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(Newser) - Train riders might not actually have that much to lord over their jet-setting rivals as far as pollution goes, Scientific American reports. A new study shows that although planes emit three times more greenhouse gasses per passenger per mile than trains, the industrial emissions necessary to rail infrastructure makes the... More »

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climate change • greenhouse gases • global warming • train • plane • transportation • scientific study • carbon emissions • rail travel • commercial aviation

 How to Find a Missing Plane 


Jun 3, 09 8:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - How will authorities go about finding Air France Flight 447? Essentially, it'll take a lot more planes, Slate explains. Most of the jet’s location gadgets, like its emergency locator transmitters, are unlikely to work underwater. The flight recorders have sonar devices attached that can transmit from 14,000 feet... More »

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France • Brazil • plane crash • plane • Air France • search and rescue • Air France Flight 447

 'No Hope' for Air France Plane 

Lightning strike feared

Jun 1, 09 8:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - There is "no hope" for the 228 people onboard the Air France plane that disappeared en route to Paris from Rio de Janeiro this morning, says an Air France official. An automatic message sent at 2:14am GMT reported a short circuit, which authorities believe means it was struck... More »

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 Alert Air Passenger 
 Warns of Fuel Leak 

Air force sergeant spotted leak before 747 headed over the Pacific

May 22, 09 7:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - An eagle-eyed passenger warned a 747 flight crew about a fuel leak on a recent Japan-bound flight from Chicago, CNN reports. Air Force Sgt. Bartek Bachleda, who serves in an air refueling squadron, spotted vapor billowing from behind the wing and realized the jet was losing fuel fast. He alerted... More »

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(Newser) - An errant plane set off a brief security scare in Washington today, prompting the relocation of President Obama and VP Biden, Bloomberg reports. The small aircraft entered restricted airspace before being intercepted by military jets and obeying orders to leave the area and land at a nearby airport. During the... More »

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Barack Obama • Joe Biden • Washington DC • White House • plane • airspace violation • Robert Gibbs • President Obama • U.S. Capitol • Piper Cub

 Baby Born on 
 Transatlantic Flight 

Passengers cheer as Boston-bound flight gets an extra passenger

Jan 1, 09 7:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Passengers on a Boston-bound plane from Amsterdam got a New Year's surprise when a woman on board went into labor, the Boston Herald reports. Two doctors on the flight informed the pilot that the baby would come before the aircraft could make an emergency landing. Passengers cheered after the woman... More »

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flight • Northwest Airlines • baby • birth • plane • Uganda • airplane

McCain-Endorsing Papers Lose Seats on Air Obama

But Fox News keeps its spot

Oct 31, 08 12:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama campaign has kicked reporters from the New York Post, Washington Times, and Dallas Morning News off its campaign plane, and as the Drudge Report was quick to note, all three papers endorsed McCain. An Obama spokesman confirmed the report, but said it was not politically motivated,... More »

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Barack Obama • censorship • Obama 2008 • plane • Election 2008

Obama Lives Large on Decadent Jet

Inside the candidates' rides

Aug 4, 08 2:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s new campaign plane oozes luxury—at least for Obama. The candidate’s section of the 757 is decked out with leather recliners, a dining booth, and a small table kept stocked with up-to-date newspapers, CBS reports. "O-Force One" is so far beyond the typical charter jet... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Obama 2008 • plane • McCain 2008 • Boeing 737 • Boeing 757

 New-Look 'Obama One' 
 Has Dem Flying High 

Hammered earlier for trying to look too presidential, candidate aims for balance

Jul 21, 08 1:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - The jet bearing Barack Obama on his trip abroad is sporting a new look, the Los Angeles Times reports. The plane is emblazoned with Obama’s “Change You Can Believe In” slogan, and sports the candidate’s rising-sun logo on its tail. Obama is using the jet for campaign-financed... More »

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Man Sues JetBlue After Spending Flight in Bathroom

Passenger humiliated after sitting in can for 3 hours

May 12, 08 8:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - A New York man is suing JetBlue for $2 million, claiming he was put in the bathroom during a cross-country flight, the New York Post reports. Gokhan Mutlu said he was "mortified, disgraced, degraded and shamed" after a flight attendant took his seat and the pilot told him to... More »

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No Survivors in Venezuela Crash

Wreckage of 46-passenger plane found

Feb 22, 08 9:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Search helicopters today found what was left of the Venezuelan passenger plane that crashed yesterday with 46 people aboard. No survivors were found in the wreckage, which was nestled among the Andes mountains at an altitude of 13,000 feet, the AP reports. The plane crashed into the mountain head-first,... More »

