11 simple tips for flying with children to help you have a more enjoyable flight

Airplanes can be a stressful experience, and that stress can be felt tenfold when flying with children. When you bring your kid along, you will have so much extra stuff to carry, organize, and keep track of, and you’ll have to deal…

9 tips for how to pack and travel with only a carry-on

Have you ever thought about ditching your monster of a suitcase and travelling with only a carry-on? Depending on your type of trip, as well as the duration, it might just be a viable option. Think about the benefits: Money. As in,…

Six easy ways to have a more environmentally friendly flight

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), aviation accounts for roughly 2 per cent of the total climate change impact of human activity. While this is a small number compared to other sectors such as car travel, given the…

This is why we have “air rage” on flights

BY: NADIA ZAIDI Apparently the rage we feel during a long flight has a lot to do with where we are seated. So why is it that flights bring out the worst in us? I’m guilty of being a little…

This Japanese airline is planning on using old clothing to fuel their planes

BY: SAMANTHA TAPP While animal activists and environmentalists alike are still reeling from the news that Japan closed its last fur farm, Japan is working on another project that is sure to have the same positive reaction from environmentalists and…

New supersonic plane will fly you from the US to Europe in 3 hours

BY: JESSICA BEUKER  I have yet to meet someone who actually loves flying. Waiting at the airport, squishing down those tiny aisles to find your seat, which usually ends up being in between the woman with the screaming baby and…

For 2 years this man travelled to 18 different airports to capture these photos

BY: SAMANTHA TAPP When you see an airplane overhead, what do you think about? Do you consider the sheer volume of work that goes into each flight? Are you jealous of the people that are travelling somewhere? Most likely, you…

This man escaped the Iron Curtain in a DIY plane and now lives in an airplane hangar in the desert

To escape the wrath of the Iron Curtain during the 80s Ivo Zdarsky took things into his own hands. He built his own aircraft, flew into Austria where he was granted asylum and eventually decided to pursue a career in the…

This Portland native lives out of an abandoned airplane in the expansive Pacific woods

BY: ALEX BROWN Photos by: John Brecher An old Portland native named Bruce Campbell has changed many people’s thinking on the possibilities of aircraft recycling, living out in the Oregon woods in a converted 727 jetliner. Although it’s still unclear how…

Swiss pilot attempts the world’s first solar-powered flight, spanning five consecutive days and nights

BY: MATTHEW CHIN Swiss pilot André Borschberg from the company Solar Impulse is attempting the first flight across the Pacific Ocean in a solar powered plane, with the hopes of revolutionizing air travel. Borschberg is flying the Solar Impulse 2,…

NASA is developing a supersonic plane to halve flight times and reduce environmental impact

BY: MATTHEW CHIN NASA recently announced eight new studies to improve supersonic technology in order to become a more efficient, cheaper and relatively eco-friendly form of commercial air travel. The total of the eight studies equate to about $6 million.…

An airplane was salvaged for $2000 and transformed into a stunning waterfront home

BY: ZOE MELNYK What can you do with $30,000 and some open space? Buy a Boeing 727, convert it into a home, and be the coolest neighbor in the world. It was a stroke of luck that the Boeing airplane…