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Selma Blair arrested after she bit a flight attendant in alleged plane meltdown: report

Selma Blair arrested after she bit a flight attendant in alleged plane meltdown: report

Published by Daniella Wilson

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Legally Blonde star Selma Blair has reportedly been arrested following an in-flight incident. Blair — who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2018 — was traveling Sunday on a Delta Airlines flight from Los Angeles to New York when she allegedly punched one flight attendant and bit another, TMZ reported. She also allegedly attempted to open the plane’s door mid-flight. Dispatch audio obtained by the outlet revealed that the injuries included a bloody nose and bite marks. One of the flight attendants was reportedly taken to the hospital. Other audio revealed Blair screaming “No!” repeatedly as alarms went off in the background. Sources told the New York Post that Blair was eventually subdued and taken in an ambulance to a nearby hospital once the plane landed safely. She allegedly kicked a cop and attacked a nurse, resulting in charges against her, the outlet reported. The Cruel Intentions star, 54, “experienced …

A flight attendant shares how customers can show their appreciation besides following plane etiquette

A flight attendant shares how customers can show their appreciation besides following plane etiquette

Published by Daniella Wilson

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in A flight attendant can make all the difference between a stuffy, uncomfortable journey and a pleasant flight — but how you treat your cabin crew can play a part, too. Flight attendants juggle a range of responsibilities, from serving food and drinks and clearing up after passengers to delivering safety demonstrations. Despite their hard work, they rarely receive tips and are not always met with the gratitude or courtesy they deserve. However, there are several ways that you can show your appreciation for your flight crew besides following plane etiquette — and the small gestures might go a long way in getting you perks like extra snacks or more legroom on your flight. Charity Moore, a flight attendant with 11 years of experience, said in a TikTok video that passengers can make their flight attendants “obsessed” with them by bringing them small treats or goody bags. “We love goody bags. …

A flight attendant shares how customers can show their appreciation besides following plane etiquette

Flight attendant shares the secret to getting better treatment on your flight

Published by Daniella Wilson

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in A flight attendant can make all the difference between a stuffy, uncomfortable journey and a pleasant flight — but how you treat your cabin crew can play a part, too. Flight attendants juggle a range of responsibilities, from serving food and drinks and clearing up after passengers to delivering safety demonstrations. Despite their hard work, they rarely receive tips and are not always met with the gratitude or courtesy they deserve. However, there are several ways that you can show your appreciation for your flight crew besides following plane etiquette — and the small gestures might go a long way in getting you perks like extra snacks or more legroom on your flight. Charity Moore, a flight attendant with 11 years of experience, said in a TikTok video that passengers can make their flight attendants “obsessed” with them by bringing them small treats or goody bags. “We love goody bags. …

Booms and flight disruptions in Riyadh as Saudi-Houthi war escalates

Booms and flight disruptions in Riyadh as Saudi-Houthi war escalates

Published by Sam Flores

Flames burn at a facility belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco south of Riyadh on October 3, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) / – | Afp | Getty Images Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis have stepped up their deadly campaign of strikes on Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh, where booms were heard on Thursday, flights disrupted, and some office staff told to work from home. The Houthis said they had fired a ballistic missile at Riyadh airport and repeated a threat to force Saudi airspace to close after the kingdom gave support to the forces of Yemen’s internationally recognised government in a reignited civil war. The conflict, now an overspill of the US-Iran war, has added new chaos to a region already aflame, and threatens to draw other states into gruelling mountain fighting – with Syria now considering deploying troops to assist Saudi Arabia. The kingdom has pushed for support from allied nations, including Turkey and Pakistan, even if only in a logistical or defensive capacity, as it tries to reverse Houthi gains in southwest Yemen, …

