The Morning After: Weekend Edition

Welcome to the weekend! Along with our highlights from the past week, we have some AirPod-like earbuds and a jet thruster that could help keep your motorcycle upright. Passengers on Boeing's new line of 777 planes might not have to take a bus from the gate across the tarmac, despite much larger wings potentially making it difficult for the aircraft to navigate terminals.

Travis 75th: Travis’ fleet of aircraft adapts with nation’s needs

More than 35 different types of airplanes have called Travis Air Force Base home since its inception, with the mission shifting to meet the nation's defense needs. Since 2006, the base has hosted three separate airframes, all of which have cargo capability.

Southwest Flight Diverted, Lands Safely After Window Cracks

A Southwest Airlines flight from Chicago's Midway Airport to Newark was diverted to Cleveland Wednesday after a mid-flight window crack, according to officials and flight passengers, just two weeks after the deadly engine explosion on another Southwest jet. Southwest said in a statement that Flight 957 was diverted for a "maintenance review of a potential crack to the outer pane of a window."

Cracked window forces US passenger jet diversion

A cracked window forced a Southwest Airlines passenger jet bound from Chicago to Newark to divert Wednesday, two weeks after a midair engine explosion shattered a window on another of the company's Boeing 737s. The airline told AFP that the crew diverted the plane to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport for "maintenance review of one of the multiple layers of a window pane" and that the flight landed "uneventfully."

Southwest Airlines inspecting virtually its entire fleet of planes following fatal accident

National Transportation Safety Board investigators examine damage to the CFM International 56-7B turbofan engine belonging to a Southwest Airlines flight that failed during a flight last week. In the wake of an in-flight engine failure that killed a Southwest Airlines passenger, the carrier has started ultrasonic engine inspections covering virtually its entire fleet of more than 700 planes.

US, European aviation authorities order inspections after fatal Southwest engine failure

An NTSB official studies the engine that failed on a Southwest Airlines jet during a flight from New York to Dallas, killing one passenger on Tuesday, April 17, 2018. An NTSB official studies the engine that failed on a Southwest Airlines jet during a flight from New York to Dallas, killing one passenger on Tuesday, April 17, 2018.

Southwest giving passengers $5,000 checks on accident flight

U.S. NTSB investigators are on scene examining damage to the engine of the Southwest Airlines plane in this image released from Philadelphia WASHINGTON - Southwest Airlines Co confirmed Friday it has sent $5,000 checks to passengers aboard a flight that made an emergency landing this week after an engine failed, killing a passenger. The airline confirmed news reports from passengers it had sent the checks along with $1,000 travel vouchers.

UPDATE 1-Engine maker CFM recommends urgent checks on some Boeing 737 engines

European and U.S. airline regulators on Friday ordered mandatory inspections within 20 days of aircraft engines similar to one involved in a fatal Southwest Airlines , also recommended inspections by the end of August for fan blades with 20,000 cycles, and inspections of all other fan blades when they reach 20,000 cycles.

FAA orders fan blade inspections after jet engine explosion

This April 17, 2018 photo provided by Marty Martinez shows the window that was shattered after a jet engine of a Southwest Airlines airplane blew out at altitude, resulting in the death of a woman who was nearly sucked from the window during the flight of the Boeing 737 bound from New York to Dallas with 149 people aboard, shown after it made an ... (more)

That’s how she’s wired’: Pilot lauded fora

The Southwest Airlines pilot being lauded as a hero in a harrowing emergency landing after a passenger was partially blown out of the jet's damaged fuselage is also being hailed for her pioneering role in a car 'That's how she's wired': Pilot lauded for handling crisis The Southwest Airlines pilot being lauded as a hero in a harrowing emergency landing after a passenger was partially blown out of the jet's damaged fuselage is also being hailed for her pioneering role in a car Check out this story on yorkdispatch.com: In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, Lt.

Regulators to require inspections after jet engine explosion

In this Tuesday, April 17, 2018 photo, a National Transportation Safety Board investigator examines damage to the engine of the Southwest Airlines plane that made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia. A preliminary examination of the blown jet engine of the Southwest Airlines plane that set off a terrifying chain of events and left a businesswoman hanging half outside a shattered window showed evidence of "metal fatigue," according to the National Transportation Safety Board.

That’s how she’s wired: Pilot lauded for handling crisis

The Southwest Airlines pilot being lauded as a hero in a harrowing emergency landing after a passenger was partially blown out of the jet's damaged fuselage is also being hailed for her pioneering role in a career where she has been one of the few women at the controls. The Southwest Airlines pilot being lauded as a hero in a harrowing emergency landing after a passenger was partially blown out of the jet's damaged fuselage is also being hailed for her pioneering role in a career where she has been one of the few women at the controls.

The Latest: FAA to order fan blade inspections

Pennsylvania Game Commission employees recover a piece of the Southwest Airline engine covering that landed in Penn Township, Berks County, field Wednesday, April 18, 2018, on state game lands. A National Transportation Safety Board investigator photographs a piece of debris that landed in Penn Township, Berks County field from a plane that made an emergency landing Tuesday after a fatal engine mishap, Wednesday, April 18, 2018, on state game lands.

The Latest: Southwest pilots: ‘Our hearts are heavy’

In this Tuesday, April 17, 2018 photo, a National Transportation Safety Board investigator examines damage to the engine of the Southwest Airlines plane that made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia. A preliminary examination of the blown jet engine of the Southwest Airlines plane that set off a terrifying chain of events and left a businesswoman hanging half outside a shattered window showed evidence of "metal fatigue," according to the National Transportation Safety Board.

Authorities say it’s too early to ascertain what caused a Southwest Airlines engine failure

A Southwest Airlines jet with a damaged engine and broken window made an emergency landing at Philadelphia's airport Tuesday, and one passenger was critically injured. A former federal investigator theorized the plane blew an engine and the shrapnel hit the aircraft.