An Internet connection today is as basic a need as air, food and water, especially a mobile data connection for Internet on-the-go. And nowhere is a loss of data connectivity more keenly felt than when you are on vacation, with tonnes of exciting new photos and videos to share on social media. Data roaming can … Read more
A local organization is helping parents of children with autism to prepare for take off. Dozens of families were at Lambert airport today to participate. Organizers of this event said this has never been done before here in St. Louis. Saturday, Children with autism experienced what it was like to board a plane for the … Read more
Luca Iaconi-Stewart says he’s “a crazy guy who loves aviation.” That might be an understatement. The 24-year-old spent the last seven years in his parent’s house building an exquisitely precise replica of an Air India Boeing 777 jet made entirely from cut-up paper folders. The plane is complete down to details like bolts, hydraulic pipes … Read more
By Trey Ratcliff/StuckinCustoms.com Not long ago I was waiting for a domestic flight in a departure lounge at one of the crumbling midcentury sheds that pass for an American airport these days. There were delays, as we’ve all come to expect, and then the delays turned into something more ominous. The airplane I was waiting … Read more
A hot air balloon believed to be carrying 16 people caught fire in the air and crashed in central Texas on Saturday morning, killing everybody on board, federal and local authorities said. The balloon may have struck power lines when it went down around 7:30 a.m. in pastureland near Lockhart, about 30 miles south of … Read more
Southwest Airlines recently celebrated its new uniforms and revamped aircraft interior during an in-flight fashion show. The new uniform collection, with splashes of blue and pops of red, is a continuation of Southwest’s heart branding introduced in September 2014. All employees will begin wearing them in mid-June. The last complete uniform redesign was in 1996. … Read more
Do you still remember that day at the airport when you were saying Goodbye to family and friends as you fly off to a new city to start your flying career? Remember being just as sad as you were anxious and excited? Read on as a flight attendant shares her story about those mixed emotions and … Read more
t’s one of the nervous flier’s (numerous) nightmare scenarios. A potty fellow passenger makes a beeline for the emergency exit and yanks the door open, sending themselves, and any unsecured trolley dollies and holidaymakers, spinning into the stratosphere. That nightmare almost became reality this week, when a female passenger attempted to open the cabin door … Read more
John F Kennedy (JFK) International Airport is on alert with a reported active shooter on the scene. A MASS evacuation was ordered at JFK airport in New York after reports of gunfire. But a police source said a crowd watching the Rio Olympics on TV may have been to blame. A law enforcement official told … Read more
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WRCB) – Channel 3 is getting a first look at security video showing TSA agents allegedly assaulting a Chattanooga St. Jude patient at the Memphis International Airport. It’s a follow-up to a story reported Only On 3 last month. Hannah Cohen is permanently disabled by a brain tumor. Her family is filing a lawsuit, … Read more