In The News: Honors College

Travel and Leisure

In this contemporary age of commercial aviation, it's easy to forget just how amazing it is that we can fly around the globe with ease. And that's why it's so important to visit aviation museums across the country. All 50 states, plus Washington, D.C., have at least one institution dedicated to flying, whether that's a major air and space museum, an aviation hall of fame, or an exhibit about various flight-adjacent topics, like famous aviators or iconic airlines.

The Road to Now

The Presidential election of 1860 is one we Americans know well. That election sent Abraham Lincoln to the White House, southern enslavers to the exit door, and the United States into a bloody Civil War. Lincoln’s leadership in those years and his tragic assassination in the last days of the war propelled the railsplitter into the pantheon of American Presidents.

Scientific American

“Hoots and derision—which did not worry me at all,” Lilian Bland wrote, describing her visit to an air show in Blackpool, England, in 1909. She’d been telling everyone there that she intended to build and fly her own airplane. They were unimpressed. Bland was undeterred. She built a DIY plane of bamboo, wood and fabric, with a bicycle handlebar for steering and an engine she carried from England back to her home in Ireland. But would the Mayfly, as she called it, fly?

Aerospace America

Adam Goldstein used a curious choice of words in an online earnings call with investors and reporters like me on Feb. 26: “We also continue to believe India will be the largest market for flying cars globally,” said the CEO of Silicon Valley-based Archer Aviation, a leader in the field of urban air mobility.

Las Vegas Review Journal

The best and worst of Las Vegas history will be on display for the world to see starting this weekend with the debut of two documentary series.

Las Vegas Review Journal

The best and worst of Las Vegas history will be on display for the world to see starting this weekend with the debut of two documentary series.

Las Vegas Review Journal

The best and worst of Las Vegas history will be on display for the world to see starting this weekend with the debut of two documentary series.

The Points Guy

On Saturday night, a Virgin Atlantic aircraft took off from Washington, D.C.'s Dulles International Airport (IAD) at 10:45, bound for London's Heathrow Airport (LHR).

KNPR News

If you’ve flown lately, you might have said a prayer or two before takeoff because the news about flying hasn’t been good lately.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Every indication says Super Bowl 58 in Las Vegas was a massive success. The economic and marketing success of the Super Bowl has prompted many to speculate about when the city would host another one. But it also served as a wake-up call to at least one of the city’s biggest shortcomings.

Las Vegas Sun

Since last summer, Jose Llanes has led UNLV’s peer-to-peer mental health group Project Wellness, which after the shooting received communication from several students looking for the on-campus resources his group was known to provide.

Newsweek

Ever wonder where pilots sleep during a flight? One plane captain recently unveiled the "cozy" but "claustrophobic" space where pilots catch some shut-eye on an aircraft in a viral video on Instagram.