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Airbus Goes Light on New A350 Jetliner

In about-face, switches to composite material used by rival Boeing

Sep 15, 07 6:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Airbus joined rival Boeing in switching from aluminum to carbon-fiber composites to build its new jetliner’s frame, reports the Wall Street Journal. Boeing has built the new 787 Dreamliner entirely from composites, which are lighter and easier to maintain. Airbus had held out on the A350, claiming its method... More »

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Boeing • Airbus • Aircraft manufacturers • Boeing 787 Dreamliner • plane • aircraft • carbon composites

Solar Plane Beats World Record

Aviation officials absent for the Zephyr's 54-hr flight

Sep 10, 07 11:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - A lightweight, solar-powered plane has broken the world record for the longest unmanned flight by a whole day. The Zephyr, built by a British security firm, flew for 54 hours during a test flight, beating the US Air Force's record for a similar vehicle by 24 hours. But it's not... More »

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environmentalism • plane • solar energy • solar power • solar • Zephyr • airplane

Dreamliner Delayed Again

Issues in supply chain, flight software slow production of Boeing's new jet

Sep 5, 07 3:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - The maiden flight of Boeing's next-generation jet, the 787 Dreamliner, has been delayed until November or December, the manufacturer announced today, blaming problems in the supply chain and flight-control software. Nevertheless, the Seattle Times reports, Boeing remains on schedule—with much less room for error—to deliver the first aircraft... More »

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FAA Orders Inspections
of Boeing 737s

Hundreds of jets to be checked for loose nut that caused China Airlines fire

Aug 28, 07 4:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered airlines to inspect hundreds of Boeing 737s after a loose bolt punctured a China Airlines jet last week, causing a fire that destroyed the aircraft. Southwest, Delta, Continental, AirTran, Alaska Air, ATA and Aloha Airlines have 24 days to check for loose nuts on... More »

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FAA • Southwest • Boeing • fires • airline • Okinawa • explosion • plane • Continental • Delta • China Airlines • Aloha Airlines • AirTran • Alaska Air • ATA • Southwest Airlines

Jet Catches Fire in Japan; Passengers, Crew Escape

Plane's engine exploded; cause unknown

Aug 20, 07 7:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - A jet burst into flames after landing in Okinawa today, moments after all 165 people onboard escaped. The China Airlines plane skidded while landing on arrival from Taipei, and its left engine exploded shortly afterward. The cause of the fire is unknown, the AP reports. Firefighters took an hour to... More »

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Japan • Taiwan • fires • Taipei • Okinawa • explosion • plane • China Airlines

Skybus Soars With No-Frills Flights

Passengers snap up
$10 seats but extras add up fast

Aug 20, 07 6:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Budget-conscious flyers have snapped up seats on Skybus Airlines from Columbus, Ohio, to 11 cities, with $10 tickets selling out on each new route hours after they go on sale. The Los Angeles Times tests the Skybus experience, where everything costs extra, from pillows to pretzels. The plane, a new... More »

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travel • advertising • flight • airline industry • Skybus • plane

Hijacking Ends Peacefully
in Turkey

Pair protesting US surrender after passengers and pilots flee

Aug 18, 07 9:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two hijackers of a Turkish plane claiming to be protesting US foreign policy surrendered yesterday after nearly all 136 people on board fled from the tarmac unharmed and the rest were released, the BBC reports. The men, believed to be a Turkish national and a Palestinian, tried to force their... More »

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Turkey • terrorism • Muslim • plane • Istanbul • Antalya • Atlas Jet • hijack • Cyprus • al-Qaeda

Snakes on a Plane! Almost!

Security nabs passenger in Cairo bearing bags of live vipers

Aug 12, 07 9:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Flyers could have found themselves reliving the scenario of cheesy horror classic "Snakes on a Plane" had security agents failed to nab a passenger with carry-on bags of live snakes headed for a jet leaving Cairo. Agents found a large number of reptiles, including at least one cobra, after... More »

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flight • zoo • snakes • Cairo • plane • Snakes on a Plane • animal

Pilots Killed at Two Air Shows

One collided with another plane, the other crashed doing loop-the-loop

Jul 28, 07 6:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - A stunt pilot doing loop-the-loops at a Dayton air show was killed in a crash today, just a day after another pilot died in a Oshkosh, WI, air show. The stunt pilot  was flying one of two  S2S biplanes when he crashed at the end of the runway, before thousands... More »

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