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May 10, 2013 08:58 AM ET // Alyssa Danigelis
A personal aircraft for the whole family is building buzz -- but where would you store it? Continue reading →
Jan 9, 2012 05:34 PM ET // Alexander Davies
There are a lot of factors that can make a flight pleasant or unbearable- delays, invasive pat downs, and, of course, who's sitting next to you. Two airlines are looking to give you more say in that last one. Malaysia Airlines has created a Facebook service called MHBuddy to let you see where your ...
Mar 2, 2012 10:38 PM ET // Eric Rogell
What happens when a paper airplane fanatic and a former college quarterback team up to break the Guinness World Record for the longest flight by a paper airplane? They shatter it. John Collins, a producer at KRON-TV in San Francisco, has a side gig. He's also a Paper Airplane Designer (apparently t...
Jan 13, 2012 08:35 PM ET // Alice Truong
Next time you're in line for security at the airport, don't forget your loose change. Turns out all coins add up to a pretty penny. The Transportation Security Administration says travelers left $409,085.56 at security checkpoints in 2010. The agency collects the unclaimed money that is sent to the...
May 2, 2012 04:02 PM ET // Alice Truong
Some people deal with rising oil prices by driving more efficiently and hitting the road less often. Delta Air Lines decided to go another route: oil refinery. Marketplace reports the airline is investing $150 million to buy its own refinery, hopeful the move might shield it from the market. "Havin...
Jul 4, 2012 03:33 PM ET // Alexander Davies
The dreams of those who want nothing more than to avoid traffic by launching into the air and flying right over it are one step closer to coming true. The long-anticipated Terrafugia Transition, set to become the first flying car on the market in history, completed its first phase of flight testing...
Sep 15, 2011 11:30 AM ET // Erik Trinidad
Skydiving is one of the ultimate thrills you can have, provided you're not scared of jumping out of an airplane or helicopter, or generally acrophobic (which comes with the territory). Fear is obviously the main deterrent to those unadventurous types who dare not skydive, probably with the thoughts...
Jul 21, 2011 03:12 AM ET // Alice Truong
Does walking through full-body scanners at the airport give you the heebie jeebies? Great news because the Transportation Security Administration announced Wednesday, it will install software to allow scanners to show a generic human body instead of naked images of travelers, the Los Angeles Times ...
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