New data pegs A220 groundings at roughly 22% while fresh reports suggest far more inspections are looming. Here’s what that means for flyers and airlines. A Shiny New Jet With Defective Engines Bombardier’s clean-sheet narrowbody, rebadged as the Airbus A220, should have been a slam dunk for short-haul efficiency. Operators love the cabin, pilots praise…
Europe just switched on biometric border checks. Here is what the new Entry/Exit System means for your next trip and how to get through quickly. Europe Flips The Switch On EES The European Union has begun rolling out its Entry/Exit System, a biometric program that replaces ink passport stamps with a digital record. As of…
A 31-year-old Disney fan died by suicide at the Contemporary Resort. Here is what authorities and local reports confirm, and what remains unverified. Tragedy At The Most “Magical” Address There are stories I wish I never came across, and this is one of them. A woman identified by officials as Summer Equitz, 31, of Naperville,…
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It’s not often that a cracked cockpit windshield turns into a national headline, but this one might deserve the attention. On a routine United Airlines flight from Denver to Los Angeles, a Boeing 737 MAX diverted to Salt Lake City after the front windscreen cracked mid-flight, allegedly leaving scorch marks and even a bruised pilot.…