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Weekend Beyond Cars: December 09, 2023 Roundup | Giga Gears
Here we present our weekly Jalopnik series that recaps the latest in beyond cars. We’ve showcased our most read offerings as well as some you may have missed.
Suspect Arrested for Selling Fake Engine Parts to Airlines | Giga Gears
If there’s one place you really, really don’t want to experience any engine problems, it’s when you’re more than 30,000 feet in the air and strapped inside a glorified cigar tube. So it was a big deal when it came out that a London-based company was accused of selling counterfeit engine parts to airlines. Now, the…
FAA Probes Airliner Near-Miss: Blamed on Poor Judgment | Giga Gears
In aviation, there’s a theory called Big Sky — the idea that there’s just so much sky out there, it’s unlikely for two planes to ever hit each other. Before radar and GPS, it was an accepted way for pilots to avoid midair collisions. As it turns out, it’s a little less accepted when you’re running air traffic control.
Plane Engine Catches Fire Mid-Flight in Texas
A Boeing 737 traveling from Houston to Cancun suffered a major mechanical failure minutes after take off on Tuesday, forcing the passenger plane to return to Hobby Airport so passengers could safely disembark. Travelers aboard the Southwest Airlines flight witnessed a terrifying scene as the plane’s right engine began…
FAA Seeks Federal Charges for 22 Additional Unruly Passengers
The last few years have been hell on most of us, but flight attendants in particular have faced a barrage of bad behavior. Now the Federal Aviation Administration is recommending another 22 of those unruly passengers face federal charges.