- Animal-inspired flying robots are going to 3D build mid-flight https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/animal-inspired-flying-robots-are-going-to-3d-build-mid-flight 14 comments futurology
- How airlines explain net neutrality "Paid prioritization is different in that it would actually speed up some types of Internet traffic. So for the airline analogy to hold, the first-class section would have to detach from the rest of the plane in mid-flight and go supersonic. Planes don't do that" http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/09/22/how-airlines-explain-net-neutrality/?tid=rssfeed 31 comments technology
- TSA wants to double security fees: A proposal to double the security fee on flights originating in the United States has been given the go-ahead by the Democrat-controlled Senate and, pending full Congressional approval, could soon be coming to an airport near you. http://rt.com/usa/news/tsa-wants-double-security-517/ 137 comments politics
- Jet2 flight from Gran Canaria to Manchester diverted so passengers could go to the toilet https://news.sky.com/story/jet2-flight-from-gran-canaria-to-manchester-diverted-so-passengers-could-go-to-the-toilet-12738095 4 comments nottheonion
- JONAH: “I had a meeting with Vince. It seemed like everything was going well. I was at home watching SmackDown, getting ready to take that path, then I got a phone call from Connecticut. In my mind I'm thinking it's about organizing flights or whatever to move to SD or RAW, & I was released instead” https://wrestlingnews.co/wwe-news/jonah-bronson-reed-says-his-wwe-nxt-north-american-title-reign-was-cut-short-because-he-was-going-to-the-main-roster 66 comments squaredcircle
- [Waszak] Saleh said the Jets are going virtual for meetings this week because of illnesses and COVID cases around the league. Team will practice and lift, but meetings will remain virtual. Next time they’re in the same room together will be on flight to Miami. https://twitter.com/DWAZ73/status/1470496107482562565 13 comments nfl
- [Russo] December 2018: Fire alarm at MN Wild hotel at 2 am. Alarm blared for 30 mins, people evacuated for an hour. Boudreau stayed in bed: “I wasn’t going to walk down 15 flights of stairs. I didn’t smell any smoke. I said, ‘I’m chancing it.” https://twitter.com/RussoHockey/status/1070039231265816576?s=20 84 comments hockey
- Ingenuity is Going Big for Flight 9 https://mars.nasa.gov/technology/helicopter/status/313/were-going-big-for-flight-9/ 24 comments space
- [Simon Evans] Portugal govt minister just said that English fans who want to attend the CL final in Porto will have to fly in via charter flights and stay in a 'bubble' before going straight to airport after the game. Will be in and out in less than 24 hours. https://twitter.com/sgevans/status/1392874381702057986 24 comments soccer
- 45 Chinese nationals in Nepal demand flights to go home, throw stones. https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/45-chinese-nationals-in-nepal-demand-flights-to-go-home-throw-stones/story-ihvldc3zr9gmtf3dfeczmj.html 11 comments worldnews
- Norwegian Air Cancels 4,000 Flights and Lays Off 50% of Staff. The Airline Crisis Is Going To Deepen. https://www.marketwatch.com/articles/norwegian-air-cancels-4-000-flights-and-lays-off-50-of-staff-the-airline-crisis-is-going-to-deepen-51584102719?mod=mw_latestnews 30 comments worldnews
- Team is go for launch of 60 Starlink sats tomorrow—heaviest payload to date, first re-flight of a fairing, and first Falcon 9 to fly a fourth mission. Watching 1 sat that may not orbit raise; if not, 100% of its components will quickly burn up in Earth’s atmosphere https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1193687615528042496?s=21 359 comments spacex
- A Lawyer For Giuliani's Ukrainian Associate Tried To Argue He Was Not A Flight Risk. It Did Not Go Well. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/emaoconnor/igor-fruman-giuliani-ukraine-flight-risk-bail 20 comments politics
- Nearly all British Airways flights canceled as pilots go on strike https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/09/business/ba-british-airways-strike-intl-hnk/index.html 44 comments worldnews
- Hyderabad: Jealous of friend going to Canada, man sends bomb threat to airport to stop flight https://www.indiatoday.in/crime/story/hyderabad-friend-canada-man-bomb-threat-airport-flight-1595567-2019-09-04 22 comments india
- Orpik said he's known for a while that he was going to retire. He was taking the elevator one flight of stairs at Capital One Arena because he was in so much pain with his right knee injury. Wants to spend more time with his family now. https://twitter.com/ikhurshudyan/status/1143595692935516160 29 comments hockey
- ‘I’ll be killed if I go back’: Undocumented immigrant refuses to board flight at JFK https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/ill-be-killed-if-i-go-back-undocumented-immigrant-refuses-to-board-flight-at-jfk/2018/05/27/064a52be-6117-11e8-9ee3-49d6d4814c4c_story.html?utm_term=.86e1ebf5f082 327 comments politics
- How to get to Mars without going mad - Research highlights the psychological dangers of long-haul space flights. https://cosmosmagazine.com/space/how-to-get-to-mars-without-going-mad 1228 comments space
- Just as humans and other animals are often more dexterous with one hand or paw -- usually the right -- honeybees have individualized flight pattern preferences. Some prefer to go right, others feel more comfortable going left. https://qbi.uq.edu.au/article/2017/11/bees-prefer-left-or-right 4 comments science
- According to his unofficial biography, when going from Barcelona to Madrid Puigdemont chose longer air routes with international stopovers only because he didn't want to use the gates for "domestic" flights. https://www.dolcacatalunya.com/2016/03/pillan-a-puigdemont-cogiendo-un-vuelo-internacional-para-ir-a-madrid/ 45 comments europe
