Giant Paper Airplane, Amish Buggy Theft And Broken Planes In This Week’s Beyond Cars Roundup

Screenshot: NBC 6 South Florida on YouTube In southern Florida, police are cracking down on a new environmental hazard: Derelict boats, left floating just offshore, that can leak pollutants into the local waterways. Yet, the focus of the effort doesn’t seem to be the boats themselves — instead, cops are more concerned about the unhoused … Read more

What In God’s Name Is Going On With Air Travel Right Now?

Photo: Geography Photos/Universal Images Group (Getty Images) The nose wheel of a Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 came off while waiting to depart from Atlanta, Georgia last Saturday. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident. The venerable 757 is entering its fifth decade of service, with the newest airframes being 20 years old. While … Read more

Missing Bolts On Airbus A330

A Virgin Atlantic flight bound for New York City was canceled right before it was set to take off on January 15 after a passenger noticed that several screws were missing from the Airbus A330’s wing. Phil Hardy, a British traveler, was sitting onboard Virgin Flight 127 at Manchester Airport in England when he noticed … Read more