The president’s concerns about Air Force One seem less focused on safety and security and more on size and opulence.
- Professor of History, University of Dayton
Consumers and politicians are pushing for greater protections for air travelers. A historian explains why the US trails the EU and Canada when it comes to passenger rights.
From 1968 to 1974, US airlines experienced 130 hijackings. But it was Cooper’s hijacking-as-extortion plot that captured the public’s imagination – and inspired a copycat crime wave.
Since 9/11, billions have been spent beefing up airport security. Was it worth it?
Atas kemauan mereka sendiri, beberapa orang menggunakan fasilitas bandara untuk memenuhi kebutuhan dasar mereka.
Es posible vivir en aeropuertos porque ofrecen muchas comodidades básicas necesarias: comida, agua, baños y refugio. Pero no todos los que se encuentran durmiendo en una terminal quieren estar allí.
Some do so of their own accord, using airport amenities to meet their basic needs. Others, however, would rather be anywhere else – and find themselves at the mercy of bureaucratic wrangling.
Though air travel has boosted presidential campaigns for decades, the 2020 pandemic has underlined the importance of aircraft as the quickest and safest way to campaign.
Airlines and airports reacted quickly after 9/11 to put new procedures in place that overcame passengers’ newfound fears of flying. An aviation historian explains why it may be harder to so today.
Big lines and long distances to walk have plagued airports since the dawn of the jet age. New designs and technologies haven’t helped much, even if they’re visually impressive.
On Sept. 30, 1968, the first Boeing 747 rolled off the assembly line, ready to hit the skies as the biggest commercial jet at the time. Some 55 years later, the last one has left its factory.
Sure, you got meals served on china. But planes were frequently delayed, hijacked, and prone to fatal crashes.
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