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“Air Traffic Disruption Live: CrowdStrike Outage | Giga Gears”
Air travel in the U.S. is a busy business, one that sees 45,000 flights serving 2.9 million each day, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Our frenzied skies got a little calmer early Friday morning however, as the CrowdStrike software outage impacted United, Delta and American Airlines—the three…
Close Call: Pilot Nearly Crashes Southwest Flight Into Pacific Ocean
Passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight between islands in Hawaii experienced a heart-stopping thrill ride in April as the plane plunged and came within 400 feet of crashing into the Pacific Ocean. The FAA is now investigating precisely why Southwest Flight 2786 nearly splashed down, USA Today reports. However, the…
Air Travel Updates: Unveiling the Current Situation | Giga Gears
It’s been a rough month when it comes to air transportation. Since the start of the new year, we’ve seen everything from door plugs blowing off at 16,000 feet and airplanes colliding on runways to cracked windshields and people getting stuck in bathrooms. Lest we forget a flight I was on had a five-hour delay for…
Weekend Beyond Cars Roundup 01/20/2024 | Giga Gears
Brightline high-speed passenger trains operate between Orlando and Miami and hold the unwelcome distinction of being both the first intra-city high speed rail in the U.S. and the deadliest trains in America, by far. After three people died at a single grade crossing in two separate incidents last week it seems the…
Korean Air’s Pre-boarding Passenger Weight Recording
There are plenty of weird hoops passengers have to jump through before they can board a plane. Korean Air is adding taking passengers’ weight to the list of things it wants to know before anyone gets on board.