Jerry Johnson flew to Phoenix hoping to buy a big rig for his growing trucking company, but the next day he went home without a truck and without his money. Jerry wasn’t a victim of a criminal or con artist; instead, law enforcement seized his cash at the airport out
As if conspiracy theorists didn’t have enough to worry about, Northwestern University engineers have just developed a flying microchip. As reported in the Sep. 23 issue of Nature, the airborne microchip is carried from place to place by the wind, behaving very much like a maple tree leaf as it
The coronavirus pandemic could kill off large long-haul planes as the airline industry continues to be crippled by the worldwide lockdown, an expert warned today. Airlines are expected to switch to flying fewer, smaller aircraft – with the infection said to have accelerated the demise of the world’s largest passenger
Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued an executive order requiring people who are flying into Florida from New York or New Jersey to undergo a 14-day quarantine. DeSantis made the announcement during a press conference Monday afternoon. He says the 14-day quarantine applies to air travelers. He said it’s too difficult
At last! The Federal Aviation Administration has made two statements after a week of reports of unidentified giant drones flying in formation through parts of northeastern Colorado and across the border into Nebraska, with several eyewitness accounts from law enforcement agencies. Next, a proposed rule change was released by the
Officials offer no explanation for a mystery drone fleet that has been spotted exploring Colorado’s night skies. Local media reported on Monday that at least 17 drones were seen over the skies of the counties of Yuma and Phillips with an estimated wingspan of six feet. Local police don’t know
A Virgin Atlantic flight from Los Angeles to London has left aviation enthusiasts awestruck after the routine commute reached a jaw-dropping 801 mph (1,289kph) – nearly breaking the sound barrier – due to a powerful jet stream. The Boeing 787-9 twin jet was passing over Pennsylvania when it crossed paths
United Airlines is facing a customer backlash after discriminating against a Muslim passenger. Tahera Ahmad was on an internal US flight when she was refused an unopened can of soda. The flight attendant believed she would use it as a weapon. Ahmad, a Muslim chaplain from Northwestern University, was traveling
Below is a listing of 100 aircraft registered to shell companies that do not exist. The US Department of Justice can claim plausible deniability for owning and operating these aircraft. At the time of posting, a number of these aircraft may be airborne over American cities, equipped with surveillance, stingray,
The US Federal Aviation Administration on Friday banned all American airlines from flying over Iraq due to a “potentially hazardous situation.” In the Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), the FAA cited the “hazardous situation created by the armed conflict” between militants associated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL;
