If you’ve been in any airports lately, you’ve probably noticed that air travel is back in full swing. Officials with the US...

Trekking along a rugged trail up the side of a mountain and being rewarded with spectacular views is one thrilling way to experience...

We’ve all been in airports and seen flight crews pass by, including cockpit crew, some with four bars on their jacket sleeves and...

Flying after sunset presents unique challenges and rewards. To receive a Private Pilot’s License in the US, the Federal Aviation...

On an average day, more than 200,000 flights take off and land all across the world. This number includes commercial, cargo and charter...

Sir Norman Foster, noted British architect and designer, was asked what his favorite building was and he explained it wasn’t a building...

When last we looked at the history of TWA, they had just introduced transatlantic service from New York to Paris in 1946 aboard...

Some of us can remember a time when any number of US airlines graced the skies, both near and far. Most dated back to the early days of...

Once US airlines returned to profitability again, their pilots understandably wanted a bigger cut of the industry’s recovery. The largest...

Prior to the pandemic, Europe was the most-visited region in the world and has always been a very popular destination for US travelers....

Most airline travelers are aware of what is and what isn’t allowed onboard the aircraft, so that our passage through the checkpoints...

For hundreds of years, if you wanted to travel between Europe and North America, the only way to travel was by ship. One of the most...

Russia has been waging war on Ukraine since late February of last year. The United States, along with the European Union and many other...

If you take a good look at the departure board at Ronald Reagan National Airport on any given day, you may notice something unusual. Very...

The Boeing 747 is among the world’s greatest aircraft and has been popular with passengers and airlines alike since it first entered...

When we last left the intrepid crew of Pan American World Airways' Pacific Clipper on Christmas Eve in 1941, they had lost their Number...

Very often events beyond our control dictate responses we’d not anticipated. Such was the case for one Pan American World Airways flight...

Early airfields and airports grew from the use of airplanes for military, agricultural, airmail, and even aerial observation purposes....

It was both spacious and groundbreaking in its day. The Boeing 377 Stratocruiser promised a great deal, but proved to be unreliable and...

“Fly the airplane until it’s parked,” was the-oft-repeated command I heard from my flight instructor when learning to fly and working...