Air Apparent Archives

Concrete Arrows Across the U.S.

The U.S. landscape is still dotted with enormous concrete arrows that guided early airmail pilots...

Flying with Animals

Can claiming your pet is an "emotional support animal" get it past airport security and...

Man Gets Millions of Air Travel Miles from Pudding Cups

A clever consumer earned millions of frequent-flier miles by taking advantage of a pudding sales...

Obnoxious Airline Passengers

A bigoted and obnoxious airline passenger demanding special treatment gets more than he bargained for.

Seat 29E Airline passenger's letter describe disadvantages of sitting directly across from a plane's lavatory.

Man Living at Paris Airport Has a man has been living at a Paris airport since 1988?

Fast. Neat. Average. Will writing 'Fast. Neat. Average.' on a piece of paper get you invited up to...

Humorous Inflight Announcements Flight crew makes humorous in-flight announcements to airline passengers.

Does ‘Brace Position’ Kill Passengers Quickly in an Air Crash?

Bracing maximizes the chance of uninjured survival in an air crash; it doesn't ensure that...

Did Larry Walters Fly in a Lawn Chair Attached to Helium Balloons?

The image of a man soaring three miles above Los Angeles in a makeshift "aircraft"...

Stuck on You Was a passenger sealed to a toilet seat for two hours on a trans-Atlantic flight?

Squawk Word Airplane maintenance crews log humorous responses to pilots' problem reports.