September 11th, Then and Now.

Plus: Terrorism, COVID, and the Past as Future.

Strange Sightings — Or Not — From Aloft.

Predictions, Observations, and Farewells.

September 1st Update: Can We Cool It With the Mask Selfies?

Plus: Confusion Over Entry Rules Cripples International Travel.

Cancellations and Chaos as Passengers Return. Why Weren’t the Airlines Ready?

UPDATE: the Spirit Airlines Meltdown.

Air Rage Incidents Soar as Flying Bounces Back.

From Madrid to Mali, Signs Greet Passengers With a Touch of Drama and Flair.

Three Dudes, Two Sides, Twenty-One Songs and Thirty-Seven Years.

FAA Downgrades Mexico’s Air Safety Status. But What’s This? A Livery to Love?

And, Memories of Mexico City.

Safety Theater and Plastic, Plastic, Plastic.

Have We Gone Vintage Livery Crazy?

And if You’re Gonna Do It, Do It Right.

Eero Saarinen’s Masterpiece at JFK is Now a Boutique Hotel. Here’s What to Expect…

A Pilot’s Life Under COVID.

Passenger Concerns, Keeping Current, and How an Empty Jet Handles Differently Than a Heavy One.

Unexpected Pleasures at a Terminal Near You.

UPDATES: JFK’s Calder Mobile, Underground Atlanta and SFO’s Dragonflies.

Update: Gatwick Airport Temporarily Shut Down After Drone Encounter.

What’s the Danger? Could a Collsion Cause a Plane to Crash?

From Los Angeles to Bangkok, Noise Levels at Airports Leave Us Reeling.

In-seat video is the greatest cabin amenity of the past fifty years. Why are carriers getting rid of it?

When a Tail Tells a Tale. From da Vinci to the Union Jack to the Persian Griffin, Designs With a Deeper Meaning.

From Heat Waves to Turbulence, How Climate Change Will Affect Flying.

Plus, The Pilot’s Uneasy Conscience.

Politicians, Planes, and Pilot Black Magic.

As the Election Looms, Beware the Pilot’s Dreary Karma. Could Joe Biden Become Victim Number Eight?

Crosscheck? Ramp? Ground Stop?
Finally, a way to decode the insufferable jargon of air travel.

Savory Snapshots to Help Us Remember Normalcy. And Because I’m Hungry.

The Author Remembers His First Airline Job.

Point to Point: Alaska Airlines’ Throwback Flights, and the Weird Zen of Airline Route Maps.

Boeing Bet the Future on a Fifty Year-Old Design. Did it Lose?