When the pilot of the twin-engine Beech aircraft passed out and died mid-flight, passenger Doug White of Archibald, Louisiana, took over the plane and landed it safely. picked by bingo 8 months ago

An awestruck crowd of friends, neighbors, relatives, colleagues and strangers threw airline pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III a hero's welcome on Saturday at Danville's town square.
Sullenberger, a graduate of the Air Force Academy and former Air Force pilot, was clearly stunned by the fanfare. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

Recently we had Moe's then topofall's post about an airline meal complaint. I've done some research and found this superb site. It contains thousands of experiences with details, photos and comments from more than 100 airlines. picked by ozero 10 months ago

Imitating the pancake maneuver from a favorite childhood book, the two-seater plane pilot avoided nearby homes and serious injury.

This one's for Tryweekly. picked by meggysue 4 months ago

Triple Formula One world champion Niki Lauda has paid $200,000 for the chance to fly a Virgin Galactic spaceship, the 60-year-old Lauda is a qualified airline pilot who retired from racing in 1985 to concentrate on his own aviation business. picked by kakana 7 months ago

Flybe has given the term low-fare airline an entirely new meaning: it is paying 172 people to fly. I'm still not getting on a plane ever again! picked by buddha 2 years ago

The pilot, Milton Torres, now 77 and living in Miami, said it spent periods motionless in the sky before reaching estimated speeds of more than 7,600 mph picked by smarty1052 1 year ago

An unemployed Chinese man boarded an aeroplane disguised as a pilot, in order to get a free flight home, according to state media. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

The right engine of the Boeing 737 "separated from the wing. The aircraft continued to climb out," the airline said in a statement.

*well, I'm completely reassured about my fear of flying now.

Edit: Fixed your link picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Wonder if the plane-jacking and killing of thousands of innocent people in recent history could have something to do with this?
Nah. Not a chance. picked by ReBoot 3 years ago

A Tunisian pilot who paused to pray instead of taking emergency measures before crash-landing his plane, killing 16 people, has been sentenced to 10 years in jail by an Italian court along with his co-pilot. picked by Doggylives 8 months ago

A disabled man has condemned a budget airline that told him he must pay to take his spare prosthetic legs on holiday. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Bird smashes through cockpit window in Brazil, blinding pilot in one eye. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

Capt Roger Old, 61, flew five miles off course while coming in to land in Shetland in bad weather. An automatic warning system told him he was too low and advised him to pull up, but instead he asked the co-pilot to switch it off. picked by charbarred 3 years ago

She made headlines in the 1990s for piloting a plane across the United States at age 11 and from the U.S. to Europe at age 12. She is dead tonight from an apparent suicide. picked by Moe 2 years ago

Apparently, Marcus Schrenker's "profuse bleeding" he reported miraculously healed while going down, and his plane's "shattered windshield" also mended itself.

HMMMMMMM...seems...sneaky

EDIT: Authorities now state he is "on the run" and are seeking his whereabouts. picked by Moe 11 months ago