Southwest Airlines announced on Sunday that it has launched an internal investigation after one of its pilots allegedly used a phrase that has gained popularity as a signal of opposition against President Joe Biden. The pilot allegedly said “Let’s Go Brandon” to passengers over an intercom during a flight from Houston to Albuquerque on Friday,…
Southwest Launches Probe After Pilot Allegedly Said ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ During Flight
Self-Driving Tech Company Aurora to Test Driverless Delivery With FedEx
Self-driving technology company Aurora will begin piloting trucks loaded with its software this week to haul goods for U.S. package delivery firm FedEx Corp. between Dallas and Houston, albeit with a safety driver. Aurora, which is led by former heads of self-driving programs at Google Inc., Uber Inc., and Tesla Inc., added on Wednesday it…
Cathay Pacific to Close London Pilot Base, Review US Bases
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd will close its London pilot base and review the last remaining overseas pilot bases in the United States, the airline said on Thursday, as it grapples with the impact of coronavirus. The closure comes after Cathay put the London base under review in July and shut bases in Australia,…
Alone in the Sky, Pilot and Fiancee Save 17 in Tennessee Flood
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Nashville-based helicopter pilot Joel Boyers had just finished helping his fiancee earn her pilot’s license on Saturday morning, and they were heading home to celebrate, when he received a frantic call from a woman in Pennsylvania. Her brother’s home in Waverly, Tennessee, was underwater and he was trapped on a roof with his daughters….
Teenager Hopes to Become Youngest Woman to Fly Round the World Solo
Nineteen-year-old Belgian-British Zara Rutherford is set to begin her round-the-world trip this month, taking off from her native Belgium on Aug. 11. She hopes to inspire young girls to get involved with STEM and aviation. “I wanted to fly around the world, have the girls see me and think, I’d love to fly one day too,”…
Airline Pilot Announces on PA That His Dad Is on First Flight Aboard His Plane—Breaks Into Tears
A video of an airline pilot making an announcement before a flight went viral on Instagram. Captain Anselm Dewar was moved to tears on informing his passengers they had a “VIP aboard” for a return flight from Miami to Charleston, South Carolina—the VIP was his father, who would be sitting at the controls with him. The flight…
French Pilot Says He Was Tied to Firing Target in Hazing Ritual
PARIS—A French air force pilot has filed a criminal complaint alleging that as part of a hazing ritual he was tied to a target on a firing range while fighter planes flew overhead and fired off munitions, his lawyer told Reuters on Saturday. The complaint did not identify any of the people alleged to have…
NTSB: Pilot Error Likely Caused Vintage Bomber’s Fatal Crash
HARTFORD—Pilot error probably caused the 2019 crash of a World War II-era bomber in Connecticut that killed seven people and wounded six others, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a report released Tuesday. It cited inadequate maintenance as a contributing factor. The four-engine, propeller-driven B-17G Flying Fortress bomber with 13 people aboard crashed at…
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