Top-10 Google Searches of 2014

12/30/14 10:53 AM PST

The Fifa World Cup, the Ebola virus, and Frozen's 'Let it Go' were some of the top Google searches of the year

Media

Tags: google, search, robin williams, world cup soccer, ebola, malaysian, jet, ice bucket, flappy bird, conchita wurst

Canadian Man Finds Match for World Trip

12/18/14 5:17 PM PST

The Canadian man who made headlines offering a free trip for anyone with his ex-girlfriends name, finds an Elizabeth Gallagher to take on the round-the-world trip

Tags: elizabeth, gallagher, jet setting, trip, around, world, airplane, marriott, girlfriend

Jet, In Development, Could Cross U.S. in 2 Hours

12/04/14 3:54 PM PST

A jet in development will be able to go quietly coast to coast in two hours, greatly cutting the time it takes to fly between New York and Los Angeles

Science & Technology Travel Business U.S.

Tags: travel, jet, nasa, faster than sound

Indonesian President Flies Economy to Singapore for Son's Graduation

11/24/14 5:05 PM PST

In a controversial move, Indonesia's new president decided to skip the usual security protocols and fly to Singapore on an economy flight instead of using the presidential jet

World Travel

Tags: joko widodo, jokowi, economy flight, singapore, presidential jet, rappler, the jakarta post, abc

Bono's Plane Loses Hatch, Luggage During Flight

11/13/14 3:49 PM PST

The U2 frontman's private plane loses it's rear hatch on a flight from Dublin to Berlin, and 2 suitcases fall to earth

World Travel

Tags: u2, bono, flight, hatch, germany, dublin, berlin, luggage, door, lear, jet

China Unveils Highly Sophisticated Fighter Jet

11/12/14 11:55 AM PST

China unveiled its new J-31 fighter jet at the Asia-Pacific summit, hoping to impress top military leaders

Science & Technology World

Tags: china, fighter jet, f-35, j-31, asia-pacific summit, arms export

Propeller Nearly Impales Passenger During Emergency Landing

11/11/14 1:59 PM PST

Passengers on an Air Canada flight that was forced to make emergency landing got the scare of a lifetime

U.S. Viral

Tags: emergency landing, air canada, airplane propeller, christina kurylo, jet, crash

Is Your Name Elizabeth Gallagher? You Could Travel Around the World For Free

11/07/14 4:34 PM PST

A man is offering a trip around the world to a lucky Canadian named Elizabeth Gallagher

World

Tags: elizabeth gallagher, jordan axani, jet-set, vacation, prague, paris, toronto, canadian, bangkok, milan, christmas, new years, trip, airplane, name, passport

ISIS Vehicle Destroyed by British Fighter Jet

11/06/14 10:26 AM PST

RAF footage shows a British Tornado jet targeting an ISIS humvee in Iraq, then obliterating it with a 110–pound missile

World

Tags: isis, iraq, british troops, tornado jet, video, syria, missile, raf footage

More than 100 Air India Pilots Flying without Valid License

10/29/14 11:52 AM PST

In a major embarrassment for DGCA, Air India reveals 102 of its Boeing fleet pilots have expired licenses

World Business

Tags: air india, jet airways, dgca, directorate general of civil aviation, pilots, license, ppc, pilot proficiency certificate, faa

Rosetta Catches Comet Companion 'Firing Its Jets'

10/07/14 5:13 PM PST

Europe's Rosetta spacecraft captured a mosaic of images showing jet activity at the neck of its comet companion

Science & Technology

Tags: rosetta, comet, coma, tail, jet activity, esa

Israel Shoots Down Syrian Warplane

09/23/14 3:20 PM PST

Israel's military said that it shot down a Syrian fighter jet Tuesday after it entered the country's airspace along the Golan Heights

World

Tags: israel, golan heights, syria, plane, fighter jet