March 8 is International Women’s Day—a day marked by celebrating all the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. As a woman, I would like to emphasize the importance of recognizing women for their achievements and contributions to history and the general betterment of society. Women have pretty much always been involved in aviation, [...]
From the Silver Screen to Blue Skies If you’re compiling a list of some of the most influential figures in the aviation industry, Howard Hughes has to be on it--there’s no question about that. And he’d likely make appearances on other lists, too, such as most financially successful individuals, and even controversial filmmakers (of the [...]
Franklin D. Roosevelt has the distinction of being the first US president to ever fly in an aircraft, while Dwight D. Eisenhower was the first president to travel in an airplane with the designation Air Force One. It was Theodore Roosevelt, however, who was the first [former] president to ever fly in an aircraft in October [...]
Can you imagine living inside of an airplane? Maybe living on your own airport? Well, some people do! Here are some of our favorite aviation-converted homes. 1) John Travolta’s Florida Airport…Eeer—Home Credit: architecturendesign.net You read that right. John Travolta lives on a functional airport, located on Jumbolair Aviation Estates in Ocala, Florida. I [...]
The evolution of Santa alongside the evolution of early flight ‘Twas the week before Christmas and some of us were wondering—hey, if Santa could fly for all this time, where was he when the rest of us were learning to fly? A man by any other name would still be jolly Santa Claus. Saint Nicholas. [...]
On January 22, 2018, travelers who live in certain states are going to need a new form of ID—other than a driver's license—in order to board a domestic flight. Some of these states include: Kentucky, Maine, Montana, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina. This comes in the final phase of implementing the REAL ID Act. States [...]
Next time you see a commercial jet soaring overhead, take a look and appreciate just how spectacular the science behind the machine actually is. It seems impossible; how could so much weight move so smoothly through the air? How does it maintain flight? Many pilots and aerospace engineers would be quick to pass on a [...]
It sounds useful – and unlikely; yet, believe it or not, a US Navy aircraft, capable of supersonic speeds and water takeoff and landing, was crafted over half-a-century ago. It was called the F2Y Sea Dart, and it was probably the coolest looking machine that ever…well…floated. The now-defunct Convair aircraft manufacturing company entered a “contest” [...]
Photography has long been associated with aviation; perhaps it's because some of us on the ground can’t believe our eyes when we see these hulking flying machines — it’s almost as though we continually need reassurance that this is indeed possible, in spite of our knowledge of the physical world. Witnessing a 1,265,000 pound hunk [...]
TRUMP calls US airports “third-world” | are they REALLY that BAD?
TRUMP calls US airports “third-world” | are they REALLY that BAD?
Donald Trump lives life a bit more fancifully than the average Joe, so it makes some sense that he would refer to LAX — one of the world’s most famous airports — as “third-world.” Considering such rhetoric has largely gone out of fashion (especially when making comparisons to the United States and other “developed” nations), this [...]