5 posts tagged ‘airplanes’
Two Dead Bodies Were Found on a JetBlue Plane in Florida
The Cut,
A routine postflight check Monday night revealed two people in the landing-gear area.
Boeing 747 cargo jet catches fire as it flies over Miami — "Oh my God!" says stunned witness (video)
Boing Boing,
A cargo jet flying from Miami to Puerto Rico caught fire while it was still above Miami, prompting a stunned witness on the ground to shout, "Oh my God, it's on fire. Oh my God!" (See video below, posted by Only in Dade). — Read the rest The post Boeing 747 cargo jet catches fire as it flies over Miami — "Oh my God!" says stunned witness (video) appeared first on Boing Boing.
POV: You're a checked bag on your way to the airplane (video)
What's the journey like for your luggage as it travels from check-in to the airplane cargo hold? Below is a suitcase's eye-view through the bowels of the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. From the Dallas Morning News: At American Airlines, there's a structured process to get checked baggage through 20 miles of conveyor belts in the five terminals of DFW Airport. — Read the rest
Delta passengers spent night in remote Canadian military barracks after plane experienced mechanical problems
More than 250 passengers on a Delta flight from Amsterdam to Detroit spent Sunday night in a remote Canadian military barracks. The plane had mechanical problems with its deicing system and, according to a Delta statement, "out of an abundance of caution" the pilots landed in Happy Valley Bay in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. — Read the rest
Plane pandemonium: screaming woman's kidnapping claim sparks mid-air chaos (video)
A woman started screaming on a Frontier Flight. "Stop blocking me! I've been f*cking kidnapped," she hollered before trying to punch a crew member. She had to be restrained by the crew after trying to climb over seats. Another woman started singing gospel songs and paced up and down the aisle, saying the screaming woman was the devil and was going to kill everyone on board, and attempted to convert passengers to Christianity. — Read the rest