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  1. unfriendly skies
    Senate Passes FAA Furlough-Aversion BillBorrows from airport improvement funds to keep air-traffic controllers at work.
    By Adam Martin
  2. unfriendly skies
    TSA Isn’t Giving Sequester-Afflicted Travelers a BreakYou still can’t bring knives on planes.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  3. air travel
    Just Never Say ‘Bomb’ in an Airport It’s always more trouble than it’s worth.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  4. weighty issues
    Pricing Flights on the Pay-by-Weight AirlineKate Moss at her skinniest: $41.50.
    By Maureen O'Connor
  5. air travel
    Duct Tape Restrained Drunk Icelandair PassengerThe photo says it all.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  6. scary things
    Ann Romney’s Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Electrical FireEveryone is okay.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  7. the worst form of travel
    Bar Refaeli Got Groped by a Lady at the AirportAnd lived to tweet about it.
    By Charlotte Cowles
  8. air travel
    NYC-to-Vegas Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Texas [Updated]Flight captain starts screaming, “Say your prayers, say your prayers!”
    By Alex Klein
  9. google
    Google Should Have Double-Checked Some Things Before Launching Its New Flight SearchThey seem to have used airport data from the eighties.
    By Noreen Malone
  10. terror begins at home
    Long Island Woman’s Bomb Threat Was Motivated by LoveAnd fear. (And maybe some craziness.)
    By Caroline Bankoff
  11. air travel
    Janet Napolitano: Pretty Soon You Should Be Able to Leave Your Shoes on Through Airport SecurityRemember dignity?
    By Chris Rovzar
  12. the most important pee-ple in the world
    Public Plane Peeing Trend Gets Celebrity Cameo Earlier Than ExpectedAnd what a celebrity it is! Gérard Depardieu!
    By Chris Rovzar
  13. corrections
    Update: Child Who Got Peed On in Plane Never Got Peed onThere was pee, though.
    By Ray Rahman
  14. air travel
    Peeing JetBlue Passenger Was American Olympic HopefulThe operative word being: “was.”
    By Chris Rovzar
  15. air travel
    Somebody Peed on a Child in an AirplaneAs if bringing a child on a plane wasn’t hard enough.
    By Chris Rovzar
  16. air travel
    Larceny Up 30 Percent at JFK This YearAnother reason to love the airport.
    By Chris Rovzar
  17. why they hate us
    Terrifying Turtle Stampede Delays Flights at JFKThis again?
    By Chris Rovzar
  18. air travel
    People Went Crazy on Airplanes YesterdayPlease stop doing that.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  19. air travel
    Continental Passengers Subdue Crazed Man Who Tries to Open Door Mid-FlightRemember this the next time a flight attendant asks you if you are able to assist in the exit row.
    By Chris Rovzar
  20. air travel
    Boeing: Whoa, We Didn’t Expect Our 737s to Fall Apart THAT QuicklyDon’t worry, folks.
    By Chris Rovzar
  21. air travel
    Man Boards Plane at JFK With Three Box CuttersRemember box cutters? The reason we have the TSA in the first place?
    By Chris Rovzar
  22. geroni ‘mo
    It Wasn’t Sex That Steven Slater and His Boyfriend Were Having When the Cops Showed UpIt was prayer.
    By Chris Rovzar
  23. air travel
    Man Finally Reaches Breaking Point Over the Magical Blocking Powers of Airplane Service CartsThey fill the aisle so completely!
    By Chris Rovzar
  24. arianna!
    Arianna Huffington Busted for Using BlackBerry on Plane, Laughs It OffOther passengers, however, were not as amused.
    By Chris Rovzar
  25. air travel
    Leonardo DiCaprio Goes Down With Another VesselThis time it was a Delta flight to Moscow whose engine blew shortly after takeoff from JFK. Nobody was harmed.
