A WWII-era veteran returns to the air

[ad_1] A World War II-era Douglas C-47 military transport plane dubbed “Miss Montana” had been parked in a museum for nearly two decades after a career transporting firefighters in Montana. Now, with its engines rebuilt and the fuselage restored to its early glory, it is joining other veteran airplanes that saw service on D-Day 75…

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Flying high: Remembering Pan Am

[ad_1] It was an aviation pioneer, and became a symbol of America during the Golden Age of air travel. But while Pan Am no longer flies the friendly skies, many of the women who proudly wore the Pan Am uniform talked with Conor Knighton about the glory days – when flying was glamorous, complete with…

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Air traffic controller turns to DoorDash, gets loan as paychecks run dry during shutdown: “Pressure on top of pressure”

[ad_1] Air traffic controller Jack Criss is now clearing takeoffs and takeout orders. The single dad took on a side gig as a DoorDash delivery driver during the second-longest government shutdown in modern history in order to make some extra cash and cover his daughter’s high school tuition. For the past few weeks, air traffic…

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