Editors' Picks
About Those Space Joyrides…
The first suborbital tourists will spend up to $200,000 for a few precious minutes of weightlessness. How many minutes will they get?
The Other Air Forces
Humorist Bruce McCall's small fleet of little-known aircraft.
Design by Rutan
A retrospective of Burt Rutan's high-performance art.
Space 2012: What’s Ahead
Twelve things to watch for in space next year—if the world doesn’t end.
The Kids Are Trying to Crash
Remote-control models face off in the Extreme Flight Championships.
The End of the Plain Plane
When wild liveries and outrageous uniforms were the norm.
February 09, 2012
| By Rebecca Maksel
A science writer's guide for the inquisitive air traveler.
February 07, 2012
| By Brian Clegg
Not all speed records look fast on video, but this one does.
February 06, 2012
| By Tony Reichhardt
Piloting an Apache helicopter almost always meant both hands and feet doing four different things at once.
February 03, 2012
| By Rebecca Maksel
By adding a little push, compound helicopters push the speed limit up to 300 mph.
January 30, 2012
| By George Larson
The first Hollywood movie showcasing airline travel, Three Guys Named Mike, came out in 1951.
January 19, 2012
| By Rebecca Maksel
Washington struggles for a response to last year’s Reno Air Races crash.
January 10, 2012
| By Linda Shiner
Detroit flyers can get a head-start on resolution dieting at their top ranking healthiest airport.
December 30, 2011
| By Heather Goss
You can lead a pilot to a rest period, but you can’t make him sleep.
December 22, 2011
| By Steve Satre
North American airlines lost their bid to throw out a carbon tax on aircraft flying to Europe. Expect transatlantic fares to go up.
December 21, 2011
| By George Larson
Would Chesley Sullenberger really want to be FAA Administrator?
December 12, 2011
| By George Larson
Google Maps' latest update will help travelers navigate through airports.
November 30, 2011
| By Heather Goss
Remember when passengers used to toss lit cigarettes out the airplane window? Honest.
November 17, 2011
| By Rebecca Maksel
When Atlantic storms threaten, NOAA pilots answer the call.
January 2012
| By Paul Hoversten
Twenty-five years ago, Burt Rutan’s Voyager became the first aircraft to make an around-the-world flight without refueling.
January 2012
| By George C. Larson, Member, NAA
To nail the air-to-air shot, pilot and photographer have to work together like, well, this pair.
January 2012
| By Debbie Gary
Remote-control models face off in the Extreme Flight Championships.
January 2012
| By Preston Lerner
How do you define the fear of flying? Scientists think it might be the sum of other fears.
November 09, 2011
| By Heather Goss
A new emergency warning system will be tested on Wednesday -- 60 years after another radio network warned Americans of Cold War air raids.
November 07, 2011
| By Roger Mola
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