Simple Flying
"Right Landing Gear On Fire": Smoke Stops Southwest Boeing 737 Before Las Vegas Takeoff
Pilots spotted heavy smoke, brake debris and fluid leaking from a Southwest jet before takeoff.
News
Guardian Travel
Spa bliss in the Alps: hot springs and hiking in the shadow of Mont Blanc
<p>An autumn break in the French mountain town of Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains offers thermal treatments and glorious walking trails before the winter ski crowds descend</p><p>Mont Blanc is hiding behind t…
Conde Nast Traveller
“Heads would roll”: Emma Grede on the travel rule she never breaks
The Skims co-founder reveals the Parisian hotel suite that marked her 'made it' moment and the annual girls' trip she never misses
Simple Flying
5 Reasons Why American Airlines Is Gutting Out First Class From Its Largest Aircraft
The paradigm shift in premium air travel at AA.
Skift
India’s Foreign Arrivals Are Falling — but the 2047 Tourism Target Is Now 100 Million
India has listed out four Ps for hitting 100 million visitors. It lacks a fifth: a published path. With arrivals falling, the hope is there’s a plan behind the promise, before this turns into a pipe d…
Simple Flying
Simple Flying Podcast Episode 306: Delta Air Lines Passenger Breaches Airport Security, Air France Unlocks New 2027 US Routes
Join Channing for the latest aviation hot topics.
Simple Flying
28-Year-Old Volaris Passenger Found Dead In Seat After Flight Lands In Chiapas
A quiet tragedy takes a life in flight on a red eye flight in Mexico.
Simple Flying
Frontier Passengers Rush Exit Door, Clash With Crew After Nearly An Hour Trapped Without AC
How a sweltering arrival was too much to bear for some travelers in Atlanta.
Simple Flying
It's Back: Why The F-117 Nighthawk Is Flying Again
The F-117 never went away and continues to learn new tricks and is to be sustained until 2034 as a stealthy aggressor aircraft.
Simple Flying
Why Boeing's 1,000 Moses Lake Mechanics Are Being Sent To Build The Next Jets They May Have To Rework
1,000 mechanics are being moved from shadow factories back to the front production lines. What does this mean for Boeing's road to recovery?
Simple Flying
Where Are The World's Largest Military Transport Aircraft Right Now?
With the An-225 destroyed, the An-124 is the largest military transport flying. Here is where the world's biggest airlifters are based.
Simple Flying
Airlines Are Accepting Brand-New Airbus A321neos Knowing They'll Be Grounded 9 Days Within 2 Years
Why are airlines taking in new A321neos knowing that they will need to be pulled from service to fix a defect?
Skift
Chicago Hotel Strike Hits Marriott and Hilton Hotels During Marathon Weekend
Owners, not brands, carry most of the payroll burden. The union's answer is blunt: There is "enough money in this system." But owners see things differently.
AFAR
A Local Artist's Guide to Detroit's East Side
Artist Dominick Lemonious shares his guide to Detroit's East Side, from a liquor store art gallery to vintage cars, live music, and local restaurants.
Cycling
Escape Collective
USCX series winner Tofik Beshir in intensive care after ‘head-on collision’
Emerging cyclocross talent Tofik Beshir, who recently won the USCX series title, is in intensive care after a “head-on collision” during a training ride on gravel roads near Lees-McRae College in Nort…
Simple Flying
The McDonnell Douglas MD-80s Still Flying More Than 45 Years After 1st Flight
Once a mainstay of major carriers, the MD-80 persists in cargo and charter roles where entry cost beats fuel economy.
Simple Flying
Southwest Airlines Gate Agents Forced To Process Passengers Manually After System Outage
A nationwide system outage forced Southwest Airlines employees to process passengers manually, reviving questions about its technology reliability.
Travel Off Path
This English Forest Was Named the Most Colorful Place in Europe for a Fall Hike—With Golden Oaks, Fairytale Woodlands, and River Gorge Views
European autumn travel is completely broken. Millions of tourists blindly book flights to Bavaria or the Scottish Highlands. They overpay for boutique hotels and fight for parking spaces just to stand…
Cycling
Escape Collective
Threaded #62: New tools from PrestaCycle, Lebycle, Remco, and more
A first look at Lebycle's Disc Tab facer, a first review of the new Remco Hi-Lo repair stand, questionable results for PrestaCycle's latest torque tools, and more.
Cycling
Escape Collective
Primož Roglič still won't say where he is headed for next year – or if he will race at all
With his Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe contract ending soon and no official confirmation of a new deal elsewhere, the Slovenian veteran is not ruling out retirement.
