Flying

Above Picardy

Arts, Culture & Media

Picardy, Northern France, has long been famous for a towering gothic cathedral in Amiens, and for the battlefield of the Somme. But in recent years the area has also become known for the traces of history buried beneath its soil. The photographer Roger Agache told Marjorie van Halteren that we sometimes must go up very […]

Special Guest: Erica Jong

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In What Language

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robot insect

What can fly, swim and dive? This tiny robotic insect.

Technology
Laptops and other devices larger than cellphones are banned for direct US- and UK-bound flights from certain airports.

The new carry-on device ban is reportedly about al-Qaeda and ISIS bombs

Conflict
Passengers wait for their delayed flights at Alfonso Pena airport in Curitiba city.

If holiday flying gets you down, we’ve got a CD for you

Music

Like millions of Americans, composer Michael Hearst hates to fly, from take-off to baggage claim. He can’t avoid planes, so he created a soundtrack to ease his pain, complete with a spoken-word cameo from comedian Whoopi Goldberg — another fearful flyer.

A departure board displays various cancellations at Ben Gurion International airport in Tel Aviv.

Despite recent events in Ukraine and Israel, flying over hot spots is business as usual

Conflict & Justice

Airlines have been criticized for flying over Ukraine — now they’re being criticized for halting flights to Israel. Who decides where it’s safe to fly? Pilot Patrick Smith says it’s a multi-layered process.Airlines have been criticized for flying over Ukraine — now they’re being criticized for halting flights to Israel. Who decides where it’s safe to fly? Pilot Patrick Smith says it’s a multi-layered process.

Remembering Nadezhda Popova, A Soviet Combat Pilot and WWII ‘Night Witch’

Arts, Culture & Media

Nadia Popova has passed away in Moscow, aged 91. Popova was awarded numerous medals in World War II, including Hero of the Soviet Union. She and her comrades were known by the Germans as the “Night Witches.”