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Daily Record
27-05-2025
- Daily Record
'Never use back pocket on plane seats' pilot warns passengers
Captain Steve Scheibner has told fliers to avoid the 'black hole of despair' Travellers have been warned never to store their personal belongings in the back seat of an aeroplane as they might 'never see them again'. According to airline pilot and YouTuber Captain Steeeve, there is a simple reason why you shouldn't use the 'black hole of despair' when flying. Posting the revelation on his social media channel, American Airline pilot Captain Steve said passengers should follow his travel tip if they want to leave the plane with their items. Captain Steve is well known for sharing his wealth of flying knowledge with his 450,000 YouTube subscribers, with fans often praising his hacks. Speaking on his video, the well-known pilot said he has witnessed several passengers at their airlines counter after they've left something in the back pocket during their flight. Steve claimed the travellers face 'diminishing' odds of getting their stuff back. Dubbing the pocket the 'black hole of despair', Steve warned people to think twice before using the storage space when travelling. He said: "Stop putting personal items in the seat back pocket in front of you. If you want to lose it and never see it again, put it in that dark hole that is the seat back pocket in front of you." Captain Steve said he'd spoken to many people who'd exited the plane but left personal items in the seat pocket, and then couldn't return to the flight to collect them, reports Bristol Live. He added: "If the airplane is still at the gate, fingers crossed that somebody who cares can go out there and find the thing that you left in that seat back pocket. "But the odds are diminishing with every minute that ticks by after you leave that seat and you leave it in that black hole of despair. So, my friends, do not put your personal items in that seat back pocket, unless of course, you don't ever want to see it again." It comes after reports that budget airline passengers may soon face a bizarre method of flying - standing-only seats. The new upright seats, reportedly for flights under two hours, enable passengers to lean but not sit. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. First revealed to the world by Italian firm Aviointeriors back in 2018, the 'Skyrider' seats let carriers "increase the passenger number by 20%", allowing for "increased profits", a spokesperson for the company claimed. They also claimed that the seats would offer an "increased upright passenger position" but would ensure "adequate comfort". However, one expert thinks the seats could present a problem for "perception". Dr Akhil Bhardwaj, a former engineer and senior lecturer at the University of Bath's School of Management, told the Express that the move would require "very strict oversight". Dr Bhardwaj said: "The idea of a flying bus that packs passengers might seem appealing, but it might undermine the perception of how the industry thinks about safety. "At the very least, such a move requires a very strict oversight and a very clear explanation to the flying public why this is safe."
Yahoo
11-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Congress Members Onboard Plane as Two Aircraft Clip Wings at Reagan Airport
The wings of two American Airline planes clipped on the taxiway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on Thursday, April 10. No injuries were reported from the collision, and damage was limited to the winglets, according to American Airlines, speaking to the New York Times. The Federal Aviation Administration said it would launch an investigation into the incident. 'The wingtip of American Airlines Flight 5490 struck American Airlines Flight 4522 on a taxiway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport around 12:45 p.m. local time on Thursday, April 10,' it said in a statement. 'Flight 5490, a Bombardier CRJ900, was headed to Charleston International Airport in South Carolina. Flight 4522, an Embraer E175, was headed to JFK International Airport in New York.' Six congress members were onboard one of the planes, destined for New York. They journeyed to New York via a different aircraft. Representative Grace Meng shared this video on X to provide an update on the incident, telling the camera: 'I'm okay, everyone on the flight is okay.' Credit: Grace Meng via Storyful Hi everyone, I'm OK. Everyone on the flight is OK. They're fixing the wing now. Everyone's safe. Thanks. Hi everyone, I'm OK. Everyone on the flight is OK. They're fixing the wing now. Everyone's safe. Thanks. Hi everyone, I'm OK. Everyone on the flight is OK. They're fixing the wing now. Everyone's safe. Thanks. Hi everyone, I'm OK. Everyone on the flight is OK. They're fixing the wing now. Everyone's safe. Thanks. Hi everyone, I'm OK. Everyone on the flight is OK. They're fixing the wing now. Everyone's safe. Thanks. Hi everyone, I'm OK. Everyone on the flight is OK. They're fixing the wing now. Everyone's safe. Thanks. Hi everyone, I'm OK. Everyone on the flight is OK. They're fixing the wing now. Everyone's safe. Thanks.
The Independent
24-02-2025
- The Independent
Watch moment Italian fighter jets escort American Airlines flight to Rome after bomb threat
Watch the moment two Italian fighter jets escort an American Airlines flight to Rome after a bomb threat on board. The American Airline flight from New York to New Delhi was forced to land in Italy on Sunday (23 February). The plane turned around over the Caspian Sea. Aeronautica Militare shared footage from inside the cockpit of one of the fighter jets as it intercepted the flight. In a statement, they said: 'In the afternoon two Euro fighters of Aeronautica Military took off on alert to identify and escort a commercial aircraft headed to Delhi which had reversed course towards Fiumicino airport (RM) due to a report of a presumed explosive device on board. American Airlines said Flight 292 'was inspected by law enforcement' after landing at Leonardo da Vinci International Airport and 'cleared to re-depart.'
