One Chart That Shows Flying Is Still The Safest Way To Travel, Period
After any air disaster, people are reminded of the potential dangers of air travel. And it's understandable why. There's something about hurtling through the atmosphere at hundreds of miles per hour at...
View ArticleA Major Pilot Union Says The Feds Are Revealing Too Much From The Asiana...
The world's biggest pilot union has issued two statements criticizing the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for releasing the information is has collected so far on the crash landing of...
View ArticleThe Crew Of Asiana Flight 214 Waited 90 Seconds To Start Evacuating The Plane
The crew of Asiana Flight 214 waited 90 seconds after the crash landing to began evacuating the plane, investigators said this afternoon in a press conference.National Transportation Safety Board...
View ArticleAsiana 214 Pilot Claims He Saw A Blinding Flash Of Light During The Plane's...
The pilot flying Asiana Flight 214 as it crash landed at San Francisco International Airport this weekend told investigators he saw a blinding flash of light during the descent.During an interview that...
View ArticleEmpty Boeing 787 Dreamliner On Fire At London Airport
Traffic was suspended this afternoon at London's Heathrow airport due to a fire on an empty Boeing 787 Dreamliner:Due to an incident on an aircraft, arrivals and departures are currently suspended....
View ArticleBoeing Shares Falling After Report Of Dreamliner Fire (BA)
Boeing shares are tumbling fast on reports a 787 Dreamliner is on fire at London's Heathrow airport.The stock was down as much as -6.5%.Chart:The stock had been on a tear for most of the year until...
View ArticleTrain Derailment Near Paris: Several Passengers Dead, Some Electrocuted In...
A passenger train derailed south of Paris at Bretigny-sur-Orge, leaving "many people hurt," multiple news outlets have reported.BFM TV reports that some passengers were crushed and electrocuted. Six...
View ArticleMechanical Issues Force A Thomson Airways 787 Dreamliner To Turn Around...
LONDON (AP) — Thomson Airways says one of its Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes travelling from England to the U.S. had to turn back after experiencing a technical issue.The incident is the second to...
View ArticleFederal Investigators Head To London After Dreamliner Fire Shuts Down Airport
British aviation authorities are opening in investigation into a fire onboard an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet at London's Heathrow Airport this afternoon:The AAIB has sent a team to...
View ArticleElon Musk's Dream Is Coming True: Vacuum Tube Company Is Building A 3-Mile...
Elon Musk's dream of a hyperloop transport system could arrive sooner than even he anticipated.Hyperloop transportation — referred to by Musk as a "cross between a Concorde, a railgun, and an air...
View ArticleEarly Evidence Suggests Boeing 787 Fire Was Not Related To Battery Issues (BA)
The source of a fire on an empty Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 in London today has not been determined, but early photos from the scene do not line up with damage done by the failures of the jet's...
View ArticleA Classic 1957 Jaguar Once Driven By JFK Is Up For Auction On eBay
A classic Jaguar once driven by John and Jackie Kennedy is up for sale on eBay Motors. The 1957 Mark I was owned by Jackie's stepfather, Hugh Auchincloss, and kept at his Virginia estate.It has been...
View ArticleA 1954 Mercedes-Benz Racecar Just Sold For A Record $29.7 Million
A new world record was set at the Goodwood Festival of Speed today, when a 1954 Mercedes-Benz fetched the highest price for a car sold at auction.The W196R, which was driven by Juan Manuel Fangio and...
View ArticleCheck Out The First Human-Powered Helicopter To Win A Coveted $250,000...
A Canadian-built helicopter that is powered by a human riding a bicycle has become the first winner of a decades-old $250,000 engineering prize, the US awarder said Friday.The American Helicopter...
View ArticleHere's Everything We Know About The Awesome New 2014 Mazda 3 Sedan
Official details for the all-new 2014 Mazda 3 sedan have finally hit the Web, revealing the stylish compact from virtually every angle.As expected, the redesigned sedan shares its styling with the 2014...
View ArticleThird Girl Dies From Asiana Airlines Crash
A third girl has died as a result of the Saturday crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 at San Francisco International Airport, USA Today is reporting.The girl was one of three patients in critical...
View ArticleNTSB Intern 'Erroneously' Confirmed Racist Asiana Pilot Names To KTVU Station
The National Transportation Safety Board has released a statement revealing the source of Friday afternoon's embarrassing KTVU hoax — a summer intern for the agency who "acted outside the scope of his...
View ArticleFlight Attendants Have The Toughest Job At The Airline
The remarkably successful evacuation of Asiana 214 compels me to write a post in appreciation of flight attendants who have the toughest job at the airline.Pilots enjoy the fun and challenge of...
View ArticleBentley's Brand New Race Car Is Finally Here
Bentley’s new Continental GT-based race car made its official world debut today at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed, where the big bruiser also made a dramatic run up the event’s famous hill...
View ArticleLoose Tracks Blamed In French Train Derailment
The SNCF said the derailment on Friday, which also left dozens injured, was caused by a connecting bar that had come loose at a rail switch at the station at Bretigny-sur-Orge, about 25 kilometres (15...
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