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Is Airplane Mode on Flights Necessary or Outdated? (2025)

If you don’t, your flight won’t crash, but ignoring airplane mode uses up your battery and annoys the pilot.

Wired - 1d

How Lauren Sanchez Helped Design Blue Origin’s Flight Suits

Lauren Sánchez teamed up with Monse to redesign the Blue Origin flight suits with its all-female launch in mind.

The New York Times - 1d

High winds and sandstorms prompt Beijing to cancel hundreds of flights, close parks

High winds and the threat of sandstorms have prompted China's capital Beijing to cancel hundreds of flights and close public parks to avoid injuries

ABC News - 1d

Sandstorms, high winds prompt Beijing to cancel hundreds of flights

Homes were damaged, cars were crushed and trees fell after windy weather and sandstorms in Beijing on Saturday, prompting flight cancellations.

CBS News - 1d

The Last Flight of Helicopter N216MH

The aircraft had flown tourists in New York City thousands of times before crashing Thursday with a Spanish family aboard. Passengers who had flown earlier that day are processing the shock.

The New York Times - 18h

Helicopter in fatal New York crash lacked flight recorders, officials say

Chuck Schumer calls on tour company to halt flights as NTSB investigates crash that killed all six people on board. The helicopter that crashed into New York City’s Hudson River on Thursday – ...

The Guardian - 11h

Helicopter in Hudson River crash lacked flight recorders, officials say

As crews continue to search for key parts of the helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River, they won’t find one piece of evidence that is usually critical to investigators.

NBC News - 6h

Beijing Tells City Residents to Stay Home as Strong Winds Hit China

Beijing residents were told to stay home, tourist sites were closed and thousands of flights were canceled across the country.

The New York Times - 1d

Lauren Sanchez’s all-female space flight is about to blast off – and will challenge Elon Musk’s SpaceX

Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket blasts off on Monday, with his fiancee, Katy Perry and three others on board. But is it more than just a stunt?. Jeff Bezos is blasting his bride-to-be Lauren ...

The Guardian - 14h

Several Parts of Helicopter That Crashed in Hudson Are Still Missing

The helicopter did not have any flight recorders, officials said. The investigation into the cause of the crash, which killed six people, is continuing.

The New York Times - 5h

The Real ID deadline is just weeks away. Here's what travelers need to know

Travelers will need a Real ID-compliant license or other accepted form of identification like a passport to get through security before a domestic U.S. flight.

CNBC - 1d

Proposed NASA Budget Cuts ‘Would Decimate American Leadership in Space’

The approximate 20 percent budget cut could force the closure of the Goddard Space Flight Center and would see projects such as the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope scrapped.