Understanding the Dynamic Nature of Airline Prices Booking a trip can be incredibly fun—but it can also be really frustrating, especially when it comes to searching for a good deal on air fare. It happens all the time: you search for fights online, find a good deal, but by the time you eventually go to [...]
If you fancy yourself a hipster, you might want to stay away from the Cessna 172. Why, you might ask? Because more Cessna 172 aircraft have been built than any other aircraft. Seriously. The Cessna Skyhawk is the most successful aircraft in history, due to its longevity and popularity. Production models were first [...]
In 2013, ICAO was mandated to present a proposal for a global market-based measure to manage aviation’s carbon footprint. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations, established in 1944 to manage the administration and governance of The Convention on International Civil Aviation. Today, ICAO works with the 191 [...]
We can’t get enough of aviation movies over here at the Flight Blog. Seriously, what’s the best alternative to being a pilot? Watching some great movies with some even greater pilots. It’s a surefire way to feel some secondhand awesomeness-by-proxy. Clint Eastwood’s Sully has recently hit theaters. The film stars Tom Hanks as Chesley ‘Sully’ [...]
Sit. Stay. Good plane. https://youtu.be/lF_w9bq8vyc XFV "Salmon" Trust us: there's nothing super fishy about this plane, even if you question the ability of a plane to "sit" on its tail. This experimental "tail sitter" prototype originated from a proposal by the U.S. Navy in 1948. They were looking for an aircraft that was capable of [...]
Airline ads really took off during the Golden Age of Aviation, but now seem to have fallen rather flat. I’m nearly a decade late to the party, but I‘ve recently started watching Mad Men, and suffice it to say I'm rather hooked. This is a spoiler-free post (in the event that I’m not the only [...]
Sky's the limit for a comeback You might have noticed that thick, white letters don't really dominate the sky anymore. Have you seen any "Marry me" or "I love U" notes lately? It certainly isn’t as common as it used to be. What we might now think of as old-fashioned or antique or even low-tech, [...]
Do you ever get tired of the same old view from the same old ground? Of Course you do. Just because we were born to have two feet planted on the ground doesn’t mean that we have to limit our perception of the world to a constant 5-foot-8-inch view (or other perfectly respectable heights). This [...]
It's official: the 2016 Summer Olympics are over in Rio. America took away the most medals with a total of 121 (46 gold). Britain followed with a total of 67 medals (27 gold), and China a respectable third with 70 total medals (26 gold). A lot has happened over the past two weeks, but amid [...]
1 if by land, 2 if by sea, 3 if by air, 4 if...all of the above. The Albatross is a special plane...or it's a very special boat (really, it's both). How? Because this craft is not just an aircraft: it's a large twin-radial engine amphibious flying boat. Really. Operational History The Grumman HU-16 Albatross was an improvement [...]
