Ice from Airplane Potty Crashes through Woman's Roof

Feb 08, 2008 - From cbc.ca. Ice from Airplane Potty Crashes through Woman's Roof Last Updated: Thursday, February 7, 2008 | 5:00 PM MT Chunks of ice that smashed through a Calgary woman's roof came from the lavatory of an airplane flying overhead, transportation investigators said Thursday. Marian Liknes was sitting and talking on the phone in the bedroom of her southeast home Thursday morning when she heard what she thought was an explosion behind her, said her husband, Wade. - 4 Comments

Airplane Sleeping Bag...Um, yeah.

Dec 29, 2007 - You won't look a bit out of place in one of these babies! And putting it on won't cause any disturbance, I'm sure. From Strange New Products... - 8 Comments

Air France: Missing jet possibly hit by lightning

Jun 01, 2009 - SAO PAULO, Brazil - A missing Air France jet carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro to Paris ran into lightning and strong thunderstorms over the Atlantic Ocean, officials said Monday. Brazil began a search mission off its northeastern coast. Chief Air France spokesman Francois Brousse said it is possible the plane was hit by lightning. - 24 Comments

Sarah, Sarah, Sarah

Nov 09, 2009 - WEST ALLIS, Wis. – Sarah Palin rallied thousands of abortion opponents Friday night with a a stark warning that the same philosophy that allows abortion rights could soon be invoked to allow the government to cut off health care for the elderly or children with special needs. Speaking to a fund-raising banquet of Wisconsin Right to Life, the former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee asserted that if policy-makers don’t believe a child in the womb is valuable, then “perhaps the same mind-set applies to other persons.” “What may they feel about an elderly person who doesn’t have a whole lot of productive years left,” Palin asked an audience of about 5,000 who paid $30 each to hear her speak in an airplane hangar-like exhibition hall at the Wisconsin state fairgrounds just outside of Milwaukee. - 9 Comments

Flight Recorders Might Not Explain Errant Airplane

Oct 23, 2009 - WASHINGTON – Controllers on the ground, pilots of other planes, even a flight attendant back in the cabin tried to alert the crew as the Northwest airliner zoomed past Minneapolis at 37,000 feet. Worried about who was actually at the controls, officials asked the crew to prove who they were by executing turns after they finally were contacted. Officials are trying to sort out what happened aboard Flight 188 Wednesday night. - 4 Comments

Delta Flight Attendant Serves Up Journals for American Troops

Oct 26, 2009 - In between keeping her passengers safe and comfortable, Delta flight attendant Robin Schmidt tends to another mid-air mission -- passing journals among the rows so passengers can help her thank American troops. Over the last five years, Schmidt has filled hundreds of passenger-written journals and sent them to the troops she "adopts" in Afghanistan and Iraq. Not connected in any way to the military, Schmidt said, "This is just part of who I am. - 2 Comments