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Entire plane -- including newborn -- saved by parachute after losing power in midair, video shows
March 16, 2023 | 7:47amThe single-engine Cirrus SR22 suffered engine failure shortly after it took off from Pampulha Airport in Brazil.
Putin traveling in customized armored train over plane fears: report
February 17, 2023 | 3:33pmVladimir Putin reportedly has been traveling by armored train because he's scared his private plane could be tracked and shot down.
Bill Gates claims his private jet habit 'not part of the' climate problem
February 9, 2023 | 10:16amThe Microsoft co-founder grew visibly irritated when confronted on the topic during a lengthy interview last week.
Greenpeace slams billionaires over private jet 'hypocrisy' at Davos summit
January 17, 2023 | 12:50pmPrivate jets accounted for one out of every two trips to Davos during last year's World Economic Forum summit.
Teenage pilot makes miraculous emergency landing in California's Cajon Pass
January 2, 2023 | 10:15pmA teenage pilot saved his life and the lives of three passengers when he made an emergency landing onto the historic Route 66 in California Monday morning after his small...
Jet-tracking teen lashes out at Elon Musk for suspending Twitter account: 'Full-on hypocrite'
December 14, 2022 | 10:23amJack Sweeney learned of the account's suspension when reached by The Post early on Wednesday morning.
Rev. Al Sharpton gets giant raise, and his charity spends $1M on jets, limos
November 19, 2022 | 8:26amRev. Al Sharpton's charity nearly doubled his compensation and also shelled out close to $300,000 for private jets so that he and other bigwigs could attend "important gatherings."
Zuckerberg uses private jet frequently despite climate activism
October 21, 2022 | 2:30pmZuckerberg's jet, a Gulfstream G650, has burned at least $158,448 worth of jet fuel across 28 different trips between Aug. 20 and Oct. 15.
Friends of flight instructor killed in crash said she was living her dream
October 10, 2022 | 1:50am“I remember when I first met her, that’s all she ever wanted to do. She wanted to be a commercial pilot.”
Flight instructor Viktoria Theresie Izabelle Ljungman killed in crash, student pilots hospitalized
October 8, 2022 | 3:47pmAn investigation at a Virginia airport has revealed that a student pilot was flying a small plane when it crashed, killing the flight instructor, Virginia State Police said in a...
Elon Musk's 9-minute jet flight from San Jose to San Francisco sparks outrage
August 22, 2022 | 1:15pmThe flight across San Francisco Bay took place on May 6, but Twitter users widely shared the satellite map showing the flight path over the weekend.
Feds move to seize $90 million plane from Russian oligarch
August 8, 2022 | 3:37pmBillionaire Andrei Skoch has repeatedly been hit with sanctions by the US in recent years, including aiding the Kremlin in violating the sovereignty of Ukraine.
Pilot dies after he mysteriously jumped or fell from plane in midair
July 31, 2022 | 4:18amA 23-year-old pilot either jumped or fell to his death after the private plane he was flying as a co-pilot lost its right wheel.
6 injured after small plane crashes on Miami highway
May 14, 2022 | 3:25pmA small plane crashed on Miami's Haulover Inlet Bridge Saturday, injuring six people, two seriously, and reportedly damaging an SUV upon impact.
Already hot in East Hampton as town battles lawsuits over airport
April 24, 2022 | 8:23pmEast Hampton is facing five different lawsuits against its plan to close the local airport and reopen it under the town's private control.
Retired Boeing 747 re-opens as $16K wedding venue and ‘party plane’
February 4, 2022 | 6:20pmA former British Airways jet has been reborn into a rental event venue featuring a bar disco lighting and a dance floor.
John Kerry's gas-guzzling family jet has made a stunning number of trips in 2021
August 5, 2021 | 3:13pmThe gas-guzzling private jet owned by climate czar John Kerry's family has already taken 16 flights this year alone, online records show.
Why more New Yorkers are flying private with their pets
March 16, 2021 | 7:03pmFlying commercial with Fido has gotten so ruff, well-heeled New Yorkers are now booking private planes that welcome pawed passengers.
By air or by sea, the tropics are for lovers thanks to amphibious planes
February 17, 2021 | 7:15pmBig Hollywood would have you believe seaplanes are solely for drug runners, Bond villains — and Tintin. In reality, they're perfect lovebirds.
Why the future of air travel post-coronavirus may include more private airlines
May 15, 2020 | 3:15pmThe future of travel is looking like it may involve more driving, and less reliance on major commercial airlines. According to a U.S. Travel Association survey, 60 percent of Americans...