An 85-year-old Florida man is the world's oldest hang-glider pilot. Goss picked up hang gliding at 54, and at 85, he is still flying at least once a month at Wallaby Ranch near Orlando. Earlier this year, he earned a spot in the Guinness World Records. The former dentist taught himself to fly by jumping off beach dunes after reading about the sport in Reader's Digest.

A Sri Lanka stewardess really wanted the day off on Friday so she decided to phone in a bomb threat from her boyfriend's cell phone to the airlines for which she "was" employed. "The inquiry reveals that the stewardess had given the false alarm because she did not want to fly that day," says Colombo's Sunday Times weekly.

A Sri Lanka stewardess really wanted the day off on Friday so she decided to phone in a bomb threat from her boyfriend's cell phone to the airlines for which she "was" employed. "The inquiry reveals that the stewardess had given the false alarm because she did not want to fly that day," says Colombo's Sunday Times weekly.

Steve Fossett will partner with Sir Richard Branson in another flight around the world - in an attempt to break an existing record. The two aviation adventurers will use Fossett's Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer in an attempt to break the record for longest flight - currently held at 25,000 miles.

Steve Fossett will partner with Sir Richard Branson in another flight around the world - in an attempt to break an existing record. The two aviation adventurers will attempt to break the record for longest flight using Fossett's Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer - currently held at 25,000 miles.