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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Passengers react to FAA rollout of AI to reduce delays

Spectrum Bay News 9

For air travelers, delays and cancellations have long been an unwelcome part of the journey. But the Federal Aviation Administration is turning to artificial intelligence, hoping to reduce delays and help manage flight paths across American airspace.

Pilots Must Retire at 65 Over Cognitive and Physical Decline Risks, So Why Is There No Age Limit for Congress?

International Business Times UK

The Constitution bars a maximum age, and only an amendment could add one.

Your Flight May Have Empty Overhead Bins—So Why Did the Gate Agent Make You Check Your Bag?

Travel + Leisure

On a couple of recent flights, gate agents informed us the flights were full and asked for volunteers to check their bags at the gate free of charge. On one flight, the gate agent went further, warning that if no one volunteered, everyone would be required to check their bags at the gate.

Commercial Airline Pilots Have A Mandatory Retirement Age. Here's Why.