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30 August 2013 The U.S. landscape is still dotted with enormous concrete arrows that guided early airmail pilots across the country.

25 April 2016 Can claiming your pet is an "emotional support animal" get it past airport security and onto your plane?

Rumor: A commercial airline pilot who accidentally locked himself out of the cockpit had to hack down the door with a fire axe to regain entry.

1 May 2000 A clever consumer earned millions of frequent-flier miles by taking advantage of a pudding sales promotion.

3 March 2001 A bigoted and obnoxious airline passenger demanding special treatment gets more than he bargained for.

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

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

Will writing 'Fast. Neat. Average.' on a piece of paper get you invited up to visit an airliner's cockpit?

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

24 July 2006 Bracing maximizes the chance of uninjured survival in an air crash; it doesn't ensure that passengers die quickly.

Did Larry Walters soar above Los Angeles in a lawn chair attached to helium weather balloons?

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

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