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NEW YORK, NY - The pilot of a Boeing 757-300 plane remained completely calm during the harrowing experience when both engines failed on the plane immediately after takeoff. According to his co-pilot, the captain remarked, "I've seen the Sully movie, so I am not worried one bit."

Pilot loses both engines on takeoff but isn’t panicking because he watched Sully movie

by Lee BallouSeptember 29, 2022September 4, 2022

PHILADELPHIA, PA - After placing dead last in the JD Power airport survey, the leadership team at the Philadelphia International Airport unveiled a game-changing plan to move from dead last to second to dead last over the next 11 years.

Philly airport unveils aggressive plan to go from worst airport to 2nd worst airport in next 11 years

by Lee BallouSeptember 28, 2022September 28, 2022

ESTERO, FL - Rental car juggernaut Hertz announced new plans to devalue its loyalty program after finally crossing an important threshold: all customers have been arrested at least once.

After arresting all of its customers, Hertz finally ready to devalue loyalty program points

by Lee BallouSeptember 27, 2022September 3, 2022

ORLANDO, FL - In a bid to one-up Southwest Airlines, rival Spirit Airlines, which was recently purchased by JetBlue, gave out full drum kits to every passenger on a recent Orlando-bound flight.

In a bid to one-up Southwest, Spirit hands out full drum kits to passengers

by Lee BallouSeptember 26, 2022September 26, 2022

SOMEWHERE OVER NEBRASKA - Shaun Reyes, a 38-year-old business traveler, accidentally hit the flight attendant's call button. The embarrassed traveler quickly recovered, though, and made up a reason: "Uh, yeah, can you bring me a Coke?"

Embarrassed Traveler makes up reason for hitting FA call button; meant to turn on light

by Lee BallouSeptember 23, 2022September 5, 2022

ATLANTA, GA - After suffering a devastating cyber attack when a hacker guessed a password of Qwerty1234, the IHG cybersecurity team is feeling confident now that they've updated the password to ABC123$.

IHG cyber team changes password to ABC123$, feels good about their chances moving forward

by Lee BallouSeptember 17, 2022September 17, 2022

DALLAS, TX - In a brief moment of honesty at an airport bar, a Southwest Airlines pilot revealed that he's been quiet quitting for the last two years.

Southwest Airlines pilot reveals he’s been quiet quitting for the last two years

by Lee BallouSeptember 13, 2022September 11, 2022

LONDON - In a bid to help the environment, US President Joe Biden is taking a hot air balloon to the Queen's funeral in London. In a ballon dubbed Green One, the president began his journey early this morning and is accompanied by a fleet of hot air balloons with various secret service and support staff in tow.

Biden taking hot air balloon to Queen’s funeral

by Lee BallouSeptember 13, 2022September 13, 2022

LONDON - A Ryanair pilot is in the news again after threatening to turn the plane around if someone didn't airdrop him some nudes. The announcement was broadcast to the entire plane and was quickly responded to by at least 19 passengers.

Ryanair pilot threatens to turn plane around if someone DOESN’T airdrop him some nudes

by Lee BallouSeptember 6, 2022September 6, 2022

LONDON - After weeks of intense negotiations, several UK airports announced a deal last week that will limit the abandonment and mistreatment of disabled passengers to no more than 2 hours per trip.

UK airports agree on new deal to limit abandonment of disabled passengers to no more than 2 hours

by Lee BallouSeptember 5, 2022September 5, 2022