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By John Walton | CNN You’ve seen them on TikTok and on Instagram: people flying on the new generation of long-haul, low-cost airlines where the fares sound too good to …
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Qantas defends allegations of misleading ticket sales to customers
Qantas will fight allegations of misleading conduct levelled by the consumer watchdog which accuses the airline of selling tickets for flights already cancelled. The airline said while it “fully accepts …
Will pilot’s bad trip set back California psychedelic mushroom legalization?
An East Bay pilot’s midair meltdown last week in which he tried to shut off the jet engines and later told police he’d been depressed and recently took magic mushrooms …
How safe are cockpits? Aviation experts weigh in after security scare on board Horizon Air flight
By DAVID KOENIG | AP Airlines Writer The attempt by an off-duty pilot to shut down the engines of a U.S. airliner in midflight highlights the threat that insiders pose …
Pilot Joseph Emerson told Alaska Airlines crew ‘I’m not OK’ prior to crash attempt
For 39 minutes, nothing seemed unusual as Horizon Air Flight 2059 soared above the Pacific Northwest toward the Bay Area. Then suddenly, an off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot riding as a …
Shock over off-duty Bay Area pilot accused of trying to shut off jet’s engines in flight
There was nothing about Alaska Airlines pilot Joseph David Emerson that suggested a simmering cauldron of rage or despair that might drive a seemingly successful and happy Pleasant Hill family …
Off-duty pilot tried to seize control of flight to SFO
(CNN) — An off-duty pilot riding as a passenger in the cockpit of an Alaska Airlines flight tried to seize control of a plane headed from Seattle to San Francisco …
Can Mouthwash Prevent COVID-19? Here’s What Experts Think.
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags In the grand scheme of things, two and half years isn’t that long ago — but in the timeline of COVID-19, it’s a …
Jetstar sale offering $38 flights begins
Budget airline Jetstar has discounted the price of about 50,00 domestic and international flights as part of a sale beginning Friday. The one-day sale begins at 9am on October 20, …
San Jose, Oakland airports lose steam in summer passenger flights
SAN JOSE — The airports in San Jose and Oakland are losing altitude in arduous separate quests to recover from their coronavirus-spawned losses in passenger traffic, new reports show. San …