Airplanes Archives

Is the ‘Never Touch Anyone’s Luggage’ on Airplane Story Real?

We looked for the origins of a story that Facebook users had copied and pasted,...

Did This Plane Crash Into a Tree Next to a Sign Advertising Flight Lessons?

Sometimes you don't have much choice about where to pick your spot.

Passengers Violently Ejected from Seats on Turbulent Flight

An Air Canada flight made an emergency landing in Honolulu after 37 people were injured,...

Body Found in London Garden Fell From Heathrow-Bound Plane

Kenya Airways said police traced the body to its Nairobi-London flight.

Does This Video Capture the Ethiopian Airlines Crash?

Tragedies are bad enough without misrepresenting them via repurposed videos.

Does This Video Show a DragonAir 737 Caught in a Typhoon?

A video purportedly showing an airplane being spun around by typhoon-force winds is actually a...

Are These Daredevils Playing Tennis on an Airplane?

A photograph of two wing walkers holding tennis rackets on top of an airborne airplane...

Rat Boards Flight at California Airport, Forces Cancellation

The rat jumped from the jetway into the plane when Portland, Oregon-bound passengers were also...

Did a Boeing Jetliner Make a 90-Degree Climb During Takeoff at an Air Show?

Although a jetliner was captured on video climbing steeply, it was probably not ascending at...

Do ‘Angel Flights’ Release Flare Salutes for Fallen Soldiers?

A photograph purportedly showing a plane releasing a flare salute to soldiers killed in battle...

Plane Crash-Lands on Beach A mobile phone video purportedly showing a plane crash-landing on a beach is actually a...

Video Shows ‘Fireball’ in the Sky As EgyptAir Flight Disappears from Radar

A purported video of a fireball streaking across the sky at the same time an...