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It's Incredibly Easy to Tamper with Someone's Flight Plan, Anywhere on the Globe
Hackers can gain access to and manipulate flight information because of aging legacy systems.
Andrew W.K. on Keeping Your Cool
In the times you feel like lashing out, don't. There may be a reward in store.
Flight Attendants Tell Us About Their Drunkest Passengers
Next time you fly, maybe bring a hazmat suit.
British People Might Not Be Able to Get Pissed at the Airport Anymore
Lord Ahmad is looking into restricting the sale of booze as people keep battering the pilots.
A College Student Got Kicked Off His Flight for Talking About Chicken in Arabic
Khairuldeen Makhzoomi was raving in Arabic about an awesome dinner he'd had, so some passenger reported him for making "threatening comments."
Why Are Travel Agents Still a Thing?
The profession is thriving—It just depends on what you define as a travel agent.
Windows 3.1 Is Still Alive, And It Just Killed a French Airport
How many years ago was the last time anyone saw Windows 3.1? Turns out it's still running key systems at a major French airport. Except when it breaks down, that is.
United Airlines' Frequent Flyer App Can Be Hacked to Reveal Passenger Info
A researcher wrote a proof-of-concept script he claims could gain access to email addresses, phone numbers, and boarding passes.
NASA’s Planes of the Future Will Have Shapeshifting, Bug-Resistant Wings
Even a tiny bug corpse can contribute to air drag.
Someone Took a Shit So Bad On a British Airways Plane That It Had to Turn Around and Come Back Again
Toilet crime grounds multi-million dollar aircraft.
The Other Mile-High Club
How frequent flyers snag cut-rate first class flights, all because of a little computer glitch.
Mysterious Drones Spotted Over French Landmarks – Again
Police have launched an investigation into the drone flights over Paris, which follow a number of similar sightings around nuclear power stations and the presidential palace in recent months.