An engine fire is to blame for a Allegiant Air flight being grounded at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. The flight, which was bound for Fresno, California, was aborted after a small fire was discovered in the right engine.…
Unruly Passenger Starts A Fight On American Airlines Flight 1284, Troublemaker Identified
An American Airlines flight from Miami to Chicago made an emergency landing in Indianapolis on Monday after an unruly passenger hit two officers on the plane, reports said. American Airlines flight from Miami to Chicago diverted to Indianapolis for unruly…
Twitter’s Flock Developer Series & Hatch Contest: What You Need To Know
Twitter is wooing developers more than ever in 2015. It’s hard to believe, but the company only recently held its first-ever developer conference, Flight. The October event saw the unveiling of Twitter’s Fabric developer kits and Digits sign-in. There are…
Twitter Reveals Fabric Dev Kits, Digits Sign-In At Flight
As expected, Twitter announced a new mobile platform for app developers called Fabric at its first-ever Flight conference. The company says it will make it easier for developers to build apps. It’s made of three modular kits that address stability,…
Twitter Reportedly Set to Unveil ‘Fabric’ Developer Platform, Releases Schedule For Flight Conference
Twitter is reportedly getting ready to unveil a new application development platform by the name of Twitter Fabric. With the company’s Flight developer conference coming up this month, we should be getting a glimpse of it pretty soon. The report…
Amelia Earhart Flying Around the World … Now
The story of Amelia Earhart’s ill-fated 1937 solo flight around the world is the stuff of legend, including urban legend. The rumors that Earhart might still be out there somewhere, surviving on an island, waiting to be found, have fueled…
Grounded Passengers Cope with Rousing Rendition of “I Believe I Can Fly”
On an Allegiant flight scheduled from Las Vegas to Phoenix, some delayed passengers, “delirious from heat,” decided to make the best of a bad situation. What did they do? Well, join together and sing R. Kelly’s hit “I Believe I…
How Hurricane Sandy Affected U.S. Air Travel [VIDEO]
Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on much of the east coast and various locations inland earlier this week, and her destruction left millions without power, caused widespread flooding and property damage, and halted ground transportation in many cities. It also disrupted…
NASA Preparing For Privatized ISS Resupply Launch Next Week
NASA this week is preparing for the first SpaceX launch under its Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract. NASA has not had the capability, on its own, to deliver and return cargo to and from the International Space Station (ISS) since…
Apple iPad to be Used by American Airlines Pilots
American Airlines this week became the first airline to receive approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to use Apple iPads “during all phases of flight.” The tablets will be used as an “Electronic Flight Bag” and will be…