In The News: Honors College
“Hoots and derision—which did not worry me at all,” Lilian Bland wrote, describing her visit to an air show in Blackpool, England, in 1909. She’d been telling everyone there that she intended to build and fly her own airplane. They were unimpressed. Bland was undeterred. She built a DIY plane of bamboo, wood and fabric, with a bicycle handlebar for steering and an engine she carried from England back to her home in Ireland. But would the Mayfly, as she called it, fly?
Adam Goldstein used a curious choice of words in an online earnings call with investors and reporters like me on Feb. 26: “We also continue to believe India will be the largest market for flying cars globally,” said the CEO of Silicon Valley-based Archer Aviation, a leader in the field of urban air mobility.
The best and worst of Las Vegas history will be on display for the world to see starting this weekend with the debut of two documentary series.
The best and worst of Las Vegas history will be on display for the world to see starting this weekend with the debut of two documentary series.
The best and worst of Las Vegas history will be on display for the world to see starting this weekend with the debut of two documentary series.
On Saturday night, a Virgin Atlantic aircraft took off from Washington, D.C.'s Dulles International Airport (IAD) at 10:45, bound for London's Heathrow Airport (LHR).
If you’ve flown lately, you might have said a prayer or two before takeoff because the news about flying hasn’t been good lately.
Every indication says Super Bowl 58 in Las Vegas was a massive success. The economic and marketing success of the Super Bowl has prompted many to speculate about when the city would host another one. But it also served as a wake-up call to at least one of the city’s biggest shortcomings.
Since last summer, Jose Llanes has led 51ԹϺ’s peer-to-peer mental health group Project Wellness, which after the shooting received communication from several students looking for the on-campus resources his group was known to provide.
Ever wonder where pilots sleep during a flight? One plane captain recently unveiled the "cozy" but "claustrophobic" space where pilots catch some shut-eye on an aircraft in a viral video on Instagram.
51ԹϺ professor Dan Bubb is an aviation historian and travel expert. He joins the Mercedes in the Morning show to explain where celebrity jets will park during Super Bowl weekend.
Earlier this month, NASA showcased the X-59, an experimental plane that promises to break the sound barrier without producing earth-shaking sonic booms. One NASA administrator described the plane as making “a gentle thump.”