    By Chris Rovzar
  26. underwear bombers
    Here Are Some Potential Problems With the New Anti-Scanner UndiesSome of these problems involve the bedroom.
    By Chris Rovzar
  27. Steven Slater Admits to Being ‘Alcoholically Involved’ on FlightJetBlue attendant tells Larry King he might have had a “sip or two” before his freakout.
    By Jessica Pressler
  28. scares
    Threatening Note Found in Bathroom of Bangkok–Los Angeles FlightFBI says there’s no evidence a bomb was onboard.
    By Josh Duboff
  29. terror plots
    Two Men On Chicago-To-Amsterdam Flight Arrested For ‘Preparing’ Terror AttackOne of them made it through airport security with a box cutter, knives and $7,000 in cash.
    By Josh Duboff
  30. scares
    NYC-Bound Flight Grounded After ‘Non-Credible’ ThreatCouple removed from plane for unknown reasons.
    By Josh Duboff
  31. the friendly skies
    Southwest Flight Attendants: The Baby-Soothers of the SkiesWhat if every flight had an official Baby Whisperer?
    By Lindsay Robertson
  32. geroni’mo
    Steven Slater Wants His Job Back“Flying is in his blood.”
    By Josh Duboff
  33. geroni ‘mo
    JetBlue CFO Flies Cross-Country, Collects GarbageApparently, this is business as usual.
    By Chris Rovzar
  34. geroni ‘mo
    Steven Slater’s Story Is More Nuanced Than We Originally Heard(A) Duh. (B) We don’t care.
    By Chris Rovzar
  35. geroni ‘mo
    Steven Slater: The BalladsNow THAT’s more like it.
    By Chris Rovzar
  36. folk heroes
    Steven Slater Released From Jail, Posts $2,500 BailFolk hero says he “appreciates the support.”
    By Josh Duboff
  37. geroni ‘mo
    So Is Berserk Jetblue Flight Attendant Steven Slater a Folk Hero Yet?Kinda, but it won’t last.
    By Chris Rovzar
  38. air travel
    JetBlue Flight Attendant Grabbed Two Beers Before Fleeing Onboard ScuffleBecause why not?
    By Chris Rovzar
  39. public service announcements
    JFK, Newark, and La Guardia to Get Full Body Scanners Next MonthThis is your final warning.
    By Chris Rovzar
  40. full body scans
    Full-Body Scans Finally Coming to New YorkTime to hit the gym!
    By Josh Duboff
  41. air travel
    Chances Are, You Didn’t Just ‘Lose’ Your Laptop at JFKNo matter what the police told you.
    By Chris Rovzar
  42. air travel
    London’s Heathrow Airport Closed Monday Due to Volcanic AshEyjafjallajokul is back.
    By Josh Duboff
  43. air travel
    Jet Crash in Libya Creates Another Miracle BoyOne Dutch boy survived while more than a hundred others were killed.
    By Chris Rovzar
  44. air travel
    Pilots Hate La GuardiaA view from the cockpit.
    By Jessica Pressler
  45. why they hate us
    Humans Winning War on Geese!For NOW.
    By Chris Rovzar
  46. air travel
    Man Put on No-Fly List in Mid-FlightThat was awkward.
    By Chris Rovzar
  47. health carnage
    Barney Frank Accosted on Airplane by Drunk Lady Doctors“If you’re trying to be bitchy, you’re doing a good job,” hissed Barney’s boyfriend in his defense. Snap!
    By Chris Rovzar
  48. homeland security
    Obama Approves Revamp of Security Checks on Flights to U.S.New system involves checking passenger information against “intelligence reports.”
    By Josh Duboff
  49. air travel
    New York’s Airports Make Everyone LateAre you surprised?
    By Chris Rovzar
  50. air travel
    Flight Attendants Ration Pringles on Sixteen-Hour Nightmare Flight From LAX to JFKIt’s always Pringles, isn’t it.
    By Chris Rovzar
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