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

Chaos in Several Major U.S. Airports Amid Government Shutdown

Travel Radar

A partial government shutdown has led to hours-long delays for airline passengers at major U.S. airports, such as Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans and William P. Hobby Airport in Houston. This is due to a shortage of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) staff, who are working without regular paychecks amid the shutdown.

Five-hour airport waits?! US gov’t shutdown causes traveler ‘chaos’ and Spring Break isn’t even in full swing

The Independent UK

Frustrated passengers traveling for Spring Break said they were not aware of the partial government shutdown until they stepped foot in airport terminals, where they waited hours to get through TSA

Spring break travelers face long wait times at security amid DHS shutdown

The National News Desk

Some major airports saw lines snaking down stairs, into parking garages and through concourses, while others asked travelers to arrive well ahead of schedule to make their flights.

United Plane Forced To Land And Evacuate After An Engine Burst Into Flame

Wide Open Spaces

With constant news articles and images of plane crashes or accidents occurring, it is only natural that people would have some fear. However professor Dan Bubb helps put those anxieties to rest. The outlet shared that despite the fear circulating in the media, "rigorous safety standards in the aviation industry have exponentially reduced the number of yearly fatalities over the last half-century."