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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.

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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.

Tribune News Service

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

The Independent UK

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.

Los Angeles Times

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

The Independent UK

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."

Edinburgh Live

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

The Independent UK

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.

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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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Biden administration drafting airline passenger protection rules - Roll Call

The Biden administration wants to ensure passengers are compensated for flight delays and cancellations caused by airlines.

Daily Mirror

Frontier Airlines passenger VOTED off flight after row breaks out before plane takes off

WARNING, CONTAINS OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE: Passengers on a Frontier Airlines flight bound for Atlanta from Trenton-Mercer Airport in New Jersey reportedly voted a woman off the plane after she had a fight with another female traveller

LiveScience

Environmental groups sue US government over explosive SpaceX rocket launch

Plaintiffs from five environmental groups are suing the FAA to stop SpaceX's massive Starship rocket from launching until the conclusion of a yearslong investigation.

Reason

Environmentalist Lawsuit Could Delay SpaceX's Starship Launches for Years

The FAA required SpaceX take 75 separate actions to mitigate the environmental impacts of launches from its Boca Chica, Texas, launch site. A new lawsuit says it's not enough.

The Texas Tribune

Federal agency failed to weigh possible environmental impacts of SpaceX rocket launch, lawsuit claims

Environmental groups claim the Federal Aviation Administration let SpaceX do its own environmental assessment before its rocket self-destructed above the Texas coast and debris rained down over a wide area.

Salon

Lawsuit aims to protect Texas from Musk

"It's vital that we protect life on Earth even as we look to the stars in this modern era of spaceflight"

Al Jazeera

Environmentalists sue US regulator over impact of SpaceX launches

SpaceX’s Starship rocket exploded over the Gulf of Mexico on April 20 and debris was scattered from the launch pad.

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