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You never can be sure who you can trust, but one person you really trust is the pilot of any airplane on which you are traveling. According to Khulam Sarwar Khan, the aviation minister of the country of Pakistan, more than 30 percent of Pakistan’s civilian pilots have fake pilot’s licenses and are not…

For most people, the airport experience is a necessary, if dreaded, part of travel. But with travel impossible for many in Taiwan, the Taipei Songshan Airport found 7000 people willing to endure the indignities of airport security without taking any trips. The airport chose 60 via lottery and invited…

In You'll Get Through This: Hope and Help for Your Turbulent Times, Max Lucado writes about a time his wife was transparent when someone asked how she was doing. He writes, “Years ago Denalyn battled a dark cloud of depression. Every day was gray. Her life was loud and busy—two kids in elementary school,…

A wealthy Indonesian man and his wife shared photos from a plane where they were the only passengers because he bought every ticket to protect them from COVID-19. Richard Muljadi, who is known for his extravagant lifestyle, posted the pictures showing himself and his wife traveling to Bali in an empty…

Skirmantas Strimaitis was ticketed to fly from Vilnius, Lithuania to Bergamo, Italy for a ski outing. When he arrived at the airport he learned he was the only passenger on the 188-seat airplane. The plane’s crew outnumbered him seven to one; nevertheless, he made the two-hour-plus flight as the only…

As the twin-engine airplane descended to the runway at Orlando Executive Airport, an 11-foot alligator attacked it. The 500-pound gator was crossing the runway at when it snapped at wing of the low-flying aircraft. The alligator died instantly after making contact with the plane’s wing. An alligator…

July 24, 2010 in Spearfish, South Dakota a small engine plane crashed and killed one person. The pilot and his wife were flying into the small airport from Montana. Upon his approach to the airport, he reported by radio that everything seemed to be normal until he began to make his final descent to enter…

A ground worker for Federal Express was apparently so tired that he fell asleep while loading an airplane and did not wake up until the plane had almost reached its destination. The worker, who works two jobs, was tired and lay down inside the plane to rest. The crew did not see him and locked him in…

A famous comedian has a comic routine where he talks about sitting in first class on an airplane while watching other people go by to coach. He makes a comment about how whenever he sees a soldier get on the plane he thinks to himself “it would be the right thing to do...if I gave him my seat.” He then…

When Southwest Airlines changed to a lighter, more durable, eco-friendly faux leather seat to reduce the weight of their planes and save fuel, they found that had an unusual problem. They had about 43 acres of used leather from the old seats and did not want it to go into a landfill. Instead of throwing…

A China Eastern airplane had to abort its July 8, 2014 early-morning landing into the Wuhan airport because the air traffic controllers were sleeping. –Jim L. Wilson http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/19/us-china-airlines-investigation-idUSKBN0GJ0OK20140819 1 Corinthians 16:13 (HCSB) Be alert, stand…

When Geraldine Fasnacht says that she loves to fly she isn’t talking about in airplanes. Fasnacht, 33, jumps off peaks high in the Swiss Alps. Wearing a wingsuit with fabric stretched between her torso and outstretched arms and legs, she glides forward three or four yards for every 1 yard she descends.…

While visiting China for a residency and 40th anniversary tour, members of the Philadelphia Orchestra were delayed on the tarmac waiting for a flight to Macao. Instead of getting irritated, the Orchestra members decided to offer an impromptu concert. Two violin players, a viola player, and a cello player…

A Louisiana man who was on his way to California woke up on a dark, empty airplane at the Houston airport after apparently sleeping through the call to exit. Tom Wagner said, he was supposed to continue on to California, but slept through the calls to leave the plane and found himself locked inside the…

When Mary Owen set out to climb Mount Hood in Oregon, she expected to make the ascent and return quickly. She filed the proper paperwork and set out alone to conquer the mountain. On her climb, a storm struck, and white-out conditions forced her to turn around. She got lost descending the mountain and…

The only people who may have more time on board an airplane than Tom Stuker are the pilots. In 2012, Stuker achieved a rare honor, becoming the first passenger to fly 1 million miles on United Airlines in a calendar year. Stuker’s job as a sales consultant requires a lot of travel. Just a couple of years…

Taking an airplane flight with 14-week-old twins has the potential of being a complete disaster. One San Francisco couple prepared for such a disaster. They anticipated that their babies might upset other passengers so as they boarded their flight they passed out goodie bags containing candy and an apologetic…

Melanie Marken was exhausted. Getting off the airplane in Bloomington, she was ready to find her hotel and get some rest. This is when she made a disconcerting discovery. She was in the wrong Bloomington. Her business was in Bloomington, Indiana, she was in Bloomington, Illinois. Her travel agent had…

Dr. Desmond Morris, well-known researcher and author, spent many years studying the institution of marriage and the factors that contribute to long-term intimacy. A relationship that fails to survive, he said, can usually be traced to the dating days when the bond between a man and a woman was inadequately…

Peter Sheldon is a cleaning expert. As vice president of operations and development for Coverall Health-Based Cleaning System he gives some advice for travelers. “Do not use an airplane bathroom if you can at all help it.” Carry disinfectant wipes and use them on the seats, armrests, tray tables and…

Going Home Years ago, I was enthralled as I listened to a pastor who for several years had faithfully served the church. His executive responsibilities had taken him all over this country. As he concluded his message, he told of one of the most frightening yet thought-provoking experiences of his life.…

Find 40 Books of the Bible This is a most remarkable puzzle. It was found by a Mr. Valdez Raburn, in an airplane seat pocket, while on a flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu, keeping him occupied for hours. John Hess, who owns a beauty salon in N.J., ere... MI? Ah, it was N.Y.! He found it tucked in one…

I am an addict! I have discovered that I am addicted to my grandson. Every so often, I just have to get into that Camry and drive 16 hours so I can hold him while he drools on my shirt. I know it’s hard for you to understand, but it makes perfect sense to me. I just got back from one of those excursions.…

The 'Middle Wife' by an Anonymous 2nd grade teacher I've been teaching now for about fifteen years. I have two kids myself, but the best birth story I know is the one I saw in my own second grade classroom a few years back. When I was a kid, I loved show-and-tell. So I always have a few sessions with…