Yahoo
04-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
John Van Nostrand: All needs remembered, somehow
Feb. 4—A person on X posted a picture last Tuesday. The picture was one of the pieces of the Space Shuttle Challenger recovered after its explosion on Jan. 28, 1986. The picture, posted by someone with the label spacenerd, included a note of "forever remembered." I responded with, "I hope you have a photo for Saturday, Feb. 1, too." I still remember Jan. 28, 1986. I was in seventh grade, 13 years old and thinking I was having the best year of my life. Maybe today's 13 year olds think something similar but we have moments, almost always unexpected, that make us think longer and deeper for our age. The Challenger disaster that killed all seven astronauts aboard happened about an hour into my school day. As other schools across the country had the TV on wheel-cart rolled into their rooms, I don't remember watching it live. But as soon as the news hit the radio and TV, it was a discussion at school. I don't know how many 13 year olds think of mortality, no matter if it's in 1986 or 2025. I wonder if kids know the 70,000 fans and teams in Kinnick Stadium are waving to kids at the end of the first quarter in the neighboring hospital One of the Challenger's missions was to launch a satellite to better track Halley's Comet. The famous comet was visible from Earth that year. It is not scheduled to be seen again until 2061. I will turn 89 that year. I don't know if I will have the vision to see it, let alone be alive. Again, that mortality thing. If I am still around and not mentally and cognitively changed for the worse, I will still remember the Challenger. The Challenger anniversary was probably forgotten the day after as the country had its most fatal airline crash in 20 years. Last Wednesday evening an American Airline commercial plane collided with a military helicopter near Washington D.C. An airport and military base are only divided by the Potomac River. Everyone on both aircraft perished. I was curious to see Thursday morning if the person who posted the Challenger picture had responded to my statement. Before I could look, a radio talk-show host encouraged listeners not to look at their social media sites for fear how quickly the airplane-helicopter crash had turned political. "If you want to keep your sanity," he started to explain. I took the advice and didn't look at mine. The tragedies continued Friday evening when a smaller airplane used for health-care passengers crashed in Philadelphia killing all six on board. A death was also reported on the ground. A girl from Mexico was treated for her condition and was on the flight home to Mexico. After a week that started with a sad anniversary and followed by a tragic event in D.C., you'd hope a Friday evening would not be time to again think about tragedy or mortality. Knowing I had plans Saturday, I started by returning to my social media feeds hoping it would be easier to view. The person had still not responded to me. Saturday was another sad anniversary. It was the 22nd anniversary of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. It broke into pieces upon reentering earth's atmosphere. What makes it disturbing is the ship was destined for that at liftoff. A shield broke off and damaged a wing. Upon reentry, the opening in the wing allowed for all the sensors to warn ground control the intense heat during reentry was causing additional damage. The sensors never stopped warning. Although the ship could be maneuvered to lessen the intensity of the heat, the heat would still build and cause additional internal damage. It's the equivalent to the proverb "rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic." NASA staff knew the crew knew the warnings were being displayed. The crew eventually learned something was not right and not getting better. There is a short time during reentry when communication between ship and base is lost. The last communication from the ship was cut off. By now people and TV crews were seeing streaks in the morning sky; like a slower moving falling star. NASA was preparing to again say one of their crews was not returning home. NASA estimates it was exactly 9 a.m EST. when it broke up. The crew may have already died by then. We will never know. I was home watching TV news. It was fortunate the many pieces of debris never hit a person or property as it was mostly found in east Texas. Last week started out with a sad anniversary followed by more tragedy. And it ended with another sad anniversary. It's troubling when people's dramatic deaths are front page. Let's remember all of them and with respect.
Yahoo
31-01-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Why will flags in North Carolina fly at half-staff on Friday?
(WGHP) — North Carolina Governor Josh Stein ordered all U.S. and N.C. flags on state facilities to fly half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Friday in tribute to the victims who died Wednesday night in the crash between an American Airline flight and Blackhawk helicopter over the Potomac River. The FAA said the midair crash occurred before 9 p.m. EST in some of the most tightly controlled and monitored airspace in the world, just over 3 miles south of the White House and the Capitol. American Airlines Flight 5342 was inbound to Reagan National at an altitude of about 400 feet (122 meters) and a speed of about 140 mph (225 kph) when it rapidly lost altitude over the Potomac River, according to data from its radio transponder. The Canadian-made Bombardier CRJ-701 twin-engine jet, manufactured in 2004, can be configured to carry up to 70 passengers. A few minutes before landing, air traffic controllers asked the arriving commercial jet if it could land on the shorter Runway 33 at Reagan National and the pilots said they were able. Controllers then cleared the plane to land on Runway 33. Flight-tracking sites showed the plane adjust its approach to the new runway. The U.S. Army said the helicopter involved was a UH-60 Blackhawk based at Fort Belvoir in Virginia. A crew of three soldiers were onboard the helicopter, an Army official said. The helicopter was on a training flight. Military aircraft frequently conduct training flights in and around the congested and heavily restricted airspace around the nation's capital for familiarization and continuity of government planning. In audio from the air traffic control tower around the time of the crash, a controller is heard asking the helicopter, 'PAT25 do you have the CRJ in sight,' in reference to the passenger aircraft. 'Tower, did you see that?' another pilot is heard calling seconds after the apparent collision. The tower immediately began diverting other aircraft from Reagan. The plane's transponder stopped transmitting about 2,400 feet (732 meters) short of the runway, roughly over the middle of the river. Video from an observation camera at the nearby Kennedy Center showed two sets of lights consistent with aircraft appearing to join in a fireball. The U.S. Army described the helicopter as a UH-60 Blackhawk based at Fort Belvoir in Virginia. Military aircraft frequently conduct such training flights in and around the nation's capital. 'My heart goes out to everyone who lost loved ones in the tragic DCA plane crash. Anna and I are praying for all involved, including the families of the Charlotte-based crew members,' Stein said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
