A passenger who berated a Trump supporter for “putting that man’s finger on the nuclear button” was thrown off a plane. The woman told a flight attendant that she would like the man next to her to change seats, seemingly because of his support of Donald Trump. The woman then berated the man, saying “You put that…
All of United Airlines’ domestic flights were grounded for more than two hours Sunday night because of a computer outage, the Federal Aviation Administration said. International flights weren’t affected by the ground stop, which the FAA said was issued at United’s request. A ground stop is in place for domestic flights due to an IT…
A United Airlines flight set to depart from New York to Denver early Thursday morning hit a fuel truck on the tarmac at LaGuardia Airport, according to a United spokesman. It was the second collision of the week. United Flight #UA1561 hit the truck during pushback. The tip of the plane’s winglet collided, causing very…
A 20-year-old man, who has been arrested for allegedly falsely claiming he found a letter in an airplane bathroom that indicated a bomb was on United Airlines flight, faces a potential penalty of 10 years in federal prison and $250,000 fine. During a flight from San Diego to Denver, Korth allegedly claimed to have found in the…
A Qantas flight from Auckland to Melbourne has turned back after a passenger died following a heart attack. The adult male suffered a cardiac arrest and died during Thursday morning’s flight #QF152, a St John’s ambulance spokeswoman confirmed. The flight departed at 0610LT with a nurse on board who helped cabin crew, a Qantas spokesman told NZ…
LATAM Airlines found a bullet hole in a wing of a Boeing 767-300 during a maintenance inspection in Brazil, the company said Wednesday. The aircraft was examined during a routine inspection on Sunday after the plane flew to New York, Barcelona and Lima last week. “There is no way to be sure where it happened.…
