Gone Gliding – Part One
Glider pilots try to copy the birds when we’re centering on a thermal – a nice tight turn, feeling the lift happening from a wing lift or a bounce.
Here’s Why You Don’t Fly Cross-Country on Standby Tickets With Kids During the Summer When You’re Broke
The Saxton family was stranded at Salt Lake City International Airport for six days, but it wasn't anyone's fault but their own.
The Logbook: Get In Trouble? Blame the Captain!
In today's daily digest, the co-pilot in the Northwest overfly incident is casting blame on the Captain he flew with for missing their destination. Also, CanJet receives a true air taxi, Captain Sully auctions off his hat, Silv...
The End of the (Passenger, Widebody) Trijet: Saying Goodbye to the MD-11
This article originally appeared on AirlineReporter.com. The MD-11 was probably a bad idea. McAir came up with the aircraft because it was a bigger, meaner, DC-10. So much DC-10 that there originally was not going to be an MD-...
Lebanon Is South of Maine: An Outsider’s Look At UN Week
A look at NYC's annual UN Week, and the hobby of plane spotting in general, through the eyes of a student journalist.