In The News: Honors College

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.
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).

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.

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.

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.
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.
Earlier this month, NASA showcased the X-59, an experimental plane that promises to break the sound barrier without producing earth-shaking sonic booms. One NASA administrator described the plane as making “a gentle thump.”
Even at 60,000 feet, Concorde was loud. The pioneering supersonic passenger jet, which last flew in 2003, was so noisy that governments generally banned it from zooming at supersonic speeds over land.
In the wake of three incidents involving airplanes, including a door flying off mid-air, the question of whether or not it is safe to fly remains. Former airline pilot and UNLV professor Dr. Dan Bubb provides insight into the state of air travel.
Travelers have been on edge lately as questions swirl around airline safety, following several frightening incidents kicking off the new year. But experts say these are not enough to dethrone air travel as the safest method of traveling, statistically.

A door plug falling mid-flight has renewed scrutiny of air travel and of Boeing’s planes.
One summer, as I sat on the tarmac at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) and prepared to take off on a JetBlue flight from New England to London, the pilot came over the intercom with news of a brief delay.