Airborne television broadcasting is not a thing of the past, but in the past it was the thing. In October of 1945, Radio Craft Magazine introduced the concept (read the full issue here!). In early 1940s, not many places in the country had access to television, and Stratovision wanted to change that. Introducing Stratovision! C.E. [...]
…and the horses and the cats. Traveling with pets can be ruff. And incredibly stressful (to both those on two legs and four). Every so often we hear the occasional high-profile horror stories about dogs who died after being on flights. And regardless of whether the airline is at fault or it was simply the [...]
Unless you’ve been avoiding Social Media and the news, you’ve likely heard about the man who was removed from a United Airlines flight. The idea of being taken off a flight is terrifying. On the other hand, for the optimistic, it’s a chance to make some cash and extend your vacation. Most people are probably [...]
When it comes to having siblings, it tends to be a love/hate situation--sometimes a little more of one than the other (I can say that I know this from experience). And if there's anything more challenging than simply having siblings, working with them can be a completely different matter altogether. Some siblings, however, have made [...]
If you do an internet search for "chemtrails," your search results are going to be inundated with talks of conspiracy theories--I guarantee it. When I did a search of the term in google, for instance, the very first hit was the Wikipedia page for "Chemtrail conspiracy theory." The general theory (which you can read on [...]
Remember when in 1984 NASA and the FAA got together and intentionally crashed a B-720 aircraft in the name of airplane safety? Well, they’re back at it again—because who doesn’t like intentionally crashing stuff? Recently, NASA and the FAA put 10 crash test dummies to the test to help develop new crashworthiness guidelines for the future of [...]
Move over, No-Shave November. If you have an Air Force man in your life, maybe you've been wondering why he's suddenly decided to start nurturing a caterpillar above his upper lip. Maybe he was born with it--or maybe it's just Mustache March. When the Mustaches March Along The month of March. We all know that [...]
One of my favorite parts of flying is getting the meal. I know that a lot of people would frown down on me or just laugh in my face, but it’s always amazed me how much food they keep packed up and ready to serve on any given flight. And, personally, I never had a [...]
Some of the most popular, iconic airlines of the United States have disappeared from the skies--and from our minds. How is it that some of the most popular airlines are now defunct? For some, financial problems were to blame. For others it was labor problems, increased competition or plane crashes which doomed them. Some of the [...]
First class travel is a dream for some, but what does it matter if you’re all getting from point A to point B at the same time? I’ve only traveled first class once in my life… and I slept through most of it. That particular travel experience was a blur of running from one terminal to [...]
