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Out-of-this-World Projects Now Includes Underwater Tourism

Out-of-this-World Projects Now Includes Underwater Tourism

As many people were investing in high-end submarines and luxurious yachts, an increasing interest in underwater tourism has fueling several out-of-this-world projects. According to Bruce Jones, Triton and U.S. Submarine Inc. president, people have always been attracted and interested with what can be found underwater. The company that is headed by Jones is building the […]

11-Year-Old Kid Flies Solo to Rome With No Ticket or Documentations

11-Year-Old Kid Flies Solo to Rome With No Ticket or Documentations

Authorities are now investigating how a solo 11-year-old kid was able to board a plane from Manchester, U.K., and arrived in Rome, Italy, with no money or documentation. The Jet2.com, a low-cost U.K. airline that flies to 53 destinations in Eastern and Western Europe, had a scheduled flight departed from the Manchester airport Tuesday with […]

Congress Passes Bill Inflating Pilots’ Rights

Congress Passes Bill Inflating Pilots' Rights

Pilots’ rights when dealing with Federal Aviation Administration disciplinary proceedings would receive a boost under a bill passed by Congress on Monday – a measure written by a senator who was ordered to take remedial flying lessons by the agency after he landed his plane on a closed runway. The House approved the bill by […]

Captain Who Crashed Plane in Utah Wanted for Killing Girlfriend

Captain Who Crashed Plane in Utah Wanted for Killing Girlfriend

A SkyWest captain who entered a small Utah airport early this morning and damaged a SkyWest Airlines jetliner, a terminal building and some parked vehicles had been wanted by authorities in the death of his girlfriend. Brian Joseph Hedglin, 40, of Colorado Springs, Colo., fatally shot himself, a source at the airline said. SkyWest confirmed […]

Tattoo Associated With Gang Symbols Derail Visa Applications

Tattoo Associated With Gang Symbols Derail Visa Applications

Last December, Hector Villalobos travelled from Colorado to his native Mexico for an interview, part of his application for U.S. permanent residency. Mr. Villalobos expected to be gone a couple of months to complete the process. However, seven months later, U.S. consular officers haven’t allowed the 37-year-old handyman to return home to his wife and […]

Texas Judge Acquits JetBlue Pilot, Declared Insane

Texas Judge Acquits JetBlue Pilot, Declared Insane

A Texas judge on Tuesday found the JetBlue pilot, Clayton Osbon, 49, who had been charged with interference with a flight crew and could have faced up to 20 years in prison, insane and not guilty of interfering with a flight after his bizarre behavior forced an emergency landing in March. Court documents show U.S. […]

Chinese Astronauts Return to Earth from Historic Mission

Chinese Astronauts Return to Earth from Historic Mission

Three Chinese astronauts, including China’s first female astronaut Liu Yang, returned to Earth Thursday (June 28) after 13 days in space on a historic mission that made their country only the third nation ever to successfully dock a manned spacecraft to another in orbit. China’s Shenzhou 9 space capsule landed at about10 p.m. EDT (10 a.m. […]

London’s Big Ben Clock Tower Renamed After Queen Elizabeth

London's Big Ben Clock Tower Renamed After Queen Elizabeth

The Big Ben Clock Tower is one of the most famous landmarks in the world, as with the Statue of Liberty and the Eiffel Tower.  But now, there is a proposal that London’s Big Ben clock tower is to be renamed Elizabeth Tower to mark the queen’s 60th year on the British throne. The announcement […]

Asian Immigrants Surpass Number of Hispanics in US

Asian Immigrants Surpass Number of Hispanics in US

Asians have surpassed Hispanics as the largest group of new immigrants to the United States, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center. The study, labeled as “The Rise of Asian Americans” and was released on Tuesday, shows that Asian-Americans also are the best educated, have the highest income and the fastest-growing racial […]

Passengers Sue Airline Pilot for Midair Breakdown

Passengers Sue Airline Pilot for Midair Breakdown

Ten passengers traveling via JetBlue Fliers are suing the airline over a flight during which a pilot had to be physically restrained after screaming about religion and terrorism. They claim the airline was “grossly negligent” in allowing the captain to fly. The New York lawsuit was filed on Wednesday in the state Supreme Court in […]

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