Category: Stories
STORIES Oct 22, 2025 PHOTOS: Inside Gulfstream's New G800, the World's Longest-Range Business Jet Inside Gulfstream's new G800, showcased at NBAA-BACE 2025. Read More →
STORIES Sep 24, 2025 Inside San Diego's New $3.8 Billion Airport Terminal On Monday evening, passengers flying from Honolulu to San Diego experienced a terminal that felt more like an art gallery than an airport. The transformation came as America’s busiest single-runway airport unveiled its brand-new terminal, ushering in a new era for travelers. Read More →
STORIES Sep 22, 2025 How Renting a Car Lets You Discover the UAE Beyond the Airports Most people visiting the UAE stick to the usual routine: land at the airport and take a tour bus to major attractions. But you shouldn’t take this path. If you do, you’ll confine your experiences to a few popular destinations and miss what could be unforgettable adventures. The best thing to do is hire a vehicle and take the road less travelled. Read More →
STORIES Aug 26, 2025 Mount Everest Summit: Cheaper by Helicopter, But is it Worth it? Climbing Mount Everest is neither an easy nor a cheap feat. At a height of just over 29,000 feet (~8,849 meters), reaching the summit of the world’s tallest mountain nearly puts climbers at the height at which aircraft cruise. Today, we will examine and compare the costs of the two primary methods used to experience Mount Everest: by actually climbing the mountain or by taking a helicopter tour. Read More →
STORIES Aug 24, 2024 Mike Shampine: Delta Pilot, Air Force Officer, Artist Mike Shampine combines his lifelong love of art and aviation as a Delta Airlines pilot, and Air Force C-17 commander, and a professional artist. Read More →
STORIES Aug 10, 2024 The Story of the Death Trap DC-10 Airplane The DC-10 has an infamous history of crashing. But is it its own fault? Let's find out. Read More →
STORIES Aug 08, 2024 Meet "Hazel", a Homebuilt Hatz-Classic That Took Nearly 10 Years to Finish Hazel, a homebuilt Hatz Classic built by Rick and Kathy Shultz, attended the 2024 EAA AirVenture. Hazel is a symbol of the grassroots of all grassroots aviation, not only a homebuilt but a homebuilt from the plans up, a Hatz Classic two-place biplane with a nine-cylinder Verner radial under a gleaming stainless steel cowling brought at a mirror-like reflective shine. Read More →
STORIES Aug 08, 2024 Gone But Not Forgotten: Aviation Legend Burt Rutan's Moving Tribute to His Late Brother at Oshkosh Airshow Burt Rutan's moving tribute to his brother Dick at the opening of EAA AirVenture 24 in Oshkosh, WI. Read More →
STORIES Aug 07, 2024 Boeing 777 vs 787: The Battle of Boeing Widebody Aircraft The two most common Boeing widebody aircraft you can fly nowadays are the 777 and 787. Both aircraft are twin-aisle and twin-engine airliners primarily used on long-haul flights. But what other characteristics make these Boeing bestsellers so similar...and what sets them apart? Read More →
STORIES Aug 04, 2024 The Story Behind the Airbus Baby Bus: The Airbus A318 With Airbus only ever having sold 80 Airbus A318s, the aircraft type is often considered a flop Why did the aircraft sell so poorly? Read More →