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Yesterday’s incident in the Midwest that caused flight cancellation and delays is still causing delays through today. Which is leading people to ask why the FAA isn’t prepared for these situations. From the Seattle Times: A control center in Indianapolis called in staff on overtime to patch together inbound and …

Despite apparently being reminded multiple times that something called “drones” exists, the FAA forgot to include them–at all–in their new $5 billion system. From Gizmodo: We didn’t understand the magnitude to which (drones) would be an oncoming tidal wave, something that must be dealt with, and quickly,” said Ed Bolton, …

Cell phones not in airplane mode will now be allowed on European Flights. From US News:  European skies may soon be alive with the sound of small talk with new safety rules allowing the use of all portable electronics, including cell phones, at any time during flights. Under the guidelines issued …

I think this is going to be your new-must-visit vacation spot.  Belgium is literally building a beer pipeline. From Fox News: Agence France-Presse reports that the pipeline is set to connect the historic De Halve Maan brewery to a bottling factory two miles away, eliminating the 500 trucks that drive …

Flights have been grounded in the Midwest after a fire broke out in a radar facility AND a man was found with self-inflicted wounds within the building.  It is unclear if the two are connected yet. From the Chicago Tribune:  The Federal Aviation Administration said no planes in the United …

There are some images that can make even the most frequent of flyers shiver.  Like this one: Whelp folks, looks like we’re going to have to turn back. This photo is courtesy of this thread on reddit and the comments include some interesting commentary from real pilots and, well, some …

The most epic-ly delayed flight ever may finally take off in February or March of next year.  After three years of delays, adventurous tourists may finally get the chance to travel to outer space.  Seriously. KRQE reports on the Virgin Galactic’s impending flight: Initial plans had Virgin Galactic’s first commercial …

Traveling can make it difficult to get in a good workout.  Now you can accomplish your workout goals by ordering red wine on the plane. From MTL Blog: Researchers at the University of Alberta analyzed the effects of resveratrol (found in red wine) on the body, and found that it can improve …

A man is in custody after he was caught engaging in, er, a solo activity and then attempted to escape out the exit door. Let me just say, I’m glad my flight today was not this exciting. From WCVB: The flight crew of Virgin America flight 363 requested a diversion during …

The first Hyatt All-Inclusive, the Ziva in Los Cabos was badly damaged by Hurricane Odile, a category 3. I got an ad on twitter for the Hyatt Ziva brand, hit the hashtag for it, and was shocked to see the extent of damage and the number of people desperately trying to …