Alaska Airlines grounds Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after mid-air window blowout(theguardian.com)

291 points by robin_reala 2 years ago | 255 comments

British journalist held by police at Luton airport for five hours without arrest(theguardian.com)

224 points by mindracer 3 years ago | 152 comments

Air India flight to London crashes in Ahmedabad with more than 240 onboard(theguardian.com)

407 points by Gud 1 year ago | 452 comments

Guardian live blog covering the crash of Air India flight AI171 to London Gatwick in Ahmedabad with 242 people onboard.

LaGuardia pilots raised safety alarms months before deadly runway crash(theguardian.com)

330 points by m_fayer 7 months ago | 266 comments

Guardian news article reporting that NASA safety reports show pilots warned of close calls at LaGuardia months before a deadly runway crash that killed two pilots.

Farnborough airport's biggest critic silenced as expansion plans continue(theguardian.com)

55 points by jchanimal 2 years ago | 32 comments

Rocket explodes during testing at UK's new spaceport in Shetland(theguardian.com)

27 points by skywal_l 2 years ago | 22 comments

Google has acquired the data of failed US airline Spirit(theregister.com)

544 points by pseudolus 2 months ago | 371 comments

The Register article reporting that Google paid $10 million at auction for defunct Spirit Airlines' data, including emails and recorded calls, for AI use.

Preliminary report into Air India crash released(bbc.co.uk)

385 points by cjr 1 year ago | 781 comments

BBC News live coverage of the preliminary investigation report into the Air India crash that killed 260, which says fuel switches were cut off before the crash.

UK rail minister got engineer sacked for raising safety concerns(politico.eu)

435 points by scrlk 2 years ago | 223 comments

Politico Europe article reporting that UK rail minister Peter Hendy got engineer Gareth Dennis fired for raising safety concerns, threatening to withhold public contracts.

Airlines will make $118B in extra fees(fastcompany.com)

363 points by thunderbong 2 years ago | 283 comments

Fast Company article reporting airlines will earn a record $118 billion in extra fees in 2023 and explaining how their websites use design to pressure fliers into paying.

US urged to reveal UFO evidence after claim that it has intact alien vehicles(theguardian.com)

485 points by bloak 3 years ago | 869 comments

Guardian news article on calls for the US to disclose UFO evidence after a whistleblower claimed the government holds intact alien vehicles.

Airlines make more money from mileage programs than from flying planes(theatlantic.com)

473 points by chapulin 3 years ago | 527 comments

An Atlantic essay by Ganesh Sitaraman arguing airlines now earn more from mileage programs and credit card partnerships than from flying planes.