For amateur aviation enthusiasts, there's no greater thrill than watching an airplane steer on the ground and then take to the air. It's quite the feat of physics and engineering to get an aircraft to ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

A new roundup of top flight tracking apps highlights tools that often deliver delay, gate, and status updates faster than airlines themselves. Options range from paid, feature-rich platforms like ...