aviation history

Flights to or from larger U.S. airports typically occur several times per day. Even if the airport is small, you’ll usually still see flights, even from ultra-low-cost carriers, happen at …

If you’ve ever looked closely at older Boeing planes, you may have noticed something unusual above the cockpit. As is the case with nearly any vehicle, over the course of …

The term “tarmac” dates back to a specific road material once used at airports—but modern runways are built from entirely different surfaces. Tarmac. We’ve been using the word for what …

I don’t know about you, but for me, I think the ultimate in travel luxury would be a lifetime pass, or its equivalent, to something. Walt Disney World sold such …

If money is no object, you can pay a whole, WHOLE lot for a plane ride. I mean, sure, some millionaires OWN their own planes. But if you have little …

Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) isn’t a particularly unusual airport. It’s got 20 gates and is served by Allegiant, American, Avelo, Breeze, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit, Sun Country and …

A while back, we wrote about how you can quickly tell whether you’re looking at a Boeing or Airbus aircraft just by glancing at a few key design features (that …

LaGuardia Airport (LGA) has undergone an amazing transformation over the past decade. The outdated decor and poor design are gone, and in their place are the new Terminal B and …

Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) is the main international airport serving Chicago, Illinois. It began as an airfield serving a Douglas manufacturing plant for C-54 military transports during World War …

I’ve been traveling for enough years that I’ve seen lots of airlines come and go. Of course, there are lots of airlines that disappeared and I knew nothing about them, …