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Redo of federal plane evacuation tests sought as passengers squeeze into smaller spaces

Congress is looking into just how quickly airline passengers can evacuate a plane during an emergency

The Independent UK

Airline starts weighing its passengers in order to make flights 'safe and efficient'

More than 10,000 people will be asked to step on the scales before boarding an international flight.

Fortune

This airline is weighing passengers before they board international flights

"For safety reasons we need to know the weight of all items onboard the aircraft," Air New Zealand says. Numbers from the scales won't be displayed and will remain anonymous, the airline says.

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Major airline to ask all international passengers to be weighed ahead of flight

New Zealand’s Civil Aviation Authority has asked Air New Zealand to weight international passengers at Auckland International Airport to step onto the scales this summer

Daily Mirror

Blame the Feds for Your Canceled Flight This Memorial Day

Staffing shortages and laughably out-of-date technology in the federal government's air traffic control system are leading to a lot more flight delays.

Reason

Two planes abort landings as air traffic shouts 'you shouldn't be on the runway'

Air traffic controllers at San Francisco International Airport were heard angrily berating the Southwest pilot during the terrifying incident on May 19

Daily Mirror

Two planes abort landings in San Francisco after pilots spot Southwest Airlines jet on runway

United Arlines and Alaska Airlines flights were forced to circle before landing safely at SFO

The Independent UK

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2 planes aborted landings in San Francisco when a Southwest jet taxied across their runways

Two airliners aborted their landings at San Francisco International Airport last week after pilots spotted a Southwest Airlines jet taxiing across the runways on which they were going to land

The Independent UK

'My robot planes will change the world – now I want them to help Ukraine at war with Russia'

Gene Avakyan knows all to well what it's like to grow up in times of tension having fled Ukraine as a child and now he's created 'robot planes' to help country at war with Russia

Daily Mirror

Lack of air traffic controllers is industry's biggest issue, United Airlines CEO says

United Airlines CEO says the shortage of air traffic controllers has been a decades-long problem.

WEKU

A record number of Americans may fly this summer. Here's everything you need to know

Memorial Day weekend kicks off the busy summer air travel season and this may be the busiest ever. But some worry it could be another summer of delays and cancellations after a "pretty rocky" 2022.

WEKU

Commentary: Flight canceled? Stuck on the tarmac? Here’s a solution: more women in aviation

The aviation industry has a problem. A shortage of airline pilots is causing a “constraint on capacity,” which translates to canceled flights and delays for travelers — especially on smaller airlines. There’s more: In early April, the FAA warned that a shortage of air traffic controllers is expected to gum…

Los Angeles Times

A spaceport startup launched the 1st rocket from a floating launch pad in US waters

A mobile shipping platform in the Gulf of Mexico sent out the first rockets to suborbital space from U.S. territorial waters. The Spaceport Company is aiming for orbital launches next.

Space

SpaceX joining FAA to fight environmental groups' Starship lawsuit: report

SpaceX is joining the FAA to fight a lawsuit brought by environmental groups, which claim the agency didn't properly assess the damage the company's Starship rocket could cause.

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Dallas/Fort Worth Airport could grow 80% by 2050

Terminal F is back on the table for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport after American Airlines came to a deal on a $1.6 billion contract extension at its fortress hub.

The Independent UK

Travellers shocked after airline weighs woman on baggage scale

‘It’s a tiny plane so they needed our weight to take off for safety reasons,’ traveller claims

Los Angeles Times

2 killed in small plane crash 40 miles off the coast of California

A small private plane crashed Saturday in the Pacific about 40 miles west of Half Moon Bay, California, following an emergency call for help, killing two people aboard.

The Independent UK

Travellers shocked after airline weighs woman on baggage scale

‘It’s a tiny plane so they needed our weight to take off for safety reasons,’ traveller claims

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Edinburgh Live

Passenger mortified after airline 'weighs' woman on baggage scale before flight

While most users slammed the unnamed airline for being so "cruel", others claim this is common practice. One user said: "Airports are out of control."

The Independent UK

Travellers shocked after airline weighs woman on baggage scale

‘It’s a tiny plane so they needed our weight to take off for safety reasons,’ traveller claims

Space

Blue Origin will build NASA's new moon lander for Artemis astronauts

Blue Origin's Blue Moon lander will take astronauts to the lunar surface in 2029, on the Artemis 5 mission. It's the second NASA moon lander for astronauts, after SpaceX's Starship.

Daily Mirror

Passenger gobsmacked after airline 'weighs' woman on baggage scale before flight

TikTok user Lillian claims an airline weighed a woman on the baggage scale for all to see before allowing her to board her flight, as they wanted to make sure she wasn't too heavy for the plane

The Independent UK

Travellers shocked after airline weighs woman on baggage scale

‘It’s a tiny plane so they needed our weight to take off for safety reasons,’ traveller claims

Inverse

Was the Starship Explosion a Health Hazard? Future Explosions Could Present an Even Bigger Problem

Experts say better safety measures should be put in place to prevent future explosions and protect both citizens and the environment.

PC Gamer

YouTuber is facing 20 years in prison for intentionally crashing his plane in a real-life GTA stunt and then lying about it to the government

Trevor Jacob admitted that his 2021 in-flight emergency was actually staged as part of a sponsorship deal.

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