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AI Has Successfully Piloted a U.S. F-16 Fighter Jet, DARPA Says
The fighter aircraft that was first introduced in 1978 has now seemingly evolved into an autonomous plane.
Creeps Airdropping Dick Pics Is the Latest Air Travel Nightmare
A recent TikTok video featured an exasperated pilot threatening to ground a Southwest flight to Mexico unless a passenger stopped airdropping nudes. It was the second known cyberflashing flight incident this summer.
The Indian Navy Just Got Its First Female Pilot
Sub-lieutenant Shivangi is the first Indian woman who will be tasked with flying an aircraft to track suspicious activities and go on rescue missions.
Delhi Man Dresses Like a Pilot to Get Free Upgrades and Shoot Videos for His TikTok and YouTube Channels
In a sequence of events that sound a lot like Steven Spielberg’s 'Catch Me If You Can', this man boarded at least 15 flights across India by impersonating a Lufthansa pilot with a fake ID card.
Chinese Pilot Suspended for Life After Letting Woman Into Cockpit Mid-Flight
The woman posted a photo of herself posing in the cockpit 10 months ago, but it only went viral over the weekend.
Netflix to Release VICE Studios’ Animated Short ‘Sitara: Let Girls Dream’
The film, directed by Oscar and Emmy winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, tells the story of a 14-year-old girl who dreams of becoming a pilot as she struggles with society’s expectations.
Chinese Teenager Caught Stealing Two Planes for a Joyride Has Now Been Offered Flying Lessons
Airport authorities were so impressed with the 13-year-old boy's skills that they now want to train him to be a pilot.
Flights are delayed at LaGuardia because of the government shutdown
Other airports across the East Coast are experiencing delays as well, although the reasons are unclear.
The F-16 Pilot Who Was Ready to Use Her Jet as a Missile on 9/11
Seventeen years after the 9/11 attacks, we look back on the story of Heather Penney, who prepared herself for a suicide mission to take down the fourth hijacked plane en route to Washington, DC.
A Pilot Was Too Busy Vaping in the Cockpit to Actually Fly the Damn Plane
Nothing like an e-cig to take the edge off of flying a 737.
Basic Income Is Being Set Up to Fail
The current crop of basic income trials fall painfully short of holding society-changing potential.
Basic Income Is Already Transforming Life and Work in a Postindustrial Canadian City
In Hamilton, Ontario, a basic income pilot is improving individual lives—but bureaucratic pitfalls and tepid goals can limit its potential.