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This story about two random people *maybe* falling in love on a plane is too perfect

sudshr47 July 3, 2018

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Air travel can be a truly awful experience that involves being waaaaay too close to far too many people. But there’s also something strangely romantic about it. Especially when your trip involves potentially falling in love with a fellow passenger.

Rosey Blair and her boyfriend were on a flight home on Monday night, but their seats were in different aisles. Rosey decided to ask a woman to switch seats with her. In so doing, she may have altered someone’s life forever. 

Last night on a flight home, my boyfriend and I asked a woman to switch seats with me so we could sit together. We made a joke that maybe her new seat partner would be the love of her life and well, now I present you with this thread.

— Rosey Blair (@roseybeeme) July 3, 2018 Read more…

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Pilot gets ‘sucked halfway out’ of cockpit when windshield shatters

sudshr47 May 15, 2018

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Yep: It sounds like something out of a disaster movie, but this actually happened.

On Monday, Sichuan Airlines flight 3U8633, travelling from Chongqing, China to Lhasa, Tibet, was forced to make an emergency landing after a part of the windshield blew mid-flight.

“There was no warning sign,” Captain Liu Chuanjian was quoted as saying by Reuters. “Suddenly, the windshield just cracked and made a loud bang. The next thing I know, my co-pilot had been sucked halfway out of the window.” 

Sichuan 3U8633 from Chongqing to Lhasa diverted to Chengdu. Lost one windshield at FL332. Descend to FL240 due to high terrain (@flightradar24 data). Cabin decomp. FCU failure and some parts sucked out. Landded safely with bust tires. One pilot and one cabin crew injuredpic.twitter.com/8aViRZoOE0

— ChinaAviationReview (@ChinaAvReview) May 14, 2018 Read more…

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Google engineer shares terrifying video of his plane falling apart, makes dad jokes

sudshr47 February 14, 2018

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Passengers on United Airlines flight 1175 from San Francisco to Honolulu experienced an unfortunate incident Tuesday when the engine’s cowling fell off mid-flight. The plane made it to its destination safely, though it did make an emergency landing. 

Google Engineer Erik Haddad was on the flight, and captured this video from his seat on board the Boeing 777-200. The cowling, or the piece that cover’s the plane’s engine, is completely missing. A piece of the plane can also be seen shaking in the clip.

that looks bad, plane and simple ✈️ #ua1175 pic.twitter.com/EKXUxDBw9q

— Erik Haddad (@erikhaddad) February 13, 2018 Read more…

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Terrifying photos show plane after it skids off runway towards the sea

sudshr47 January 15, 2018

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If flying makes you nervous in any way, you should probably stop reading right about now.

A Pegasus Boeing 737-800 came off the runway at Trabzon Airport in Turkey on Saturday. After leaving the runway the aircraft then slid downhill towards the sea.

Breaking News: Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737-800 TC-CPF overrun runway at Trabzon. All pax okpic.twitter.com/TWjxYiYKzK

— Turkish Air News (@AnalystTK) January 13, 2018

Here’s what the aftermath looked like in the light of day.

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