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

And, Memories of Mexico City.

Predictions, Observations, and Farewells.

May 19th Update: Domestic Traffic on the Bounce, While Confusion Over Entry Rules Cripples International Travel.

And: My Kingdom For a PCR Test.

Safety Theater and Plastic, Plastic, Plastic.

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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…

New Charges in the Bombing of Pan Am 103.

A Pilot’s Life Under COVID.

It’s That Time of Year Again.

Snow, Ice, and Airplanes. Everything You Need to Know About the Travails of Winter Flying.

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

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

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

The Author Remembers His First Airline Job.

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

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

Boeing’s New Midsize Aircraft Concept Will Likely be Nixed in the Wake of Coronavirus.

Wheeled Luggage and the Future of Language.

A Great Minnesota Blizzard of Melody and Madness.

Hippos and Haute Cuisine at a Zambian Safari Lodge.

Filmmakers Go to Huge Lengths to Get Period Details Correct. Unless We’re Talking Planes.

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.

Airlines Aren’t the Only Ones Dumbing Things Down.

Or Maybe I’m Just Hungry.

The Black Swan. Flying in the Age of Coronavirus.

Update: The Politics of COVID, and How This Does Not End.

Nineteen and Counting.

Almost Two Decades Have Passed Since the Last Major Accident Involving a U.S. Legacy Carrier. The Streak Now Enters Its Most Critical Year.