A couple flying to Las Vegas to elope ended up getting married at 35,000 feet after a Southwest Airlines crew turned their flight into a wedding. Sara Arroyo Montalvo and her partner had planned to elope privately in Las Vegas when flight attendants learned about their idea and decided to organize a midair ceremony, Montalvo shared in … Read more
They’re grounded. Another airline is forced to cut flights due to a lack of qualified pilots: Sun Country recently announced it will reduce fall flights, citing staffing issues. The Minnesota-based budget airline, which was acquired by Allegiant earlier this year, removed roughly 348 departures from its September schedule. In an internal memo sent to Allegiant … Read more
A Spirit Airlines pilot received a hero’s send-off with the help of a rival airline — and his first officer son — as his retirement flight was abruptly cut amid the carrier’s sudden shutdown. Capt. Jon Jackson was scheduled to fly one last time for Spirit into Baltimore-Washington International on Saturday when the ultra-low-cost airline … Read more
Perhaps the NFL draft couple of the year is now on the celebrating side of things. Texas Tech’s Jacob Rodriguez was selected as the No. 43 pick by the Dolphins in the second round of the draft on Friday night, and the linebacker quickly stood up to give his Army Black Hawk helicopter pilot wife, … Read more
Sometimes ignorance really is bliss. It’s oftentimes a mystery what goes on in a plane‘s cockpit. One flyer accidentally listened in on wild chatter between a United Airlines pilot and a copilot that consisted of everything from their lives, kids, terrain the plane was flying over with a few curse words thrown in while on … Read more
Have you ever been mid-flight and wondered what’s going on in the cockpit? A United Airlines passenger was lucky enough to find out. The passenger took to the r/unitedairlines forum on Reddit to dish about the gossip they accidentally overheard on a recent flight. “For 2.5 hours, I listened to all the calls, prechecks, and … Read more
That paycheck has a lot of zeros in it. Pilots’ paychecks vary depending on the airline they work for and the hours they’ve flown in a given year. According to an American Airlines captain’s paystub that was later shared on X (formerly Twitter), pilots’ earning potential is so high, it’ll cause most people to rethink … Read more
She was on cloud nine. Navy helicopter pilot Lt. Jennifer Bennie, one of the fearless female veterans featured in the 2025 Pin-Ups For Vets calendar, was flying high on the glam that comes with being a calendar girl. “I had never been so pampered. I felt so beautiful. I had my makeup professionally done, my … Read more
A former Alaska Airlines pilot who attempted to disable the engines of a 2023 passenger flight while riding off duty in the cockpit — after taking psychedelic mushrooms — pleaded guilty or no contest to all charges Friday and expressed regret for endangering passengers and damaging his profession. Joseph Emerson, who was restrained by the … Read more
This plane passenger’s impolite actions didn’t land well with the pilot. After saving a woman’s life at 30,000 feet, an Air France airman unabashedly bashed the “ungrateful” damsel in distress, claiming she’d given him the middle finger seconds before being transported to a healthcare facility during the emergency landing. And the internet is in stitches over the … Read more
This pilot was “taking off” in a different way. An EasyJet pilot has been suspended after he embarked on a drinking marathon that ended with him wandering around a hotel naked. “This was breathtakingly unprofessional behavior from the pilot,” an unidentified source told the Sun while recounting the booze cruiser’s drunken rampage. “It was the … Read more
He didn’t want to be flying high. A United Airlines pilot refused to fly from San Francisco to Cancun, Mexico on Tuesday after a passenger smoked pot on the plane, resulting in a nearly four-hour delay. In a viral Reddit post, a passenger who was aboard flight UA1679 recalled how the ill-fated trip was initially … Read more
There’s a science to it. Oftentimes, as a passenger on a plane, various noises signal different things to the flight staff. Aside from the obvious seatbelt sign, passengers rarely know what communication is taking place around them – until now. While it sounds more serious than it is — the familiar double chime noise that … Read more
She was the first woman to fly over the Atlantic Ocean, and the first to accomplish that feat solo. She was a superstar, the most famous woman in the world. She was a pilot, “it” girl, author, adventurer, fashion designer, evangelist and martyr all in one. Her mysterious and shocking disappearance over the Pacific Ocean … Read more
Following a series of high-profile airplane failures, crashes, and extensive safety investigations, many passengers have expressed growing anxiety about flying — and there’s even an entire Subreddit devoted to the subject. While there are countless factors that go into a successful flight, landing and takeoff are perhaps the two most difficullt parts of a trip. … Read more
Customer disservice just won’t fly with this outraged airman. On a wing and a prayer, a United Airlines pilot did his best to appease peeved passengers who were forced to take a four-hour flight sans drinks or snacks. “We have not done you right,” confessed the captain in a viral vid, shared by content creator, Nancy Kaatz. … Read more
A pilot revealed the big meaning behind a small detail on their uniform. While flight attendants have their own designated uniforms, obviously so do pilots. And if you’ve ever taken a good look at a pilot when boarding a flight, you may have noticed that some of them have small gold stripes on their white-collared … Read more
An airline passenger traveling from Los Angeles to Cancun, Mexico, took to social media to share the way a flight crew handled a recent incident of a person vaping while on board. Posted in the “r/AlaskaAirlines” Reddit forum, the post was titled, “Vaper on LAX-CUN Flight 4/18/25.” The user wrote, “So on Flight 1340 this morning, ‘a … Read more
What an airhead. A United Airlines flight from Los Angeles, California to Shanghai, China was forced to make a U-turn last weekend after one of the pilots realized that they’d forgotten their passport. Flight UA 198 had departed LAX at around 2 pm Saturday, March 22, and was flying over the Pacific Ocean en route … Read more
An airline passenger traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago took to social media to share how the flight crew handled the situation of someone vaping on board. Posted in the “r/unitedairlines” Reddit forum, the post was titled, “Someone Smoked in the Bathroom.” “About halfway through, an FA made an announcement reminding us that it’s extremely illegal to … Read more