william shatner William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy in 1985 Western Airlines ad Kevin Reome

searches Bering Air flight disappears in Alaska 10 minutes before scheduled landing Carla Sinclair

13 trillion miles since the last fatal airplane crash in U.S. Rob Beschizza

Space Mysterious cylindrical object found on Australian beach did come from space! David Pescovitz

travel 2,220-plus U.S. flights delayed and canceled due to storms Carla Sinclair

Delightful Creatures A pet chihuahua surprises their humans at the airport when they open their suitcase Carla Sinclair

Business Turkey: Plane skids off Istanbul runway and breaks up, 120 injured Xeni Jardin

aviation Technical problems — not missiles — may have downed Ukrainian airliner in Iran, say some intel experts Xeni Jardin

happy mutants DoNotPay bot launches a cheap airline ticket that automates the nearly impossible business of getting refunds when prices fall Cory Doctorow

novels Interview with Ken Follet about forthcoming 3rd book in Kingsbridge series: A Column of Fire Mark Frauenfelder

crime Global Wannacry payout: $140,000 — a superweapon in the hands of dum-dums Cory Doctorow

world music On "Adiemus" and the world's music Rob Beschizza

corruption Sinaloa cartel flies more aircraft than Aeromexico Cory Doctorow

True Crime The 10 most unsolvable unsolved disappearances James Renner

family The Majesty of Easter Island Tom Fassbender