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An increasing number of commercial airline passengers and flight attendants are being exposed to dangerous fumes while in the air.

Commercial Airplanes Are Dosing Passengers With Neurotoxic Gases

By Victor Tangermann

The TSA has some important advice for the next time you take to the skies: a Costco membership will NOT fly.

TSA Begs Travelers to Stop Presenting a Costco Membership Card Instead of a Passport

With so many planes seeming to fall apart, one doomed Turkish Airlines flight saw another kind of horror when its pilot died mid-flight.

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Commercial Airline Pilot Dies Mid-Flight, Forcing Emergency Landing in New York

By Noor Al-Sibai

German airline Lufthansa is adding a sharkskin-like material to four more of its planes, which it says will reduce carbon emissions.

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Airline Covers Passenger Jets in Synthetic Sharkskin for Aerodynamic Boost

By Frank Landymore

Workers had failed to properly document a key stage of the repair process, as Boeing rushed along production on faulty fuselages.

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There Was Some Shady Stuff Going on With That Door Plug That Blew Out of the Boeing 737

By Frank Landymore

David Calhoun, CEO of the deeply embattled Boeing, is reportedly set to resign later this year. It should come as no surprise.

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Boeing CEO Resigning Amid Disintegrating Planes Scandal

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

As things continue to literally and metaphorically fall apart at Boeing, the CEO of United Airlines is trying to reassure customers.

United CEO Says Sorry Parts Keep Falling Off Our Planes Mid-Flight

By Noor Al-Sibai

After Boeing whistleblower John Barnett's tragic death, the man's attorneys are speaking out about his alleged suicide.

Boeing Whistleblower’s Attorneys Say They “Didn’t See Any Indication” of Suicide Risk

By Noor Al-Sibai

A Boeing whistleblower who alleged safety issues at the company was found dead from a gunshot wound in his car during his deposition.

Boeing Safety Whistleblower Found Dead During Ongoing Testimony

By Noor Al-Sibai

A tire fell off a Boeing flight bound from San Francisco to Osaka, crashing into cars and causing it to make an emergency landing at LAX.

Tire Falls Off Boeing Passenger Jet During Takeoff

By Noor Al-Sibai

Passengers on a cross-country flight captured footage of a plane wing breaking apart in mid-air and on the runway.

Passengers Alarmed to See Plane Wing Falling Apart in Mid-Air

By Noor Al-Sibai

A bunch of maggots rained down on a woman during an international flight — and you won't believe where they came from.

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Plane Passengers Horrified as Maggots Rain Down from Luggage Compartment

By Noor Al-Sibai

In Japan, a flight crew was forced to turn around during a trip after they had found a crack in the cockpit window of a Boeing 737-800.

Boeing in Trouble Again as Crack Found in Cockpit Window Mid-Flight

By Sharon Adarlo

The harrowing accident aboard a Boeing aircraft during an Alaska Airlines flight has drawn the scrutiny of the White House and a US Senator.

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Boeing May Be in Serious Trouble Over Door Panel Blowing Out

By Frank Landymore

A local schoolteacher called Bob Sauer came across the missing door plug of the Boeing 737 MAX 9, which had to make an emergency landing.

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Schoolteacher Finds Door Plug That Fell Off Boeing 737 in His Backyard

By Victor Tangermann

A group of travelers attempting to turn back the clock to ring in the new year twice got a rude awakening due to flight delays.

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Partiers Attempt to Celebrate New Year’s Twice With Flight Between Time Zones, Accidentally Land in Wrong Year

By Victor Tangermann