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Man Nearly Gets Hit by Plane in Nerve-Racking Video

Emerald Catron — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:00:58 +0000

You are going to want to turn the sound down for this one. It’s a person nearly getting run over by a plane. Obviously they’re going to scream. And swear. So, NSFW. Also it’s terrifying. Enjoy! Source: Man Nearly Gets Hit by Plane in Nerve-Racking Video

Air France Asks Passengers if They Could, Like, Borrow Some Money for Gas

Emerald Catron — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 16:00:59 +0000

Seriously, if we were on a road trip with Air France, we’d be pretty miffed — these pretzels are dry, and you said you’d cover the gas!

Recently, passengers found themselves being asked by the airline if they had any money to spare, because they were looking a little cash poor and needed fuel to get out of Syria, where there is currently a civil war, and into Beirut, where they were supposed to land in the first place.

Pilot Crashes Plane While Towing Marriage Proposal

Don Deane — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:00:36 +0000

On Tuesday, pilot Mark Simmons was towing a marriage proposal behind his small plane when he suddenly experienced engine problems and crashed off Rhode Island’s Block Island. Uh oh! We hope this isn’t a bad wedding omen. video platform video management video solutions video player Simmons was towing a banner that read “Michelle, will you [...]

Airline Forces Passengers to Pay $31,500 for Fuel — Or Be Stranded [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:00:24 +0000

Flying the friendly skies is one thing. Being forced to pony up the cash to do it while en route is something else entirely.

But that’s what happened on a flight operated by Austria-based carrier Comtel earlier this week.

Angry Mom Hires Plane to Fly Nasty Message Over Wall Street

Shauna Wright — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 16:00:55 +0000

At lunchtime on Tuesday, New Yorkers in Lower Manhattan were treated to an unusual sight — a small plane buzzing by the Standard and Poor’s building, towing a banner that read, “Thanks For The Downgrade: You Should All Be Fired.”

Commissioned by St. Louis banker and single mother Lucy Nobbe, who paid $895 to hire the pilot, the fly-by was a reaction to the US losing its longtime AAA credit rating last Friday.