Airline Safety

A flight attendant’s blunt announcement over the PA system is drawing attention for how directly it addressed passengers ignoring basic safety rules during taxi. Some found it harsh. Others thought …

Those red aircraft you occasionally see on FlightRadar24 usually signal an emergency squawk — here’s what that actually means. Flightradar24 is a Swedish internet-based service that shows real-time aircraft flight …

If you’ve ever been stuck on a plane with a fellow passenger who’s had more than one too many, you know how disconcerting it can be. After all, their behavior …

You undoubtedly know the story about Miracle on the Hudson. On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 made an emergency landing in the Hudson River shortly after takeoff due …

Sitting in my window seat on a Southwest 737 MAX8, preparing for the short flight from Atlanta to Orlando, I snapped a quick picture of the plane at the gate …

You really don’t hear about commercial hijackings much anymore. Sure, every now and then a truck of Costco-bound lobsters goes missing (that actually happened last week), or a flight school …

We’ve all been there…you board your plane, and are going somewhere nice and warm, so you’re dressed for where you’re landing. Probably shorts and a T-shirt. As you get all …

The FAA just showed its hand: it’s taking the path of least resistance. And if they think their new rule will actually be helpful, they’ve got another thing coming. In …

Exit row seats are some of the most coveted real estate on a plane. Airlines figured out long ago that passengers would pay extra for the chance to stretch their …

We’ve all seen other people do it (none of US do it, of course). The plane lands and maybe then, or maybe while we’re taxiing, they unbuckle their seatbelts, stand …