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It appears that the U.S. Air Force Academy has decided to purchase a bunch of Cirrus SR20 airplanes for its flight training fleet
How can I get to Dubuque? A new Google feature lets you know. And in its stripped-down effectiveness in answering the question, I can see the handiness relative to Kayak.
The new flight data from the Air France 447 crash makes some things clearer, and others even more puzzling
More details on why the plane went down over the Atlantic
A tragedy, but not one that can be blamed on the airplane
Stuck on Earth? Here's a way to get above it all.
What's happening to these airplanes with big shots aboard?
Apple makes its iPads in China, and the quality is very good. Maybe that's where we should get our air traffic control work done too?
A three-mile separation is closer than it should be, but it's not a 'near miss.'
A big shot who turned down special treatment. A big shot who seems to have demanded it. Which is the model for our times?
Did an errant politician get special treatment after making an unauthorized flight landing? You be the judge.
A good side of flying, and a politically related bad side
After the Miracle on the Hudson, a Miracle on the Lower Mississippi: two real-world recordings of pilot-controller interactions
"And don't call me Shirley."
Peter Gomes; Andrew Sullivan; Cirrus aircraft
Another thing not to worry about
The Atlantic contains multitudes, especially when it comes to thinking about small-plane security
Think how much more Charles Darwin could have done in the Galapagos if he had a plane!
Gizmag points the way to a new age of travel
Good reading when your flight is delayed