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In 1938, these TWA stewardesses were honored for each having completed a quarter-million miles or more of flying. � Delta Air Transport Heritage Museum

The Golden Age of Flight Attendants

A new book documents the evolution of stewardesses from registered nurses to starlets in the sky.
September 18, 2012 | By Bruce McAllister and Stephan Wilkinson

Tata (circa 1960) wrote copious memos to his staff about everything from inflight coffee (“it tasted like bean soup”) to crew hairstyles (one stewardess “had an enormous hair bun at the back, larger than her whole head. She looked ridiculous”).

Karachi to Bombay to Calcutta

The struggle to start Air-India.
November 2011 | By David Shaftel

The TWA terminal was the architectural high point at Kennedy airport — and dream city for young aircrew.

Confessions of a Flight Engineer

Flashlights, timers, and breath mints required.
November 2011 | By Andrea Eldridge

A gray-bellied Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 touches down at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

Why do airliners have dark bellies?

August 29, 2011 | By Paul Hoversten

A Dassault Falcon 2000, a Maybach luxury auto, and freshly swept stairs: NetJets set up this publicity shot in Switzerland, but for fractional jet owners, such fantasy is the reality.

Ride-Sharing With the Rich

How fractional jet owners get out of flying coach.
August 2011 | By David Freed

Michael Silvestro

The Competition

August 2011 | By David Freed

<i>Ciao!</i> Italy’s military precision jet team, Frecce Tricolori (“Tricolor Arrows”), makes its first visit to North America with performances on August 2 and 3 at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s 34th Fly-in Convention in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The

1986

The year we were born.
May 2011 | By Paul Hoversten

Thousands watched the China Clipper as it set off on the first trans-Pacific airmail flight on November 22, 1935.

Moments and Milestones: Birth of the Clippers

November 2010 | By George C. Larson, Member, NAA

Right of Passage: In contrast to the early days of commercial airline travel, today, airport security officers screen passengers and their carry-on baggage in an effort to prevent attacks.

Moments and Milestones: Perfecting the People Filter

August 2010 | By George C. Larson, Member, NAA

How Good Is Your Airline?

Two professors analyze the stats.
May 2010 | By Craig Mellow

The U.K.-based Premium Aircraft Interiors Group offers rear-facing seats strictly for economic reasons, and makes no claims about safety.

Are aft-facing airplane seats safer?

They may well be. But don't look for them anytime soon.
October 26, 2009 | By Michael Klesius

Airliners carry their own portable atmosphere. How much can they afford to lose?

What happens if an airliner suddenly loses cabin pressure?

Let's just say it's not like it is in the movies.
September 24, 2009 | By Rebecca Maksel

The Boeing 307 Stratoliner was the first airliner able to soar above the storms, thanks to a new cabin pressurization system.

Above It All

It took a maze of valves and venturis—and a trio of tycoons—to whisk passengers into the stratosphere.
September 2009 | By Nick D'Alto

Inventions large and small have combined over the years to create the modern experience of air travel. And you don’t have to be a frequent flier to know that today’s airliner is still a work in progress: What you see today may not be there tomorrow.

Anatomy of an Airliner

Our maxim: The airlines giveth, and the airlines taketh away.
September 2009 | By The Editors

AmSafe

Is bracing for impact really helpful in an airline crash?

Or is it just meant to make us feel like we're doing something?
August 26, 2009 | By Rebecca Maksel

Briefcase in hand, a passenger weighs in at London’s Croydon Aerodrome before a flight to Scotland in 1934. The checks were necessary to ensure the airplane wasn’t too heavy for takeoff.

Then & Now: A Weighty Matter

February 2009 | By Roger A. Mola

The aurora borealis signals an incoming solar storm.

What's the radiation risk from airline flying?

November 01, 2007 | By Joe Pappalardo

Why do airline seats have to be in an upright position during takeoff?

The rules are confusing, but the safety concern is real.
September 01, 2007 | By Joe Pappalardo

Marlon Green in the cockpit of one of Continental

Aviation's Jackie Robinson

It took a Supreme Court decision, but in 1963 Marlon Green finally broke into the majors.
March 2007 | By Tony Reichhardt

Visitors wait at Los Angeles International Airport to tour the new Pan Am Jet Clipper Liberty Bell, grounded during Skyshield II in October, 1961.

The Day Nobody Flew

September 11, 2001 wasn't the first time U.S. air traffic was grounded.
November 2006 | By Roger A. Mola


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