Tag: airplanes
Why does it take longer to fly from east to west...
Skip Bailey, University of Nebraska Omaha
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert...
How greater diversity in the cockpit could help airlines avoid a...
Shannon McLoughlin Morrison, The Ohio State University
Before the new coronavirus hit, the airline industry was bracing for a severe pilot shortage. But just as...
Amelia Earhart would have a hard time disappearing in 2019
Brian Strzempkowski, The Ohio State University and Shawn Pruchnicki, The Ohio State University
When Amelia Earhart took off in 1937 to fly around the world,...
Using your phone on a plane is safe – but for...
Sven Bilén, Pennsylvania State University
Over the Thanksgiving travel period an estimated 30 million Americans plan to fly to enjoy turkey and all the trimmings...
50 years of the Boeing 747: How the ‘queen of the...
Janet Bednarek, University of Dayton
On Sept. 30, 1968, the first Boeing 747 rolled out of its custom-built assembly plant in Everett, Washington. From the...
















