating. This is especially true for gamblers who can’t attend to their favourite activities like…
As we all have experienced at one point or another, flying can be somewhat stressful. From ensuring that you’re at the airport early enough to ensure that you don’t lose your boarding pass, there’s a lot to take care of before you even board the plane. If you have a connecting flight, your travels may…
The advent of the internet and better devices has made life easier and fun-filled. Today, you can seek top-notch entertainment from anywhere and anytime. Further, many industries are taking this opportunity to provide customers with high-quality and matchless entertainment. The aviation sector has provided its stakeholders and customers a chance to liven and take their…
A Delta Air Lines flight to Shanghai was forced to turn around midair last week after the Shanghai airport implemented new lengthy cleaning requirements related to COVID-19. Delta said in an email statement on Monday that the new cleaning procedures at Shanghai Pudong International Airport “require significantly extended ground time and are not operationally viable…
Ex-‘Baywatch’ Actress Patricia Cornwall was arrested by the FBI after she went on an expletive-laced tirade and slapped a fellow passenger aboard a Delta flight from Tampa to Atlanta. The unhinged woman — identified as Patricia Cornwall — was arrested by the feds after the wild incident aboard Flight 2790 on Thursday, Atlanta police said…
Ethiopian Airlines plans to resume flying Boeing 737 MAX planes on its fleet in February 2022, saying it was satisfied with their safety, its chief executive said on Monday. In 2019, Ethiopian Airlines flight 302, a Boeing 737 MAX bound for Kenya, crashed six minutes after takeoff from Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, killing all 157…
Morocco, Germany and France have all banned Brits from entering their borders and as a result Ryanair have cancelled a third of their scheduled flights in January. Ryanair have been forced to cancel a third of their scheduled January flights due ongoing uncertainty caused by travel restrictions. The budget airline announced the cancellations in the…
A British Airways jet suffered a shattered windscreen when a block of ice fell from another plane flying 1,000ft above, causing misery for passengers unable to get back to the UK for Christmas. The Boeing 777 was flying from London Gatwick to Costa Rica at 35,000ft when the ice struck its windshield in a ‘one-in-a-million…
A Learjet 35A crashed in a residential area, killing all on board. The aircraft was completing the turn for the final approach to runway 27R at San Diego Gillespie Field, California. It struck Pepper Drive in a residential area of El Cajon, San Diego, 2,6 km east of the runway threshold and burst into flames.…
A newly hired TSA officer with 10 years of EMT experience saved the life of a choking infant at Newark Liberty International Airport. TSA Officer Cecilia Morales heard people screaming for help and knew she had to act quickly. As a mom lifted her 2-month-old son from his car seat carrier to take him through…