Have We Got A Deal For You! (Just don’t read the small print)
Clearly Spirit doesn’t mind ruffling passengers feathers, if it means selling tickets and making money for the company. By David Butwin
Three Cheers for the Regionals (They Need It)
There is hardly a corner of the country you can’t reach today, and credit goes to the regional carriers that patch together the American landscape. By David Butwin
Eastar Jet
In Eastar you may find sky-themed ceilings, cartoon characters on the sidewalls and even an alien serving cocktails. By Will Horton
Copa of Panama: A Latin Leader Links the Americas A comprehensive look at Copa Airlines. Parlaying its location, service, fleet, Continental Airlines alliance and management to become a star among the Latin American carriers. By Jeff Kriendler
Dubai International: The World’s Fastest Growing Airport
Dubai Airport’s growth is setting a global pace which is impressive considering the world traffic contractions. By Jeff Kriendler
Speedbird 001: Microbus To New York
British Airways’ A318 Service from London City to New York has to be not been the success BA had hoped for. By Robbie Shaw
Perseverance Pays A Super Connie Makes It To Retirement
This story will please readers with a passion for details. Our Constellation was assembled and reassembled many times over the next 37 years. By Ralph Pettersen and Bob Bogash
FAA Grants Exemption to The Historical Flight Foundation
You may ask why publish an article on an upcoming article? The answer is, we could not resist the stunning photography of Ralph and William. A more comprehensive article about this exciting rescue, restoration effort and celebration will be published in the next issue of Airliners. By Ralph Pettersen
Crossing the Pacific in 1935
For those of you who were not around in the 1930’s this little article highlights some of the people whose love of adventure took them around the world. Airliners historian and former Pan Am Captain Donald Cooper takes us along this historic adventure. By Donald Cooper
Virgin Galactic’s Space Tourism
Not many people are aware that fewer then 500 people have ever traveled to space. But thanks to Beverly Rother’s insistence on selling tickets to everyone she meets and Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic, the reality of space tourism is here. By Beverly Rother
Space Law in the New Millennium
As a follow up to our Virgin Galactic story Tim Ravich felt it was entirely apropos to inform you good citizens of space, just what laws apply to all the junior astronauts out there. Tim is Airliners’ official aviation attorney, so we rely on him to provide us the facts. By Timothy M. Ravich