It may be annoying to see wealthy and famous people jet in their private aircraft from environmental conferences to sustainability media events. But the benefits of their advocacy are worth the cost of their self-indulgence.

Last year, airplane manufacturer Airbus filed an amusing patent for two-story seating in its wide-body aircraft. The patent, presented in a proposal titled 'Passenger Arrangement for Vehicles,' shows a mezzanine level of seats reachable by steps.

Brazilian artist Marcos Amaro sources materials and finds inspiration for his work in the unlikeliest of places. Best known for his sculptures made o...

I just had a realization. Well, maybe "realization" is too fancy a word. Make that more of an insight. Nah... "insight" sounds just a tad too self-c...

For the second time in less than a year, the U.S. government has hired Emirates, a massively subsidized, state-owned airline, to fly federal employees, this time between New York and Milan, Italy.

Traveling for business can be such a chore. If it's your own business, it could be for an exciting new opportunity that will shift the balance (and maybe pay some bills). If it's not your own business, it could be exciting, or it could be a monotonous part of the job. Either way, it has to get done.

If your flight is canceled, does your airline still have an obligation to get you to your destination on time? Rosemarie Dagostino thinks so. She and...

In October 2013, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the specialized UN agency that acts as the de facto regulator for aviation worl...

Delta's momentary blip is in no way comparable to the tragedy of 9/11, and this writer saw only a tiny blip of the aftermath. But it is somehow reassuring to believe that the human spirit can survive small inconvenience as well as major chaos - with a little patience, grace and kindness. Considering the major chaos of these days, especially between now and election day, we're going to need a lot of all three.

It's all-too-easy to let your mind wander when you're confined to a tiny box of space while hurtling 40,000 feet in the air at hundreds of miles per hour, but rest assured: every single window on the airplane has the same hole, and there's a good reason.

Road tripping is my favorite form of travel, and I think that the world needs to embrace the beauty of going off the beaten path and finding the well-kept secrets around them.

Tens of thousands of Delta passengers around the world are grounded this morning due to a system-wide computer failure caused by a power outage in At...

Some consider the flight to their destination as an extension of their vacation, whereas others despise it. Despite our differences, so many of us share the same coping mechanisms for life at 36,000 feet...

I cannot stress this enough. Leave. Your. Luggage. Can you hear me? Did you read it right? Leave your luggage. Leave it. Go. You’re on an ...

Getting packed into a space that just gets more and more cramped every day, with no privacy and limited access to things like food and drinks, it doesn't take much to become irritable or even downright hostile to your fellow travelers.

In response to the most tragic day in American history, we as a country turned to TSA to protect us as we traveled. And every day since, they've kep...