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Midair Fork Attack Forces International Flight to Divert to Boston  The New York Times Flight diverted after passenger allegedly stabbed two teens with metal fork: Authorities  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Indian national allegedly stabbed 2 teens with fork on flight  Fox News Man charged after stabbing two teenagers with a fork on a flight from Chicago to Germany  CNN …

Physics can get real strange on the microscopic level. For tiny creatures living on this scale, these eccentricities are what allow them to thrive despite their size—including a worm that researchers dub as one of the “smallest, best jumpers in the world.” For a recent paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers investigated the odd physics of …

A United Airlines (UA) Boeing 737 MAX 8 flying from Denver (DEN) to Los Angeles (LAX) was forced to divert to Salt Lake City (SLC) on October 16, 2025, after a cracked windshield was discovered midair. The incident involved flight UA1093, carrying 140 passengers and crew. According to aviationa2z, the aircraft descended from 36,000 to 26,000 feet before safely landing …

Spectacular footage from Starship’s recent test launch shows the final seconds of the spacecraft’s booster before touching down in the rich, blue waters of the Gulf. SpaceX launched the 11th test flight of its giant Starship rocket on Oct. 12 and achieved all of its objectives. The vehicle, currently under development, consists of its “Ship” upper stage, and the Super …

Bats Catch Migratory Birds and Eat Them in Midair  The New York Times Grisly recording reveals bat catching, killing and eating robin mid-flight  The Guardian Batman eats Robin! Europe’s largest bats feast on songbirds mid-flight  Yahoo Bat vs. Robin—Scientists Capture Real-Life Audio of Midair Hunt  Scientific American The mini backpacks that prove bats hunt birds like fighter jets  The Times Source link

Rachel Crafton, left, wife of Casey Crafton, and Dailey Crafton, center, brother of Casey Crafton who perished on American Eagle flight 5342, are joined by Doug Lane, right, whose wife and son also died on the flight, prepare to talk with reporters Wednesday regarding a lawsuit over the Jan. 29, 2025, mid-air collision with a U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopter. …

The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking $3.1 million in fines from Boeing over safety violations, including ones related to an Alaska Airlines jetliner losing a door plug panel on its fuselage in midflight. The proposed penalty is for safety violations that occurred from September 2023 through February 2024, the FAA said Friday. That period includes the January 2024 blowout of …

The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking $3.1 million in fines from Boeing over safety violations, including ones related to an Alaska Airlines jetliner losing a door plug panel on its fuselage in midflight. The proposed penalty is for safety violations that occurred from September 2023 through February 2024, the FAA said Friday. That period includes the January 2024 blowout of …

Two people have been injured after a fire was detected on board a United Airlines flight on Friday, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing. United Flight 32 was headed from Japan to the Philippines when the crew was alerted that flames had erupted in the aircraft’s cargo hold just 50 minutes into the trip. The plane carrying 142 …

Air travel safety Airplane crashes Aviation news Federal agencies See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link One person was killed and three others injured after two small planes collided in midair by the Fort Morgan Municipal Airport in northeast Colorado, authorities said. A Cessna 172 and an Extra Flugzeugbau EA300 collided while both pilots were attempting to land on Sunday …