Dan Bubb

Aviation Historian and Professor in Residence, UNLV Honors College
Coordinator of Academic Affairs
Expertise: Commercial Aviation, Airport History, World History, U.S. History, American Western History

Biography

Daniel "Dan" Bubb  — a former airline pilot — is an expert on commercial aviation and airport history in the American West. His other research areas include United States, American Western, and world history.

As a professor in residence with the UNLV Honors College, Bubb also serves as the college's coordinator of academic affairs.

In 2012, he published his first book, Landing in Las Vegas: Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Tourist City (University of Nevada Press). Currently, Bubb is researching and writing a second book that examines the role airlines and airports play in connecting Western American cities with the world.

Bubb serves as the deputy director of the Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame.

Education

  • Ph.D., History, University of Missouri, Kansas City
  • Ph.D., Political Science, University of Missouri, Kansas City
  • M.A., History, UNLV

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The study specifically analyzed the evacuation of an Airbus A320 during an engine fire. It reveals that it could take up to 218.5 seconds if passengers over 60 years old were in their usual positions. This time could be reduced to 141 seconds with more careful seating arrangement .
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Such a deal would certainly stir up antitrust scrutiny; combined, they would make up the largest airline in the world.
Washington Post
Once the Strait of Hormuz opens, it could take months to see significant relief at the pump.
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As some large hub airports face growing congestion, the nation’s many smaller airports could play a role in relieving traffic.

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