The trailer for 'Float,' a documentary about the lives of aeromodelists, is a beautiful short film in itself. Who knew that competitive paper plane construction could be so moving and intense?

A US Airways flight from DC to Hartford was all set to take off Monday when—hey, do you hear a sort of muffled, thumping, screaming sound? Yes. Yes, definitely. The passengers did in fact hear that sound. It was a baggage handler who'd been locked in the cargo hold under the plane, by one of his colleagues, by accident. Whoops! Could be a very tense situation at the workplace, after that. The baggage handler got out though, and was fine (physically). The plane got off on time! It could have been worse.

Grammy-nominated rapper B.o.B. performed his song "Airplanes" on a Delta airlines P.A. system. Now, cute as seeing this on Delta's official YouTube channel is, how annoying would it be to be forced to listen to B.o.B. warbling along to an MP3 of his own song, through a tinny airplane sound system? Can't we all just agree to sit in tense, angry silence when flying the friendly skies?

Inspired, no doubt, by protests across the Middle East and North Africa, more than 100 students reportedly "mutinied" over baggage fees onboard a Ryanair flight from the Canary Islands. Alas, their revolution was quashed, and the students were removed.

A JetBlue flight from JFK to Pittsburgh was grounded yesterday because the pilot lost his bag containing his TSA-issued firearm. Turns out a passenger on another flight picked it up by mistake. Steven Slater never would have done that.

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.

On tonight's Late Show, Brian Williams stopped by to chat with David Letterman about his holiday vacation. What did we learn? Williams' junk was felt up—multiple times!—by the TSA. Also: Williams never ceases to be hilarious. Watch inside.

The Capitol, House and Senate buildings were evacuated and fighter jets were scrambled after an airliner didn't respond to radio messages. False alarm, though. What kind of terrorist would try to destroy D.C. when all the politicians are gone, anyway?

Airplanes are the worst places to meet celebrities. The cramped environment of an upholstered metal tube brings out the worst in every tantrum-throwing, assistant-berating diva. The only thing worse than a tantrum? Insufferable, yoga-enhanced calm!

Paris Hilton's flight to Hawaii was evacuated today after a passenger found a box cutter in a seat pocket. (Apparently a member of the flight crew just misplaced it.) But doesn't it seem like every time Paris travels, there's trouble?

The FAA doesn't have important registration information for some 119,000 airplanes—about one-third of all planes in the U.S—thanks to missing or invalid forms. But they're just planes, right! I mean, what could possibly happen?

First there was Steven Slater, the flight attendant who used an inflatable slide for his job walk-off. Now, the Steven Slater of dogs: a 12-pound Manchester terrier named Mandy who escaped her cage mid-air and went on a biting rampage.

The amazing aeronautical black box, able to withstand high temperatures and crash velocities. But how exactly does does it work? Watch and find out!

Looking for something new to worry about on the plane? How about this: A 25-year-old co-pilot tried to adjust his seat and managed to send his plane, and its 113 passengers, on a 7,000-foot drop at a 26-degree angle.

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.

Leonardo DiCaprio was one of 193 drunken, terrified passengers stuck circling JFK after a Moscow-bound flight blew an engine during takeoff. He signed autographs after the emergency landing. Luckily for him, the passengers weren't all Titanic fans.

A Russian woman lied to police, claiming her daughter was a suicide bomber in order to prevent her from eloping to Morocco. After being questioned, the daughter was released and permitted to continue on her way. The mother was arrested.

[Retired Navy Cmdr. Bob Coolbaugh pilots a replica Curtis Pusher Biplane on the flight deck of the USS George H.W. Bush, marking 100 years since the first plane took off from the deck of a ship. Image via AP]

Flying over Thanksgiving? Listen to the cautionary tale of blogger "Johnny Edge," who was sent home from the airport after refusing both the TSA nudie x-ray machine and the groin-grabbing "pat-down"—and was threatened with a $10,000 fine.

The mysterious "missile launch" off the California coast yesterday illuminated our national death wish, as millions feared/hoped that a nuclear ICBM was about to rain hot death all over a deadly-boring Tuesday. But it was just an airplane.