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  • Flight Diverted After Hitting Birds

    Flight Diverted After Hitting Birds

    A plane flight that took off from White Plains, New York on Thursday morning was diverted after being struck by birds.

    Airline Jet Blue today announced that flight 1205 from White Plains to Fort Myers, Florida experienced a “bird strike” shortly after taking off. The flight was diverted as a precautionary measure, in case the animals had damaged the aircraft or its engines during the collision. The plane landed soon after at JFK International Airport in New York City, with no injuries reported.

    Bird Strikes are an all-too-common, but dangerous phenomenon for flights that even NASA has researched ways to prevent. Birds hitting airplanes at high speeds can cause significant damage to aircrafts and jet engines. The FAA states that 121,000 “wildlife strikes” occurred in the U.S. between 1990 and 2010 (and average of around 16.5 per day) and that 23 deaths have been attributed to those events.

  • Best, Worst Airlines of 2013 Ranked by Consumer Reports

    Flying can be one of the most unpleasant experiences in life. Even if passengers’ eardrums aren’t bombarded by crying babies or some woman singing Whitney Houston songs, the prices, accommodations, and service can often leave a lot to be desired.

    This week, Consumer Reports has shed some light on the variations of the flying experience that can be found on different airlines. The publication has ranked U.S. airlines from best to worst in its latest issue of Consumer Reports magazine. The rankings are based on a survey of 16,000 people conducted in February. The survey included questions about comfort, baggage handling, check-in service, fees, and in-flight entertainment.

    The top-ranked airlines will come as no surprise for frequent flyers. Virgin America topped the list due to its leather seat cushions and free bag checking. Jet Blue and SouthWest also placed highly for their baggage handling and service, though Jet Blue scored higher than SouthWest for cleanliness and comfort.

    On the other side of the list, Spirit Airlines scored what Consumer Reports says is one of the lowest overall scores it has ever given. Though Spirit charges much lower airfare than almost any other airline, the company makes up for its low ticket prices by charging flyers for nearly everything they can. This includes fees for flight booking, carry-on bags, checked bags, in-flight snacks, and having a ticket agent print a boarding pass,

  • JetBlue Captain Suffered a Meltdown and Terrified Passengers

    As humans we cannot always be perfect but it looks like the captain of JetBlue Flight 191 could be facing some serious charges after suffering a meltdown in front of passengers yesterday.

    The flight from New York to Las Vegas was forced to land in Amarillo, TX after the pilot raced into the aisle ranting about al-Qaeda and claimed that there were bombs on the plane.

    In the following YouTube video you can see a group of people restraining the captain as a stewardess asks the passengers to refrain from taking pictures:

    The Amarillo Globe interviewed Gabriel Schonzeit, a passenger on the flight and she says that the pilot began pounding on the cockpit door and was grabbed by the neck by a prison security guard. The guard choked the man until he collapsed so that he would not be able to re-enter the cockpit. She found that his apprehension was necessary, “We all knew in the front rows if he got back in the cockpit, we were going down.”

    This is when some of the passengers intervened and restrained the pilot who is estimated to be 6′ 3″ and 250 pounds.

    According to JetBlue’s blog the pilot was suffering from a medical condition.

    Pilots are known for facing a lot of stress on the job — and in this particular occupation, certain amounts of stress are necessary for aviators to remain situationally aware while fulfilling a number of tasks. Bryan Neville discussed the effects of stress on pilots and how it can be managed in the following YouTube interview.