A United Airlines pilot's coffee accident forced the emergency landing of a Boeing 777 when communications and navigation systems malfunctioned. Luckily all 241 passengers were fine, though it took them an extra day to get to Europe.

[New Mexico has been unseasonably cold lately, which sucks, but it appears to make the sledding that much more awesome. Image via AP]

Dreading Holiday travel this year? Aren't we all! If you can laugh at the ridiculous situation with TSA agents, this video is for you. It's a song set to "Jingle Bells" about getting felt up at the Airport. Enjoy!

Today we talked about drinking on planes and drinking in airports! Yay! Good times for all! Except: Bad times for all, it turns out. Yeah, so said one commenter, some sort of flying expert.

In case your only access to the outside world is Fox News, don't fret; Shep Smith has your back. Watch Shep list all the prohibited food items that the TSA will confiscate (and later consume) during Thanksgiving travel.

More Americans think 9/11 was an inside job than oppose naked X-ray screenings at airports. But the ones who oppose the X-rays happen to have access to your televisions and computers, so America is freaking out about the TSA.

USA Today has identified what could be the next big thing in air travel: allowing onboard "E-cigarettes," so smokers can puff away naturally on their chemical-filled plastic tubes without disturbing their fellow passengers. How'd this soon-to-be-everywhere trend get started?

Afraid of flying? Well, here are some figures that should make that fear a little worse: Mistakes by air traffic controllers in the past year are up 51%. Don't worry, the FAA says that's because they keep better records now.

The FAA is deciding whether or not to approve a new class of flying—below your standard economy or coach class—which will sport newly designed saddles with minuscule legroom, making your already atrocious flying experience suck that much more.

A new airplane passenger seat called SkyRider could revolutionize the way airlines rip travelers off, by installing "saddle" seats that offer just 27 inches of legroom, or seven inches less than the average airplane seat. That sounds awful.

Ryanair's crazy CEO wants you to keep enjoying those $6 flights to Ibiza. How? By getting rid of copilots. Sure! Not necessary at all, those backup people in case the other guy who knows how to fly the plane dies.

Scandinavian airline SAS is holding a contest to find the ideal same-sex couple to be wed in the friendly skies. "There will be wedding cake and dancing in the aisles," said a spokesperson. What's next, a man marrying a bird??

In addition to rolling out full-body nudie scanners in airports across the country, the TSA is now giving travelers the option of an "enhanced" pat-down. With the TSA's record of responsible behavior, what could ever go wrong?

You know when you get a seat on an airplane that's closer to the door and it's awesome when you're deboarding? American Airlines has now named those seats "Express Seats" and will charge you more money for them. Happy flying.

As a reminder that sometimes air travel can be fun and freak-out free, here's a video of a Lufthansa flight attendant playfully pillow fighting with her passengers, somewhere between Tel Aviv and Frankfurt. Everyone laughs! No one disembarks! Peace.

Have you flown lately? You don't remember, do you? You were too drunk. That's not just a troubling sign of your creeping alcoholism; it's also a business plan for the entire airline industry!

Jonathan Trappe is a "cluster balloonist," specializing in flying the way the old man in Up did. Today Jonathan crossed the English channel, fulfilling "this wonderful fantasy of grabbing onto toy balloons and floating into open space," he explained.

Flying: it's not so hard, is it? Get on the plane and later, get off the plane. Still, some air passengers can't seem to avoid causing international incidents with their misbehavior. Below, a ridiculously simple guide to avoiding trouble.

But why, you ask: "The change in policy... is aimed in part at clueing the government in on how many pilots suffer from a disease whose symptoms can include thoughts of suicide, FAA officials said." [AP]

JFK's main runway is closed for repairs from today. Expect delays, fewer flights and more expensive tickets. Hold-ups will also have a ripple effect on LA, Orlando and San Francisco. [AP]