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Unfriendly Skies

  1. Passenger Jet Makes Emergency Landing in Somalia After Onboard ExplosionSome believe it was a bomb.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  2. Customs Computer Crash Causes Airport Delays NationwidePassengers had to be checked against terror watch lists via “alternate methods.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  3. Plane Bursts Into Flames During Takeoff in Las VegasTwo people suffered minor injuries.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  4. After Failing 95 Percent of Airport Security Tests, TSA Gets a New DirectorIn 67 out of 70 tests, undercover agents were able to get weapons and fake bombs past screeners.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  5. Second Flight Diverted This Week Due to Fight Over Seat ReclineThe Knee Defender wasn’t involved.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  6. Fliers Booted From Plane After Brawling Over Seat ReclineThey got all the legroom they wanted, and then some.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  7. TSA Cracks Down on Uncharged Electronic DevicesForgetting your phone charger just got even worse.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  8. Plane Evacuated After Botched Takeoff in PhiladelphiaResulting in no injuries, one epic selfie.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  9. F-16s Stayed Busy Over Manhattan, Shooing Planes Away From U.N.So that’s what that noise was.
    By Adam Martin
  10. Pilots in Hard LaGuardia Landing Juggled Controls at the Last MinuteSounds hectic.
    By Adam Martin
  13. Jet in LaGuardia Crash Landed Nose First, Causing Gear to SnapThe plane tipped down at the last second.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  14. Southwest Plane’s Landing Gear Collapses on LaGuardia Runway [Updated]A front wheel “popped off.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  15. Senate Passes FAA Furlough-Aversion BillBorrows from airport improvement funds to keep air-traffic controllers at work.
    By Adam Martin
  16. TSA Isn’t Giving Sequester-Afflicted Travelers a BreakYou still can’t bring knives on planes.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  17. Laser Pointer Temporarily Blinds JFK-Bound JetBlue PilotThe first officer was hospitalized for injuries.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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