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

G. Rhodes
Jun 24, 20235 min read


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

G. Rhodes
Jun 10, 20235 min read


Into the Sunset: The Final Story of Trans World Airlines
When last we looked at the history of TWA, they had just introduced transatlantic service from New York to Paris in 1946 aboard...

G. Rhodes
Apr 29, 20237 min read


Into the Sunset: The Initial Story of Trans World Airlines
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...

G. Rhodes
Apr 15, 20235 min read


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

G. Rhodes
Apr 1, 20235 min read


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

G. Rhodes
Mar 18, 20235 min read


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

G. Rhodes
Mar 4, 20235 min read


Flying Across the World's Oceans
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...

G. Rhodes
Feb 18, 20235 min read


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

G. Rhodes
Feb 4, 20235 min read


Rules Abound at Washington National
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...

G. Rhodes
Jan 21, 20235 min read


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

G. Rhodes
Jan 7, 20235 min read


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

G. Rhodes
Dec 24, 20225 min read


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

G. Rhodes
Dec 10, 20224 min read


Beyond the Runways: The Story of Houston Intercontinental
Early airfields and airports grew from the use of airplanes for military, agricultural, airmail, and even aerial observation purposes....

G. Rhodes
Nov 26, 20225 min read


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

G. Rhodes
Nov 12, 20225 min read


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

G. Rhodes
Oct 29, 20224 min read


Airbus A380 Anniversary
Just about fifteen years ago, on October 25, 2007, people from all over the world were on hand at Singapore’s Changi Airport to be part...

G. Rhodes
Oct 15, 20225 min read


An Unsolved Mystery
On the night of October 10, 1933, nearly ninety years ago, the skies near Chesterton, Indiana, lit up as a flaming, 10-seater airplane...

G. Rhodes
Oct 1, 20226 min read


Top Countries for American Visitors
It should come as no surprise that we Americans love to travel. In fact, with inflation at forty-year highs and pent-up demand from...

G. Rhodes
Sep 17, 20227 min read


Airliners International at Chicago O'Hare
As a lover of aviation, I was pleased to discover an organization called Airliners International, which annually hosts what’s billed as...

G. Rhodes
Sep 10, 20227 min read
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