USOs, Gold Heists And Airport Mishaps In This Week's Beyond Cars Roundup

Officially, the U.S. government has no proof that sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena are the result of alien activity. Apparently, though, the definitely-probably-not-aliens have been observed operating unidentified submerged objects in our oceans, Fox News reports. They fly, too, but when they want, they… Read more… FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here … Read more

Air Canada Employee Arrested For $15 Million Airport Gold Heist

A press conference with the truck allegedly used to move the stolen gold Photo: Richard Lautens/Toronto Star (Getty Images) Exactly a year after 6,600 bars of 99.99-percent pure gold were reported missing at Toronto Pearson International Airport, Peel Regional Police has announced multiple arrests in connection with the brazen heist seemingly ripped straight from the … Read more

Boeing, Boeing, Derailments, Helmsworth, And More

A 265-pound wheel fell off a United Airlines Boeing 777 after taking off from San Francisco International Airport on Thursday, smashing through a fence and into several cars in a nearby parking lot. The flight bound for Osaka, Japan diverted to Los Angeles and landed safely instead of taking a 12-hour trip across the Pacific … Read more

Weekend Beyond Cars Roundup February 24, 2024

If you’ve got a bike, there’s a good chance it’s set up with a derailleur at the rear and a bunch of gears to help you cycle more efficiently. And while that derailleur might be controlled by cables, hydraulics or even electronics, it’s usually down to you to set it in the right place. However, … Read more

College Student Flies To Campus To Avoid Paying Rent, And It Sort Of Makes Sense

As it turns out, renting has become so expensive everywhere that living over 400 miles from your college and commuting by plane a few times a week is actually cheaper than living near campus. What a miserable world we live in. Anyway, Tim Chen, an economics student in his final year at the University of … Read more

Why Airplane Tires Last Less Than 500 Landings

Photo: Jun Xu (Getty Images) An aircraft’s tires are usually an afterthought for most airline passengers. Despite only being on the ground for brief periods of time during most flights, planes still use their tires a great deal. Incredibly, aircraft tires rarely blow out but have relatively short lifespans. Ride Along in the 2024 Corvette … Read more

Air Canada must pay refund promised by AI chatbot, tribunal rules

Air Canada must pay a Vancouver man a partial refund for his flight ticket that was promised by the site’s chatbot, a Canadian tribunal ruled Wednesday, in what could be a landmark case for the use of artificial intelligence in business. Jake Moffatt asked the airline’s artificial intelligence support chatbot whether the airline offered bereavement … Read more

Canadian airlines say they don’t operate aircraft model involved in Alaska Airlines incident – National

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canadian airline operators say they do not fly the version of the Alaska Airlines aircraft that was grounded Friday after experiencing a blowout midair. The Minister of Transport’s office confirmed with Global News Saturday that there is no link with Canadian operators. “The (U.S Federal Aviation Administration) … Read more