AviationSafety

I saw reports that Kuwait airport was bombed a few hours ago, which made me wonder how Dubai airport is still operating normally. From what I understand, the strikes happened relatively close to Dubai as well, yet flights there don’t seem to be heavily disrupted. Is there...

Saw a strong post from a flight attendant explaining why passengers grabbing their bags during an evacuation is such a serious problem. Airlines train crews to evacuate a full aircraft in about 90 seconds, even in conditions like smoke or fire. The issue is that many passengers...

Had a flight last night IAH to DFW and the aisle passenger in my row never wore a seatbelt. He couldn’t fit into his seat properly and his stomach was basically pressed against the seat in front of him, and the FA didn’t say a thing. No extender offered, nothing. I’m not shaming...

Wild story out of Boston a Delta flight from Paris to New York had to divert to Logan because of bad weather, and while landing, another Cape Air plane was taking off on an intersecting runway. The pilots had to do a go-around after coming way too close. Everyone’s fine, but the...

This one’s wild a United 767 from Dulles to Rome had to turn back less than an hour in because a passenger dropped their laptop and it somehow slipped through the cabin wall into the cargo bay. Since it had a lithium battery, the crew didn’t want to risk flying over the ocean...

I’m on UA 1175 from SFO to HNL on a 77W. Shortly after boarding the captain announced that a phone fell under a panel and maintenance would need to retrieve it. After trying to find the phone via the cabin, they had to unload baggage and open other panels on the plane. They...