national park service Excuse-laden helicopter pilot flies into trouble with illegal picnic in Grand Teton National Park Mark Frauenfelder

travel Delta plane and in another near miss in Washington, DC Gail Sherman

mistakes Southwest pilot removed from cockpit and charged with DUI Rob Beschizza

weird incidents LA couple terrified after "watermelon-size" ice chunk crashes through roof — JetBlue plays innocent, but FAA disagrees Carla Sinclair

regulatory capture Boeing lobbied to weaken safety regulations Natalie Dressed

mistakes Alaska Airlines passengers sue it after off-duty pilot tried to kill them all Rob Beschizza

Technology Electric flying car gets FAA approval for test flights Ruben Bolling

mistakes Man who filmed self parachuting from plane deliberately crashed it, says FAA Rob Beschizza

useful stuff Why I'll never forget to use this luggage scale again Mark Frauenfelder

american airlines An American Airlines flight diverted after passenger assaulted flight attendant Carla Sinclair

dupe Liberal-hating pilot caught on hot mic over Bay Area, and it ain't pretty Carla Sinclair

airlines Pilot recorded delivering a crazy, curse-filled rant against the Bay Area David Pescovitz

aviation The EPA has released the first ever pollution regulations for airplanes…but they don't do anything. Thom Dunn

COVID-19 Mysterious drone flies over New York park warning people to "maintain a social distance" Carla Sinclair

travel Worst upgrade ever: there are bed bugs on airplanes now. Séamus Bellamy

Boing Boing Gadgets Lithium batteries should be banned as cargo on passenger planes, says UN aviation watchdog Xeni Jardin

politics Obama's coming for your Christmas drones Xeni Jardin