I was on the Air Canada flight that crashed at LaGuardia. I felt the plane lose control, and I ducked and prayed.

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Jack Cabot, a passenger from flight AC8646, which collided with a truck at LaGuardia Airport.
Jack Cabot was on Air Canada Flight AC8646 to LaGuardia Airport when it crashed upon landing.

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Airlines are cracking down on power banks. Here's how you can avoid adding to the growing number of lithium battery accidents on planes.

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A power bank chargers a phone on top of a suitcase.
Airlines are cracking down on power bank usage after a rise in incidents involving batteries overheating.

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Off-duty pilot who tried to turn off engines in midair after taking magic mushrooms thought he was 'trapped in a dream or already dead'

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A Alaska Airlines SkyWest Embraer E175LR airplane taxis to depart from San Diego International Airport to Sacramento at sunset on November 22, 2024 in San Diego, California.
An Alaska Airlines Embraer E175.

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Airlines deal with thousands of disruptive, troublesome, and often downright dangerous passengers every year. Here's how they classify them.

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Police officers during a routine patrol in Terminal 5 of Heathrow Airport.
Police officers in London Heathrow Airport.

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An airline forced to cancel 70 flights when it washed plane seats wrong says it has a fix — replacing 1,700 seat covers

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A Finnair Airbus A321 lands at London Heathrow Airport, England on Monday 14th September 2020.
Finnair expects all its Airbus A321s to be back in the skies by the end of the month.

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An Air India Boeing 787 diverted to Dubai after its autopilot malfunctioned

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Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft as seen on final approach flying for landing at London Heathrow International Airport LHR EGLL in England, United Kingdom on March 19, 2020.
An Air India Boeing 787.

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Delta passengers were delayed by 2 days after their flight diverted when an on-board oven caught fire

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Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-300 wide body passenger airplane spotted taking off from Polderbaan runway departing from Amsterdam Schiphol AMS Airport
A Delta Air Lines Airbus A330.

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American Airlines sued by 16 passengers over Denver engine fire

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An American Airlines Boeing 737 airplane arrives at Los Angeles International Airport from Phoenix on March 28, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
An engine caught fire on American Airlines Flight 1006 after it had taxied to the gate in March.

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A Delta flight to China faced a 2,000-mile detour and a 9-hour delay when one of the pilots fell ill

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A Delta Air Lines Airbus A350
A Delta Air Lines Airbus A350.

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Emirates becomes the biggest airline to crack down on power banks, after a fire underscored the danger

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The sixth flight of the Emirates Airbus A350-941 takes place at Toulouse Blagnac Airport in Toulouse, France, on June 24, 2025
Emirates has the fourth-largest network in the world by seat miles.

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