- Flight delay is going to cost me $500 and a day off my trip, what are my options? https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/6tk5cj/flight_delay_is_going_to_cost_me_500_and_a_day/ 6 comments personalfinance
- I'm looking to make a simple flight simulator game. Is there good software for this, and is it as simple as I think it's going to be? https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/5x00g8/im_looking_to_make_a_simple_flight_simulator_game/ 3 comments gamedev
- A pilot was removed from a flight after going on a bizarre rant about Trump and Clinton https://www.buzzfeed.com/salvadorhernandez/a-pilot-was-removed-from-a-flight-after-going-on-a-bizarre-r?utm_term=.kdvy8vj4w5#.cx9mvw5zqe 3 comments politics
- Did LeBron negotiate with Wade on that private flight to go to Chicago and trade Dunleavy to Cavs? https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/4rm9pi/did_lebron_negotiate_with_wade_on_that_private/ 21 comments nba
- Traveler Removed From Flight After Telling Anti-Gay Texas Governor To 'Go To Hell' http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/greg-abbott-gay-marriage-go-to-hell_55a8f1d1e4b0c5f0322d000c 34 comments politics
- Flight Rules for Git: What to do when things go wrong https://github.com/k88hudson/git-flight-rules 11 comments programming
- CNN ‘Is It Preposterous?’ to Think a Black Hole Caused Flight 370 to Go Missing? http://www.mediaite.com/tv/cnns-don-lemon-is-it-preposterous-to-think-a-black-hole-caused-flight-370-to-go-missing/ 40 comments worldnews
- "Lines had reached the point that Alaska Airlines had warned passengers last month to add up to an hour to clear security so they did not miss flights." ~ TSA officers go public with complaints at Sea-Tac http://www.king5.com/news/local/tsa-security-officers-go-public-with-complaints-at-sea-tac-215604471.html 3 comments politics
- Raffle Off Rides On Private Sub-Orbital Flights To Raise Funds For NASA. Idea i just submitted to NASA's redesign team. What would you pay for a chance to go to Space? 1,2,5,10 dollars? http://nasaweb.ideascale.com/a/dtd/raffle-off-rides-on-private-sub-orbital-flights-to-raise-funds./305543-19702?submitted=1 5 comments space
- Just booked a flight to go watch my team play an Asian Champions League match in Beijing, kinda excited/freaked out about it. Tell me your best away match stories, /r/soccer! http://www.fctokyo.co.jp/ 19 comments soccer
- During my flight, the attendant casually says, "in 90 seconds there is going to be a launch off the right side of the plane..." http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/spy-satellite-rocket-launch-vandenberg-air-force-base/story?id=12722092 3 comments space
- It occurs to me that all terrorists have to do to take down an aircraft is run for Congressional office, win, get on board a commerical flight (skipping the scan and pat-down) and then go Boom. http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/e93nh/john_boehner_speakerelect_flies_commercial_but/ 6 comments reddit.com
- He'll Help You Find Your Flight, And God : NPR. This made me tear up a little going home from work last night, and I'm an atheist. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyid=112679029 41 comments reddit.com
- OK, conspiracy folks - how many think that Flight 1404 going off the runway was to draw attention (and NTSB resources) away from Michael Connell's crash? (Tentatively raises hand.) http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hotstories/6177816.html 5 comments politics
- Heartbroken Manchester United fan travels from Sierra Leone to Old Trafford for first match... only for game to be called off. People collected enough funds to change his flight and he's going to Wembley. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/7152064/heartbroken-manchester-united-fan-travels-from-sierra-leone-to-old-trafford-for-first-match-only-for-game-to-be-called-off.html?cmp=spklr-_-editorial-_-twitter-_-thesunfootball-_-20160515-_-football-_-469967687-_-imageandlink 186 comments soccer
- New Zealand Celtics' fan who is going blind gets flights and game tickets from the Celtics organisation - All class. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11199632 45 comments nba
- Air France Flight 447: 'Damn it, we’re going to crash’ - -- Airbus went down three years ago in equatorial waters between Brazil and Africa. 228 dead. Two years to find flight recorders, another year to write report. Official verdict: Pilot error. But why didn't other crew members intervene? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/9231855/air-france-flight-447-damn-it-were-going-to-crash.html 94 comments worldnews
- Gulag for Gaijin: “Do you see this gun?” he said... “I have the legal authority to use this if you refuse to get on that flight. Now are you going to buy that ticket?” http://www.economist.com/blogs/banyan/2012/01/japans-immigration-control 1447 comments worldnews
- Holy fucking shit, the Obama administration has just been busted collecting bank records, credit card records, flight times, phone records, and credit report files of journalist in the United States who write articles that have unnamed sources. What the fuck is going on here? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41787944/ns/us_news-security/ 269 comments politics
- Former River Plate striker Rodrigo Mora, on the injury that forced his early retirement: "I chose to end up crippled but give my all to River (...) I can't run, I can't go up a flight of stairs. (...)I still don't regret my choice" https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/la-dura-frase-rodrigo-mora-decidi-quedar-nid2262172 9 comments soccer