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Company using birds of prey to intercept hostile drones

Company using birds of prey to intercept hostile drones (Guardfromabove.nl)

Guard From Above is the first company in the world to use birds of prey to intercept hostile drones.

News

TSA Finds 3D Printed Gun in Carry-On at Reno Airport

TSA Finds 3D Printed Gun in Carry-On at Reno Airport (TIME.com)

The passenger also had 5 real bullets with the gun replica.

Security

Website allows users to pay for flights on payment plan

Website allows users to pay for flights on payment plan (WFXT)

Another website is on the market to help people pay for pricey airfare on a repayment plan.

News

My toddler threw up on my shirt — and the airline tried to make me wear it

Airlines

Man on Seattle-bound flight tries to open plane door in air

Man on Seattle-bound flight tries to open plane door in air (NY Daily News)

A woman sitting next to the man said he "may have been a little stressed out about flying."

News

NYC mom panics as JetBlue puts her kid on wrong plane

NYC mom panics as JetBlue puts her kid on wrong plane (NY Daily News)

A boy returning home alone from the Dominican Republic was placed on the wrong flight and ended up 214 miles away in Boston.

Airlines

Brace Yourself for More Airline Outages Just Like Delta’s

Brace Yourself for More Airline Outages Just Like Delta's (Fortune)

The industry is long overdue for a tech overhaul.

Airlines

KLM – It’s an airline.

KLM – It's an airline. (itsanairline.com)

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Airlines

Baby born on airplane gets 1 million air miles – CNN.com

Baby born on airplane gets 1 million air miles – CNN.com (cnn.com)
News

Pilot takes down passenger who shoved female flight attendant

Onboard

Passenger finds a sneaky way to propose to girlfriend on a plane

Passenger finds a sneaky way to propose to girlfriend on a plane (Mail Online)

Patrick Marsden surprised his girlfriend, Molly Beucher, when he popped the question with help from United Airlines staff on a nine-hour flight from Washington, DC, to Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Onboard

Feds try to forcefully search Wall Street Journal reporter’s phone

Feds try to forcefully search Wall Street Journal reporter's phone (CNNMoney)

In an alarming incident, a Wall Street Journal reporter was detained by federal agents in Los Angeles who demanded to confiscate her two cell phones.

Security

Leaking fluid on American Airlines plane injures 17

Leaking fluid on American Airlines plane injures 17 (CNBC)

American Airlines reported fluid was leaking from the aircraft at the Palm Beach International Airport, according to WPBF 25 news.

Airlines

Delta flight mistakenly lands at base in South Dakota – CNN.com

Delta flight mistakenly lands at base in South Dakota – CNN.com (cnn.com)
News

‘Confused’ cancer patient was bloodied by TSA agents, suit says – NY Daily News

'Confused' cancer patient was bloodied by TSA agents, suit says – NY Daily News (nydailynews.com)
Security News

JFK Airport bomb scare forces JetBlue terminal evacuation – NY Daily News

JFK Airport bomb scare forces JetBlue terminal evacuation – NY Daily News (nydailynews.com)
News

American's New 45 Minute Check-in Requirement Inconveniences Travelers – View from the Wing

American's New 45 Minute Check-in Requirement Inconveniences Travelers – View from the Wing (viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com)
Airlines

Alaska Airlines CEO Debates Keeping Virgin America Name After Merger – Fortune

Alaska Airlines CEO Debates Keeping Virgin America Name After Merger – Fortune (fortune.com)
Airlines

Years After United Merger, Flight Attendants Work for Two Airlines – The New York Times

Years After United Merger, Flight Attendants Work for Two Airlines – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Airlines

Federal agencies knew airport guard was accused war criminal – CNNPolitics.com

Federal agencies knew airport guard was accused war criminal – CNNPolitics.com (cnn.com)
Security

Did Delta And Atlanta Airport Conspire Against Qatar Airways?

Busiest airport can't give biggest airliner a gate – CNN.com (cnn.com)

Who is right here?

Airlines

Emirates Steals The Show With The Los Angeles Dodgers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chhh4-2plYY

Airlines

Delta: We Won’t Suspend Bag Fees but We’ll Help TSA on Airport Lines – TheStreet

Delta: We Won’t Suspend Bag Fees but We'll Help TSA on Airport Lines – TheStreet (thestreet.com)
Airlines

Sam Champion blasts American Airlines for ‘shameful’ policies

Airlines

Should American Airlines leave a passenger who arrives at the gate a minute late?

Should American Airlines leave a passenger who arrives at the gate a minute late? (TheStreet)

American Airlines and its pilots are in conflict over what to do when passengers show up late, even one minute late, for a flight that must depart on time..

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