SF News Another United Flight From SFO Needed To Make An Emergency Landing After System Issues On Friday A United Airlines jet headed to Mexico City experienced a problem with the aircraft's hydraulic system, prompting an emergency landing at LAX on Friday afternoon.
SF News American Airlines Passenger From LA Arrested After Striking Gate Agent Over a Demand to Wear a Face Mask After being denied permission to board a connecting American Airlines flight at a Phoenix airport Wednesday, Los Angeles local Yolanda Yarbrough allegedly struck a gate agent in the face — and was later arrested by Phoenix police on “suspicion of assault.”
SF News Heads Up: F-18's to Buzz San Francisco Any Minute Now Nope - not an early performance by the Blue Angels, but two similar, less blue F-18's will be pulling "practice military maneuvers between the Golden Gate and Bay Bridges from 2:30 to
SF News SFO Emergency Landing After Qantas 747 Engine Blows Up A plane heading to Australia "was forced to make an emergency landing at San Francisco International Airport early Tuesday after an engine exploded in flight over the Pacific," reports KTVU. (In the esteemed
SF News <s>Bomb</s> Hijack Threat Grounds Plane at SFO An American Airlines flight has been grounded at SFO after a bomb threat. According to the Transportation Security Administration, reports CBS 5, "the threat was made against American Airlines Flight No. 24 — which
SF News Just Getting Belligerently Drunk On a Plane Means You're a Terrorist Now A flight into SFO was diverted to Colorado Springs on Saturday because a guy got drunk and ornery at the back of the plane and was demanding more booze. Apparently, this situation was
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: The Wright Stuff Laughing Squid brings our attention to Wright Brothers Day, which honors the first flight by Orville and Wilbur Wright on December 17, 1903. To prepare yourself for the roaring Wright Brothers Day festivities
SF News UPDATED: Small Plane at Hayward Airport Crashes According to KCBS Radio, a small "two engine" plane "took off and crashed" at the Hayward airport. We'll update as soon as we know more. Update 12:44 p.m.: CBS 5 says
SF News Swine Flu: Don't Panic, But Yes, Panic. There were plenty of predictions this past spring that the H1N1 virus was going to come back to bite us in the ass this winter, and last week a White House advisory panel
SF News Abusive Naked Man Prompts Southwest Flight Return to Oakland On a Southwest flight bound for St. Louis yesterday, a mentally-estranged gentleman whipped out his penis, punched a female passenger sitting next to him, and then disrobed. Egads. According to Mercury News, it
