Total Turbulence Helps Guide Flights To Smoother Skies

Real-time turbulence reports are now crowdsourced directly from flights en route. However, it's the planes -- not the passengers -- doing the talking.
by Paul Thompson
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Filtered images from a backscatter body scanner. (Photo by TSA)

TSA X-Ray Body Scanners Sit Idle in Warehouse

It turns out that more than 90 of the controversial scanners removed from major airports will sit in a Texas warehouse indefinitely.
by Michael Grabell, ProPublica
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United Airlines Flight 956 track. (Map by FlightAware.com)

United Flight Diverted to Boston Due to Bomb Scare

A United flight from Newark to Geneva diverted to Boston with a NORAD escort Tuesday night after a suspicious device was found onboard.
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United's first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner (N20904) takes off from Boeing Field enroute to Houston. (Photo by Dan King/NYCAviation)

United 787 Makes Emergency Landing In New Orleans After Electrical Scare

United said only that the plane experienced a mechanical issue.
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VIDEO: Cebu Pacific Flight Attendants Dance Safety Demo to Lady Gaga and Katy Perry

If you're flying in the Philippines any time soon, the on-board safety demonstration might be more entertaining than you would expect.
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