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Mar. 15, 2025

Pilot Bought 30 Pizzas for Everyone on Plane During Hours-Long Delay, Passenger Says

Plane Passenger Tanya Stamos (left) and the United Airlines pilot handing out pizza to passengers (right).Photo:Tanya Stamos Tanya Stamos A United Airlines passenger is praising her pilot’s unexpected act of kindness. Tanya Stamos was flying from San Francisco to Houston on Friday, Sept. 13 when the plane had to divert to New Mexico due to a medical emergency onboard, she shared in aTikTokthe following day. In the clip, she explains that the pilot of her flight ended up doing something out of the ordinary when passengers were forced to wait hours at the airport after the unplanned landing.

Mar. 15, 2025

Pilot Dies After World War I Replica Plane Catches on Fire, Crashes in Upstate New York

Brian T. Coughlin.Photo:youtube youtube A pilot flying a World War I replica plane in upstate New York died on Saturday, Oct. 5 after it caught on fire and crashed. Brian T. Coughlin, a longtime volunteer and board member of theOld Rhinebeck Aerodromemuseum in Red Hook, N.Y, was flying a replica of a WWI Fokker D-VIII during an airshow when it “went down off the south end of the runway,” the museum said in astatement.

Mar. 15, 2025

Pilot of DoomedTitanSub Wanted to Do First Test Dive by Himself in Case ‘Anything' Happened: Hearing

Guillermo Sohnlein, Stockton Rush.Photo:U.S. Coast Guard; EyePress News/Shutterstock U.S. Coast Guard; EyePress News/Shutterstock Although much of what’s been said about Rush during the Coast Guard ongoing hearing into the tragedy hasbeen critical, Guillermo Söhnlein, who co-founded OceanGate with Rush in 2009, portrayed Rush in a more positive light. He said Rush told him he didn’t “want anybody else on that sub.” As for why he left the company, the businessman said that the decision was made as OceanGate shifted into building submersibles.

Mar. 15, 2025

Pilot of Rescue Flight for Pets Impacted by Hurricanes Adopts Kitten After Finding 'Love at 30,000 Feet'

Avery the cat snuggles up with Southwest Airlines' Captain Matthew Prebish.Photo:Southwest Airlines/Stephen Keller Southwest Airlines/Stephen Keller The partnership also delivered humanitarian supplies to North Carolinacommunities recovering from Hurricane Helene. Matthew Prebish and his new kitten, Avery.Southwest Airlines/Stephen Keller “It was love at 30,000 feet. I don’t think Captain Matt was expecting to adopt a hurricane evacuee from Tennessee when he agreed to fly this amazingly special flight, but some things are meant to be,” Lucky Dog CEO Mirah A.

Mar. 15, 2025

Pilot Who Died After ‘Unauthorized’ Helicopter Flight Crashed into Hotel Was at Party the Night Before

The scene of the helicopter’s collision with a Hilton hotel in Cairns, Australia.Photo:Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)/AFP via Getty Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)/AFP via Getty A Nautilus Aviation pilot, whodied in a helicopter crashon the roof of a hotel in Cairns, Australia on Monday, Aug. 12., had reportedly attended a party with fellow Nautilus Aviation crew members hours prior. The pilot later died after the helicopter he was in collided with the roof of a hotel on the morning of Aug.