Plane on Fire at Chicago O'Hare Airport
According to reports, an American Airlines flight caught fire Friday, causing passengers to evacuate on the runway of Chicago’s O’Hare airport.
‘Screaming Woman’ Removed From Flight After Hitting a Passenger and Kissing a Flight Attendent
An unidentified expert traveler caused a flight from Miami to Chicago to make an emergency landing in Indianapolis on Monday afternoon. USA Today reports American Airlines flight 1284 was “just an hour” from its destination when the pilot decided to land after a “screaming woman” just wouldn’t quit with the disruptive…
Furiously Masturbating Man Attempts Daring Escape Mid-Flight
A Virgin Airlines flight was diverted earlier this week when a passenger, intent on joining the mile-high club, began masturbating furiously while in the air. When apprehended, he attempted — and failed — to make the most daring plane escape in history. Police are calling it a medical emergency.
Mom With Crying Baby Unwisely Uses the Emergency Exit to Get Off the Plane Faster
There is nothing that makes you more desperate to escape the claustrophobic confines of an airplane than a screaming child. It can certainly feel like an emergency when one is in the vicinity, but one woman in Vietnam got a little carried away with the urgency of the situation. Her child was screaming and she wanted…
Air Marshals: The Assholes of the Sky
Anyone who travels regularly wants to believe that federal air marshals are friendly heroes who are aboard every single flight. (C'mon, it's possible). But the reality, unfortunately, is not so sunny. According to a new government report, air marshals might be fine to share a three-hour flight with, but they don't…
Canada Screws Up Royally and Refuses to Let Transgender People Fly
Well, so much for our neighbors to the north being a paragon of politeness and acceptance. There's been a disturbing change made to Canadian airport security screening rules which means that now transgender people are not allowed to board airplanes in the country. That is obviously hugely problematic and insane for…
International Flight Cancelled Due To Mouse Sighting
A flight from Katmandu to Bangkok was cancelled when a mouse scurried out of the plane's pantry. Luckily, this happened while the plane was still on the ground, so the rodent did not cause havoc in the air. However, the plane will not be able to take off again until the mouse is found.
Flight Attendant Photographed Performing Alleged Mid-Flight Oral Sex on Pilot
A series of pixellated, blurry photos that show a woman in a flight attendant's uniform performing mid-flight oral sex on a pilot have prompted a full investigation by the woman's employer. After that airplane themed verse in N.E.R.D's "Lapdance," it was really only a matter of time. In fact, I'm surprised it didn't…
US Airways Is Cool With Dude Flying In Skimpy Panties (And Little Else)
US Airways seems to have an interesting take on what is and is not acceptable in-flight attire.
Behind Every F-16, There's A Strong Woman (Or There Should Be)
[Pittsburgh, September 9: Paula Creamer, 2010 Women's U.S. Open Champion, goes over flight instruments with Kristin "Mother" Hubbard before flying in an F-16 with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds at the Air Force Reserve Base in Pittsburgh. Image via Getty.]
