Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikAir India Pilot Brings Female Friend to Cockpit During Flight, Has Her Served Food and DrinksOne of the crew members said the pilot asked them to make the cabin more comfortable and serve her alcohol.ByAndy KalmowitzPublishedApril 21, 2023Comments (61)
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnik$15 Million in Gold Was Stolen From the Toronto Airport in an Apparent HeistThe coolest guys ever decided to pull off a Goodfellas-style heist to the tune of $15 million in gold and other…ByAndy KalmowitzPublishedApril 21, 2023Comments (56)
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikAirlines Bask in $29 Billion Worth of Your Baggage Fees in 2022Spirit already charges for everything that travels with you, but other airlines are also rolling in the sweet sweet…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedApril 20, 2023Comments (20)
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikThese Are the Airport Features the Jalopnik Staff Can't Live WithoutOur creature comforts span wide from capsule hotels for a quick nap to more offerings of that liquid caffeine gold.ByElizabeth BlackstockUpdatedApril 19, 2023Comments (44)
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikCanada to Transfer Stranded Russian-Owned Antonov An-124 to UkraineThe cargo freighter racked up over $300,000 in parking fees at Toronto Pearson Airport.ByRyan Erik KingPublishedApril 17, 2023Comments (48)
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikWhy Retired Planes Are Still Worth Millions After Decades in the SkyWhen an aircraft reaches the end of its useful life, all manner of parts, materials and components are salvaged from…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedApril 13, 2023Comments (29)
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikHow China Built a Domestic Airliner With Potentially Stolen American ExpertiseA Chinese spy was arrested by the FBI while attempting to steal information from a GE engineer and found guilty of…ByRyan Erik KingUpdatedApril 12, 2023Comments (42)
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikPilot Makes Emergency Landing After Finding Venomous Snake in PlaneWhat's worse, after landing, nobody could locate the Cape cobra, meaning the pilot had to fly home in a plane that…ByBob SorokanichPublishedApril 6, 2023Comments (9)
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikA Flight School is Turning a Boeing 727 Into Student DormsThe Fly8MA pilot training center in Alaska plans to transform the retired FedEx cargo plane into student housing and…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedApril 5, 2023Comments (13)
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikHow Do You Mount a Boeing 747 to the Roof of a Museum? Very CarefullyThe Technik Museum Speyer had to get its Boeing 747 to its location 60 miles from the nearest airport.ByErin MarquisPublishedApril 3, 2023Comments (27)
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikThe FAA Is Worried a Shortage of Air Traffic Controllers Could Make NYC Airports a Mess This SummerA vital New York City air traffic control facility only has 54 percent of its ideal number of staffers, which could…ByRyan Erik KingPublishedApril 3, 2023Comments (11)
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikThe 15 Most Common Airliners Flying TodayThese are the planes you're most likely to fly on, no matter where you're going.ByAndy KalmowitzPublishedMarch 31, 2023Comments (14)
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikCongress Wants a New TSA No-Fly List Because of All the Terrible PassengersLearn to behave on the plane, or you could be banned.ByCollin WoodardPublishedMarch 30, 2023Comments (35)
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikThese Are the 15 Best Airports in North AmericaBoth of Houston's airports ranked higher than Los Angeles International and New York's JFK Airport.ByRyan Erik KingPublishedMarch 30, 2023Comments (30)
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikStudy Shows Climate Change Is Making Airplane Turbulence WorseOccurrences of severe turbulence could triple by 2025 as wind sheers become stronger.ByRyan Erik KingPublishedMarch 29, 2023Comments (17)
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikRussian Plane Stuck in Canada Racks Up Over $300,000 in Parking FeesThe plane landed right as Canada banned Russian-owned aircraft from its airspace in response to the Ukraine…ByRyan Erik KingPublishedMarch 29, 2023Comments (47)
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikTurns Out, Taking a Fun Little Ride Down the Plane Slide Can Get You ArrestedApparently, those slides are reserved for actual emergencies or something.ByCollin WoodardPublishedMarch 28, 2023Comments (23)
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikHere's How Often Airlines Replace the Jet Engines on Passenger PlanesA bunch of factors decide when it's time to replace an airliner's jet engines, but the biggest one is the number of…ByRyan Erik KingPublishedMarch 28, 2023Comments (13)
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikThe Short SC1 Was a Cold-War Experiment in Vertical-Takeoff Fighter JetsFirst shown to the public in 1956, the SC1 was a British-built experimental plane that paved the way for modern VTOL…ByKelsey D. AthertonPublishedMarch 24, 2023Comments (9)
Beyond CarsPlanelopnikBeyond CarsPlanelopnikUnited Airlines Wants Electric VTOL Flying Taxis in Chicago by 2025The proposed vertical-takeoff electric aircraft—which hasn't been built—would ferry passengers from Chicago O'Hare…ByOwen BellwoodUpdatedMarch 31, 2023Comments (4)