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Gudmundur Karl Arthorsson might not be flying Icelandair anytime soon. (Photo by Andy Ellwood via Tumblr)

A Drunk Pilot, A Drunk Passenger, A Roll of Duct Tape And Two Disrupted Flights

Two more wasted men—one of them an airline pilot—made headlines on Friday when each disrupted separate flights to New York.
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Airline Ordered to Rehire Pilot Fired for Sex With Flight Attendant

A Court of Appeal in New Zealand has ruled in favor of an Air Nelson pilot who had sex with a flight attendant during an unscheduled stopover in 2008.
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This is a scary toothbrush.

World’s Busiest Airport Shut Down Over Scary Toothbrush

A device that turned out to be a toothbrush caused a partial shutdown of Hartsfield-Atlanta International Airport this past Friday.
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An Aegean 737-400 (SX-BGX) on short final at Amsterdam. (Photo by Joop Stroes)

Greece Flights Canceled Ahead of Air Traffic Controllers Strike Wednesday October 5

Airlines serving Greece have canceled some or all flights on Wednesday, Oct. 5th, in preparation for a nationwide, 24-hour strike scheduled for civil workers.
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The Riverside Fire Department provides a water arch for the arrival of the Boeing 727-200 (N266FE) that FedEx Express donated to California Baptist University for the school's new aviation science program. The arch represented a symbolic salute on the conclusion of more than 32 years of commercial aviation service by the newly retired aircraft. (Photo by PRNewsFoto/California Baptist University, Kathie Chute)

A FedEx 727 Retires To Life As College Laboratory

A FedEx Boeing 727-200F concluded its 33-year career last week and joined the faculty of California Baptist University.
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