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close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for March 4 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. A Frontier Airlines flight attendant is being praised for noticing a potential problem as the aircraft was preparing for takeoff : The plane's wing was still covered in snow and ice. This worker's actions are now being credited with helping to avoid a possible catastrophe. An attendant on a Frontier Airlines flight taking off from Nashville International Airport last week noticed that there appeared to be a significant amount of snow and ice on the plane’s wing as the plane was approaching the runway. (iStock) Last week, an attendant on a Frontier Airlines flight taking off from Nashville International Airport noticed a significant amount of snow and ice on the plane’s wing as the aircraft was approaching the runway, One Mile At a Time reports. CAT ATTACKS PILOT ON FLIGHT TO QATAR, FORCES … [Read more...] about Frontier Airlines flight attendant notices plane’s wing still covered in ice before takeoff

Remember how Samsung suffered the indignity of having the Galaxy Note 7 banned from U.S. flights, and how one exploded on a Southwest Airlines flight? Apple is attracting slightly similar attention after Bloomberg quoted a statement from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration confirming that 2015 15-inch MacBook Pros with defective batteries are banned from U.S. flights. The FAA’s statement follows a voluntary recall for the devices that Apple issued in June following the discovery that the batteries were a fire risk because they prone to overheating. The recall applies to all variations of this model made between September 2015 and February 2017. There have been no reports of one of these MacBook Pro models catching fire during a flight. Technically, this ban has been in place ever since Apple issued its recall. On July 10, the FAA quote-tweeted a Digital Trends post with photos of the affected MacBook with the reminder that “recalled batteries do not fly.” This is … [Read more...] about FAA confirms ban of recalled 2015 15-inch MacBook Pros on U.S. flights

The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped the global travel landscape, and U.S. no-frills airline carriers are pouncing. As legacy airlines shrink to contain costs, budget carriers Spirit Airlines, Allegiant Travel, and privately-owned Frontier Airlines are resuming pilot hiring and expanding networks to seize turf dominated by larger rivals. The three airlines’ combined U.S. market share, which barely topped 10% before the pandemic, could grow by 10 percentage points this year alone, said René Armas Maes of UK-based consultancy MIDAS Aviation. “Ultra-low-cost carriers want to attack head-to-head; they believe they’re in a better position to rebuild travel demand,” he said. Las Vegas-based Allegiant has told prospective pilots whose hiring was halted as the pandemic unfolded: “We have recalled all of our furloughed pilots and are now planning for exciting growth opportunities.” Spirit and Frontier have posted pilot job ads. They are taking delivery of Airbus A320neo jets that could … [Read more...] about US budget airlines predict pandemic breakthrough soon

An American Airlines flight has been forced to divert after two women got into a physical altercation on the plane. The incident took place on a plane headed from Dallas-Fort Worth , Texas to Los Angeles , California. When the altercation broke out, the plane diverted to Phoenix , where law enforcement “removed and arrested two individuals for verbally and physically assaulting other customers and flight crew members”. Witnesses told Phoenix police that 30-year-old Kelly Pichardo and Leeza Rodriguez, 29, were involved in the altercation. Pichardo and Rodriguez were allegedly using a racial slur when a male passenger asked them to stop using that language. This prompted Pichardo to spit on the passenger. “Kelly Pichardo became upset and allegedly spit at the male passenger who had asked her to stop using that language,” the police statement reads. “The male passenger then began to record the two women and that is when Leeza Rodriguez struck the man’s hand to keep him … [Read more...] about US flight diverts after women use racial slurs and spit on passenger

In a bizarre incident, a male passenger on a Pune-bound IndiGo flight was offloaded at the Delhi airport on Thursday evening after he told cabin crew that he was coronavirus positive just as the aircraft was preparing for take-off, according to sources. The incident happened on IndiGo flight 6E286 at around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday as the plane was getting ready for take-off to Pune. The sources said the passenger informed the cabin crew that he has tested positive for coronavirus, following which the aircraft returned to the bay and the person was offloaded. After fumigation, the aircraft took off for Pune at around 7 p.m., one of the sources said. A senior Delhi Police official said it has not received any complaint from the airline about the incident so far. Further details could not be immediately ascertained. There was no official statement from IndiGo about the incident. … [Read more...] about IndiGo passenger says he is COVID positive; airline offloads him at Delhi airport