Read more plane stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/7472/plane.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:11:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/61325/rail-travel-pollutes-as-much-as-flying-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTrain riders might not actually have that much to lord over their jet-setting rivals as far as pollution goes, Scientific American reports. A new study shows that although planes emit three times more greenhouse gasses per passenger per mile than trains, the industrial emissions necessary to rail infrastructure makes the...http://www.newser.com/story/61325/rail-travel-pollutes-as-much-as-flying-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Jun 2009 17:04:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60856/how-to-find-a-missing-plane.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHow will authorities go about finding Air France Flight 447? Essentially, it'll take a lot more planes, Slate explains. Most of the jet’s location gadgets, like its emergency locator transmitters, are unlikely to work underwater. The flight recorders have sonar devices attached that can transmit from 14,000 feet down,...http://www.newser.com/story/60856/how-to-find-a-missing-plane.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 03 Jun 2009 8:20:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60663/no-hope-for-air-france-plane.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThere is "no hope" for the 228 people onboard the Air France plane that disappeared en route to Paris from Rio de Janeiro this morning, says an Air France official. An automatic message sent at 2:14am GMT reported a short circuit, which authorities believe means it was struck by...http://www.newser.com/story/60663/no-hope-for-air-france-plane.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 01 Jun 2009 8:19:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59810/alert-air-passenger-warns-of-fuel-leak.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn eagle-eyed passenger warned a 747 flight crew about a fuel leak on a recent Japan-bound flight from Chicago, CNN reports. Air Force Sgt. Bartek Bachleda, who serves in an air refueling squadron, spotted vapor billowing from behind the wing and realized the jet was losing fuel fast. He alerted...http://www.newser.com/story/59810/alert-air-passenger-warns-of-fuel-leak.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 22 May 2009 7:31:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57148/errant-plane-breaches-security-at-white-house.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn errant plane set off a brief security scare in Washington today, prompting the relocation of President Obama and VP Biden, Bloomberg reports. The small aircraft entered restricted airspace before being intercepted by military jets and obeying orders to leave the area and land at a nearby airport. During the...http://www.newser.com/story/57148/errant-plane-breaches-security-at-white-house.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Apr 2009 15:08:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/46768/baby-born-on-transatlantic-flight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPassengers on a Boston-bound plane from Amsterdam got a New Year's surprise when a woman on board went into labor, the Boston Herald reports. Two doctors on the flight informed the pilot that the baby would come before the aircraft could make an emergency landing. Passengers cheered after the woman...http://www.newser.com/story/46768/baby-born-on-transatlantic-flight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 01 Jan 2009 7:48:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41424/mccain-endorsing-papers-lose-seats-on-air-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Obama campaign has kicked reporters from the New York Post, Washington Times, and Dallas Morning News off its campaign plane, and as the Drudge Report was quick to note, all three papers endorsed McCain. An Obama spokesman confirmed the report, but said it was not politically motivated, noting that...http://www.newser.com/story/41424/mccain-endorsing-papers-lose-seats-on-air-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 31 Oct 2008 12:18:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34070/obama-lives-large-on-decadent-jet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama’s new campaign plane oozes luxury—at least for Obama. The candidate’s section of the 757 is decked out with leather recliners, a dining booth, and a small table kept stocked with up-to-date newspapers, CBS reports. "O-Force One" is so far beyond the typical charter jet that, after this,...http://www.newser.com/story/34070/obama-lives-large-on-decadent-jet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 04 Aug 2008 14:22:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32933/new-look-obama-one-has-dem-flying-high.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe jet bearing Barack Obama on his trip abroad is sporting a new look, the Los Angeles Times reports. The plane is emblazoned with Obama’s “Change You Can Believe In” slogan, and sports the candidate’s rising-sun logo on its tail. Obama is using the jet for campaign-financed portions of his...http://www.newser.com/story/32933/new-look-obama-one-has-dem-flying-high.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Jul 2008 13:52:36 CDT