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Southwest Says Most Grounded 737s Back in Service

DALLAS -- Southwest Airlines Co. said Monday that most of the planes it grounded over the weekend were back in the air after being inspected for microscopic cracks in the aluminum skin. That will get Southwest back on a full schedule Tuesday after nearly 700 flights were canceled and others suffered delays over three...

Handy 'Mile High Kit' Provides Pleasure in the Skies

Having sex on an airplane may sound risque, but getting your jollies in the skies doesn't have to be as wild as it seems. In fact, you can be downright discreet about it. That's the idea, at least, behind the Mile High Intimacy Kits created by Seattle-based entrepreneur Ted Youngs. The kits -- packaged in subtle,...

Outraged Traveler Builds Calculator to Beat Airline Baggage Fees

(Dec. 5) -- If you're a budget-conscious traveler planning to fly home for the holidays, chances are you're dreading those pesky airline baggage fees. Luckily, one man has created a tool to beat the baggage blues, and with his help, a flight with fewer fees is practically in the bag. A little over a year ago, frequent...

Woman Gets Naked on Delta Flight From Chicago to New York

(Nov. 29) -- Here's one way to get a flight attendant to give you some extra blankets, even if you're not in first class. A coach passenger on a flight from Chicago to New York stripped naked, forcing flight attendants to cover her in a blanket and restrain her until the plane landed at John F. Kennedy International...

While 'Opt-Out Day' Fizzles, Detained Passenger Mystery Goes Unnoticed

(Nov. 24) -- Forget "National Opt-Out Day." It turns out that while those touchy pat-downs and scandalous body scans continued to make headlines Tuesday, the Transportation Security Administration was involved in hotter pursuits. After unknown authorities removed two mystery men from a US Airways flight in Denver on...

Background on flight

Flight is the process by which an object moves, through an atmosphere (especially the air) or beyond it (as in the case of spaceflight), by generating aerodynamic lift, propulsive thrust, aerostatically using buoyancy, or by ballistic movement, without direct support from any surface.

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