The failed General Electric engine from the recent incident involving a British Airway Boeing had been previously described by the Federal Aviation Administration as in an “unsafe condition”, and now Boeing and GE are under […]
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Airline Ticket Prices Are The Lowest In Years Thanks To Cheap Oil And Better Airplanes
People have wondered when the dip in oil prices would result in lower airfares and it it seems like it’s happening right now. The airfare wars are back, at least to some extent, according to […]
Mount Everest Opens For First Time Since Deadly April Avalanches
Nepal has officially opened Mount Everest, the world’s tallest peak, to climbers for the first time this season. The treacherous mountain has been closed since an earthquake induced avalanche in April killed 19 mountaineers and […]
JFK Airport Now Records Every Single Smartphone That Passes Through Its Terminal
Despite numerous advancements in technology and a whole research field emerging in ‘queuing theory’, airport security lines never seem to get shorter. Yet thanks to new technology installed at New York’s busy JFK airport that […]
Airbnb’s New Dynamic Pricing A Win For Hosts But Will Consumers Tolerate Higher Prices?
The makers of room-for-rent app Airbnb had in the past discovered that hosts’ ability to find the right price for their rental postings was a tricky proposition. To address the problem the company recently released […]
Russia’s Economy Is So Bad That Major Airlines Are Pulling Out Of The Country
As Russia’s economy continues to shrink and the ruble’s value drops precipitously, several international airlines are reducing their service to Russia as the number of people traveling plummets. Most recently, Finnair said last week that, […]
Software Glitch Causes Airport Traffic Jams On U.S. East Coast
A technical computer-related difficulty at a Virginia air traffic control center caused major flight holdups on Saturday at many airports in the New York City and Washington areas, the Federal Aviation Administration reported. According to […]
Government Admits It Just Guesses When Putting People On The No Fly List
In a stunning revelation, the U.S. Department of Justice has admitted that the government’s no-fly list is based mainly on “predictive assessments” of potential threats rather than a history of criminality. Whether someone should be […]
Thailand Announces Sweeping Ban On Surrogacy Tourism
Thailand, previously one of the go-to places for surrogacy in the world, has banned commercial surrogacy by foreigners. The country joins a growing list of Asian countries that have banned the practice. Thailand was a […]
Hotel Staffed By Robots Offers Glimpse Of Japan’s Future
The new Henn-na hotel near Nagasaki, Japan offers guests a unique experience as most of the hotel staff consists of robots. The name of the hotel fittingly means “strange” in Japanese as the hotel is […]