Ever wonder where pilots sleep during a flight? One plane captain recently unveiled the "cozy" but "claustrophobic" space where pilots catch some shut-eye on an aircraft in a viral video on Instagram.

UNLV professor Dan Bubb is an aviation historian and travel expert. He joins the Mercedes in the Morning show to explain where celebrity jets will park during Super Bowl weekend.

Earlier this month, NASA showcased the X-59, an experimental plane that promises to break the sound barrier without producing earth-shaking sonic booms. One NASA administrator described the plane as making “a gentle thump.”

Even at 60,000 feet, Concorde was loud. The pioneering supersonic passenger jet, which last flew in 2003, was so noisy that governments generally banned it from zooming at supersonic speeds over land.

In the wake of three incidents involving airplanes, including a door flying off mid-air, the question of whether or not it is safe to fly remains. Former airline pilot and UNLV professor Dr. Dan Bubb provides insight into the state of air travel.

Travelers have been on edge lately as questions swirl around airline safety, following several frightening incidents kicking off the new year. But experts say these are not enough to dethrone air travel as the safest method of traveling, statistically.

A door plug falling mid-flight has renewed scrutiny of air travel and of Boeing’s planes.

One summer, as I sat on the tarmac at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) and prepared to take off on a JetBlue flight from New England to London, the pilot came over the intercom with news of a brief delay.

Sleeping during the most critical part of any flight may affect the health and safety of passengers.

UNLV’s fall semester ended on a tragic note, but this week many students chose to come together to overcome this tragedy and preserve and celebrate their accomplishments.

We spoke with a former pilot and aviation expert about the real reasons cabin lights are dimmed.

Thursday kicks off potentially the busiest travel period ever for Houston airports, with an estimated 3.9 million people expected to fly in or out of the city's two airports. That's a lot of people wondering, "Do I really need to put my cell phone in airplane mode?"