Going Direct

My first impression was to discount it as wildly overhyped. Not any more.

It can be easy to forget how lucky we are to be flyers. Here are 10 reminders.

With a handful of exciting new programs, planes and products, machines are beginning to take over the duties and, in some cases, the jobs of pilots.

As electrics worm their way into our world, we’ll begin to see a change in how these aircraft are received by the old-school flyers almost all of us still are.

After a year off, and conducted under still-trying circumstances, this year’s AirVenture was like none other, in ways both good and, let’s be honest, not so good.

The media loves a scary story, and all the better when it’s about aviation. In this case, the facts don’t bear out such an interpretation.

The rule might have been adopted in good faith, but the actuality could be a disaster for pilots and operators.

The glacial emergence of electric-powered aircraft is being greeted by pilots with a big analog yawn. I totally get it.

The crowds were much lighter than organizers seemed to expect, which was good. But safety protocols broke down big time in one location. Then again, maybe that’s the whole idea? And how much should we care?

The first officer filed suit against QantasLink after one of the plane’s engines failed in flight, leading, she says, to post traumatic stress disorder.