Travel Safety - Page 28

February 1, 2024

Filtering flights by aircraft type up 15X following 737 Max 9 incident

Air travelers are increasingly using a filter during online flight searches to eliminate a 737 Max 9 from consideration when booking flights.

January 30, 2024

Plastic surgery deaths have spiked among US patients who traveled to Dominican Republic: CDC report

Twenty-nine U.S. citizens have died after having cosmetic surgery in the Dominican Republic between 2009 and 2018, according to a Jan. 25 CDC report. Surgeons weigh in on the risks.

January 16, 2024

FAA 'diversity' push to hire workers with 'severe intellectual' disabilities sparks concern, mockery

A Federal Aviation Administration DEI hiring initiative that actively seeks candidates with "severe" disabilities is sparking concern and mockery on social media.

January 14, 2024

FAA’s diversity push includes focus on hiring people with ‘severe intellectual’ and ‘psychiatric’ disabilities

Fox News Digital has learned the Federal Aviation Administration is pushing a hiring initiative that emphasizes employing people with "missing extremities" and other disabilities.

January 11, 2024

78-year-old man dies after tree crushes car during deadly storm

A 78-year-old man died during a heavy storm Tuesday when a falling tree crashed onto his car. The incident took place about 18 miles south of Atlanta in Jonesboro.

January 9, 2024

E-bike battery explodes, burns out NYC store: video

A newly released video by the FDNY shows the moment an e-bike lithium-ion battery catches fire and explodes, causing a two-alarm fire to burn out a store in Queens.

January 6, 2024

Irate American Airlines passenger allegedly punched flight attendant, kicked, spit on police officers

An irate passenger was caught on camera being escorted off an American Airlines flight after he allegedly punched a flight attendant three times in the stomach.

December 22, 2023

Top 5 airline mishaps of 2023

As airline travel has bounced back from the COVID era, so have incidents of meltdowns and mayhem midair. In 2023, some of these incidents went viral.

December 8, 2023

Australian man dies after being buried alive in large sand hole

A 23-year-old man has died days after he fell into a large hole and became buried alive on a beach in Australia. The man spent five days in hospital before succumbing to his injuries.

November 25, 2023

Goofy truth behind a 'decades-old' plane crash site finally revealed

What Canadian authorities initially believed to be a "decades-old" plane crash site discovered by a hunter turned out to be an intentionally placed training prop.