Tag: flight
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Elon Musk has paid $10,000 to book a seat on Richard Branson’s space flight
Billionaire entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson took his maiden trip to suborbital space on Sunday, as Virgin Galactic’s rocket ship Unity 22 took a historic leap from Spaceport America in New Mexico, USA. Ahead of the 71-year-old’s journey, Tesla Founder Elon Musk — Branson’s “good friend” — paid him a visit, and engaged in a Twitter banter.…
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A Canadian pilot flew a flight path in the shape of a raised fist in honor of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter movement
FlightAware A Canadian pilot flew in the shape of a raised fist on Thursday to show support for George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement. Dimitri Neonakis flew on the almost two and a half hour flight path across Canada and posted images of the pattern on social media. “Today I flew this 330…
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SpaceX rocket ship blasts off on historic flight
CAPE CANAVERAL: A rocket ship built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company thundered from Earth with two Americans on Saturday, ushering in a brand new era in commercial space travel and putting the United States back into the company of launching astronauts into orbit out of U.S. land for the very first time in almost a…
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6 tips for a painless return flight home after the holidays
Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo Holiday travel can be stressful, however, a tiny bit of planning can make excursions easier. A lot of people concentrate on the part of the trip, but flying home can be even more feverish, with lines and crowds. Actually, more Americans are expected to fly the Sunday after Thanksgiving this season…
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A man in India dressed up as a pilot and used his disguise to skip lines and get free upgrades, police say
Delhi Police A man was arrested by the authorities in a Delhi airport Monday they say attempted to use his status to receive treatment such as free upgrades dressed as a pilot. Officials state Rajan Mahbubani attempted to pass himself off as a Lufthansa pilot Whilst getting in an AirAsia flight from Delhi to Kolkata.…
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8 flight attendants reveal their favorite airport
Taesik Park/Shutterstock Business Insider asked eight flight attendants which airport is their favorite. They called seven distinct airports located in the US and South Korea. The flight attendants work for a total of six airlines, including United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, along with American Airlines. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for additional tales . Flight attendants…
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The Lion Air crash dings Indonesia’s aviation record, but the region is not the Bermuda Triangle for air travel everyone is making it out to be
Antara Foto/Hadi Sutrisno Through REUTERS Following the reduction of a Lion Air flight in waters off Java on Monday, Indonesia is grappling with a brand new chapter in its own troubled aviation history. While a few have been fast to condemn Indonesian aviation, this latest tragedy is much more out-of-character for a business that has…
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United Airlines is under fire after a flight attendant reportedly told a mother her baby wasn’t allowed to cry for more than 5 minutes (UAL)
shutterstock/NextnewMedia United Airlines has apologized after a flight attendant told a passenger that her infant wasn’t allowed to shout for more than five minutes onto a trip. The incident allegedly happened on Monday, September 24, on UA Flight 870. Krupa Patel Bala recorded the episode on her Facebook webpage, writing that the flight attendant took her back…