Dan Bubb

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Aviation Historian and Associate 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.

An associate 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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When Airplanes Make Emergency Landings on Water

Smithsonian Air and Space Quarterly Magazine

Only two of the four large propellers were still turning as the Boeing B-17D slowly descended in the mid-afternoon. The Flying Fortress—now essentially a 35,000-pound glider—was on a course to land in the Pacific Ocean.

These International Airports Are A Luxury Shopper's Paradise

Simple Flying

Shopping has become almost synonymous with the airport experience as both airports and airlines try to make the most of passengers having hours of time to burn with little to do. Nowadays, most of the world's leading international airports offer a wide range of shopping options both landside and airside.

Trump nominates airline CEO to lead FAA facing controller shortage, modernization efforts

The National Desk

President Donald Trump has nominated longtime airline CEO Bryan Bedford to lead the Federal Aviation Administration to steer the agency through an air traffic controller shortage and increased scrutiny of its safety procedures after a series of crashes and near-misses.

Experts say flying still safe despite recent plane crashes having some on edge

The Metro

If you are nervous about flying right now, you’re likely not alone. The last two months have been marked by a string of airplane crashes and incidents. In January, an American Airlines aircraft collided with a U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter at Reagan Washington National Airport. All 67 people on both aircrafts died.