Apply to be a NASA flight director

Apply to be a NASA flight director

Published by Jenni Sidey

If you find yourself navigating the job market, are a team player, and thrive under stress, then NASA may have a spot for you. The agency is currently accepting applications for a new class of flight directors to oversee some of the most consequential missions in the history of spaceflight. No pressure. “We are working in an exciting, pivotal time as we continue supporting operations to the International Space Station,” Johnson Space Center chief flight director Emily Nelson said in NASA’s recent announcement. Day-to-day flight director responsibilities include everything from managing astronaut spacewalk training sessions, to hands-on console work in mission control at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Flight directors will also help in ongoing International Space Station (ISS) endeavors (and impending retirement plans), and take charge during upcoming Artemis missions. These plans currently include plans to return humans to the moon for the first time in over 50 years, as well as establishing the first permanent lunar base. As always, NASA is also maintaining an eye on eventually sending its astronauts to …

Simulating Flight FZ1073’s Sudden Plunge

Simulating Flight FZ1073’s Sudden Plunge

Published by Sam Flores

SHERFIELD ON LODDON, England, Oct 4 (Reuters) – Flydubai’s flight FZ1073, which ⁠plunged ⁠16,000 feet in about 30 seconds before ⁠being levelled out and landing safely, would have felt like a “vertical roller coaster”, according to an ​aviation instructor who recreated the descent in a flight simulator for Reuters. The steep fall, after an attack on the captain by the co-pilot during a ‌flight on Wednesday, would have put huge ‌strain on the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft – as well as the passengers and crew, said Alberto Paduanelli, owner of ALPA Simulation in ⁠Sherfield on Loddon, ⁠southern England. The co-pilot of the flydubai jet, which was bound for Israel from Dubai, attacked ​the pilot with an emergency crash axe, the United Arab Emirates prosecutor general said on Saturday, calling the incident a “terrorist attack”. The co-pilot was identified as Hammam al-Hammami, an Omani national, two sources with knowledge of the investigation told Reuters. UAE authorities did not immediately respond to a request for confirmation of his ​identity. Reuters could not independently reach al-Hammami for …

Simulating Flight FZ1073’s Sudden Plunge

Simulating Flight FZ1073’s Sudden Plunge

Published by Sam Flores

SHERFIELD ON LODDON, England, Oct 4 (Reuters) – Flydubai’s flight FZ1073, which ⁠plunged ⁠16,000 feet in about 30 seconds before ⁠being levelled out and landing safely, would have felt like a “vertical roller coaster”, according to an ​aviation instructor who recreated the descent in a flight simulator for Reuters. The steep fall, after an attack on the captain by the co-pilot during a ‌flight on Wednesday, would have put huge ‌strain on the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft – as well as the passengers and crew, said Alberto Paduanelli, owner of ALPA Simulation in ⁠Sherfield on Loddon, ⁠southern England. The co-pilot of the flydubai jet, which was bound for Israel from Dubai, attacked ​the pilot with an emergency crash axe, the United Arab Emirates prosecutor general said on Saturday, calling the incident a “terrorist attack”. The co-pilot was identified as Hammam al-Hammami, an Omani national, two sources with knowledge of the investigation told Reuters. UAE authorities did not immediately respond to a request for confirmation of his ​identity. Reuters could not independently reach al-Hammami for …

The FlyDubai flight to Tel Aviv is a modern story of Jewish heroism

The FlyDubai flight to Tel Aviv is a modern story of Jewish heroism

Published by Sam Flores

Get RNS’ thoughtful, essential religion reporting every morning. Sign up for free! (RNS) — Some summer night years from now, a counselor at a Jewish summer camp will gather the kids around the fire and tell them a story. He will hold up a pair of cheap airline headphones and start from there with a story about a man with a knife and an airplane falling out of the sky. Its heroes are ordinary Jews who unbuckled their seatbelts and went forward. On Wednesday morning (Sept. 30), 180 passengers were aboard a FlyDubai flight on its way from Dubai to Tel Aviv, most of them Israelis heading home for Sukkot. Two hours and 15 minutes into the trip, the Boeing 737 MAX pitched into a dive, dropping roughly 17,000 feet in under two minutes. According to passengers, the Omani first officer turned on the captain, an Indian pilot named Smit Machchhar, and stabbed him. Machchhar, bleeding from his copilot’s knife, acted heroically and used his last bit of energy to unlock the cockpit door and …