Dan Bubb

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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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Dan Bubb In The News

How a midair collision involving an Air Force jet made US air travel safer

We Are The Mighty

The deadly accident led to the establishment of the FAA.

What Does ‘SBY’ Mean on a Boarding Pass?

Travel + Leisure

Here’s what you need to know the next time you fly.

Can You Take the Airplane Blanket Home? Here’s What Flight Attendants and Frequent Fliers Say

Travel + Leisure

There are a few good rules of thumb.

How a former flight attendant posing as a pilot got free flights for years — and finally got caught

CBC News

A former flight attendant from Toronto has pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court in connection with a fraud scheme reminiscent of the 2002 Steven Spielberg film, Catch Me If You Can.