Airplanes
This Winter's Record Number of Plane Cancellations Can't Entirely Be Blamed on Weather
This has been the worst winter for flight cancellations on record
Will Commercial Airplanes Have Parachutes Someday?
Whole-aircraft parachutes are already being used in small planes to save lives, but one company believes they are also feasible for commercial airlines
China And Qatar Want Flight Attendants To Be Young, Single, Skinny And Female
Just like American airlines did in the 1960s
How Does Mistletoe Grow and Other Questions From Our Readers
Airplanes flying upside down, the earliest music and more answers from our experts
An Airplane Graveyard Becomes a Kids’ Playground
These grounded planes in the Congo have captured the imagination of these children
It's Relatively Easy to Spot Water Bottles in Airport Scanners; Guns, Not So Much
Researchers plan to examine whether the same tendencies to overlook uncommon items exist among trained TSA professionals, just as it does gamers
This New Plane Seat Morphs to Make You and Your Seatmate More Comfortable
Shape-shifting seats with adjustable widths promise more choice for passengers, but aren't they really a sneaky way to discriminate?
Where to Watch Discovery’s Flyover
The best spots to see space shuttle Discovery's descent to Dulles Airport
No Way to Treat a Hero
Would Chesley Sullenberger really want to be FAA Administrator?
Airplanes, Suspended in Time, at the Air and Space Museum
In his photographs, now on display at the National Air and Space Museum, Jeffrey Milstein bares the bellies of airplanes
Will Flying Get Its Mojo Back?
Changes are on the way that should ease the grim gauntlet of long lines, security checks and cramped seats
The “Spirit of Tuskegee” Stearman Lands in DC
After a month-long trip from California to Washington, D.C., a biplane once used to train Tuskegee Airmen arrives at the Smithsonian
Up in the Sky! Tuskegee Airmen Plane Barnstorms Into the Smithsonian Collections
The Stearman biplane will be put on display when the museum opens on the Mall in 2015 and will remain a vivid, perpetual tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen
Wiley Post Gets His Props
Why can't the first pilot to circumnavigate the globe get any respect?
Celebrating Milestones of Flight: Lindbergh and Earhart Cross the Atlantic
The month of May is notable for two major aviation milestones
Why DOES the 747 Have a Hump?
I never really understood how colossal that behemoth plane, the 747, is until I stood next to the front landing gear and looked up
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