Air Travel
Commercial flight, including airlines and airports
Alaska and the Airplane
For a century, each has shaped the other.
June 2013 |
By Julie Decker and Jeremy Kinney
Alaska’s Crash Epidemic
How technology and an FAA regional office ended it.
June 2013 |
By Greg Freiherr
The Pilots of Mount McKinley
For 50 years, the world has reached the mountain on airplanes from one small town.
June 2013 |
By Larry Lowe
Joe Sutter and the Rough Riders
The Father of the 747 takes his inspiration from Teddy Roosevelt.
May 03, 2013 |
By Linda Shiner
Raiding the Trust Fund
To keep from laying off Air Traffic Controllers, Congress grabbed money intended to improve airport safety.
May 03, 2013 |
By George Larson
Sex and the Airlines
The evolution of the stewardess, from airborne homemaker to aerial sex kitten.
April 25, 2013 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Lost, Not Forgotten
Wrecked aircraft from around the world are showcased in Dietmar Eckell's forthcoming book.
April 23, 2013 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Docking on the Empire State Building
Despite plans for a mooring station, only one airship ever docked at the Empire State Building.
April 01, 2013 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Close Formation
The parasitic aircraft of Britain’s Short Brothers.
April 2013 |
By George C. Larson, Member, NAA
On Those FAA Tower Closures
Bad news for air traffic controllers, but the traveling public and small aircraft pilots should see little impact.
March 27, 2013 |
By George Larson
Why Do Airliners Have Teething Problems?
If they're introducing new technology, problems are almost guaranteed.
January 15, 2013 |
By George Larson
Fear Factor
Panic attacks in an airliner? Try a smaller airplane, with a friend as your pilot.
January 2013 |
By Jeremy Davis
When Airplanes Had Beds
In 1955, some transatlantic flights still offered sleeper berths.
January 2013 |
By Mariana Gosnell
Crocodiles on a Plane
Sometimes passengers and crew are downright inhuman.
November 21, 2012 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Fly or Drive?
How far does a trip have to be to travel by air? Answer our poll.
November 13, 2012 |
By George Larson
“Get Us Off This Plane!”
When you’re trapped on an airliner, Kate Hanni wants to help.
October 26, 2012 |
By Perry Turner
Pilots, Look Down
To find their way home, aviators used to be able to read the rooftops.
October 19, 2012 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Crash Test TV
Destroying a 727 in the name of science, and entertainment.
October 05, 2012 |
By Rebecca Maksel
