Traveling today is as stressful as a TikTok influencer writing a résumé. Between the freedom-depleting regulations of the TSA and the joys of air travel itself, one must prepare carefully. Add a severe disability into the mix, and the stress…
Since the Wright Brothers’ invention of the airplane, Americans have been captivated by the technology of flight. The ability to soar the skies, at speeds previously unimaginable for transportation, is one of the greatest feats of mankind. It has enabled…
My husband and I enjoy watching old films from Hollywood’s Golden Age. The stories are usually well-crafted, the women beautiful, and the men darkly handsome. But the thing that fascinates me most is the crisp tailoring of the clothes, the…
In the summer of 1937, a nation was in mourning over a national tragedy. The world’s most famed female flyer, Amelia Earhart, had disappeared amid a riveting voyage to become the first woman aviator to circumnavigate the globe. The 39-year-old…
Older and more mature now, in matters of the heart I have come to the same conclusion as Dave Barry, who said “never again will I underestimate the persuasive power of a woman with legal training and big tits.” If…
Boeing’s very public series of embarrassing malfunctions have been analyzed and debated at length and explained quite comprehensively by individuals with far more expertise in the airplane business than me. But one need not know anything about aeronautics to understand…
You can see Hanger One from Highway 101 as you come to the southern tip of San Francisco Bay. It dwarfs NASA’s Moffett Field, and the closer you get, the more massive it appears. The giant domed structure, now being…
A LATAM Airlines jet flew into severe turbulence high above the western Pacific on March 11. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner plunged like an overripe coconut. Although the 263 passengers and nine cabin crew members landed safely, dozens were hurt, and 13 were hospitalized. Doctors treated 10 passengers and…
If there is one qualification United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby can safely add to his resume, it’s “woke.” On Thursday, a 2010 video of Kirby performing drag at a U.S. Airways Halloween party went viral after it was posted by…
