bag nasty n.— «On the flight line, the food was terrible at best. The menu consisted of either green eggs or “bag nasties,” pre-packed bag lunches with potato chips as their only edible component.» —by Larry...
freight dog n.— «Prince said Gross had been a flight instructor and a “freight dog” for the company for four years. A freight dog is a term for a pilot who flies cargo.» —“Pilot in plane crash...
thrillionaire n.— «The SpaceShipOne flight made him the best-known member of a growing club of high-tech thrillionaires, including the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who find themselves with money enough to fulfill their childhood fascination...
BOB n.— «A United Airlines flight bound for Los Angeles turned back after a note reading “B-O-B” was found on a sick bag in a toilet. The captain decided the note could have meant “bomb on board.” But airline...
happy 23 hours n.pl.— «Apparently this drink restriction extends to the Australians’ flight over here next month (or “Happy 23 Hours” as it’s known) to prevent any assaults on David Boon’s 52-tinny record—another totally short...
walker n.— «The cocaine arrived on October 8 in the most humble of vehicles: a briefcase, carried as hand luggage on a flight from Argentina by a man described in court documents as the “walker”—or, in popular parlance, the...