Wildfire Air Attack: Beating Back the Flames As the western United States burns, thousands of men and women battle the flames on foot, with trucks, and by air. While all aspects of wildland fire fighting are crucial to the overall mission, air attack plays a key role in beating back the flames. So what types of planes are available for fighting fires? Cal Fire Cal Fire, California’s […] Fire Alex Camerino | July 14, 2022 3 Comments
Study: During COVID, Is Flying Safer Than Grocery Shopping? Last week, Harvard researchers asserted that flying on a plane during COVID is actually less risky than your average trip to the grocery store. This may seem counter-intuitive at first.ย Seating on airplanes is certainly not socially distanced, and one may initially think that it would be extremely detrimental to overall COVID precautions. However, the Harvard study cites mask-wearing, ventilation, and […] Brains Clay Malott | November 13, 2020 2 Comments
Man Attempts to Travel to Every Country Without Flying Whether it is attempting to ski every month in the year or summitting all of Colorado’s 14ers, people strive to break records of all kinds. However, a Danish native by the name of Torbjorn Pedersen is on a mission to travel to every country in the world without taking a single flight. For the last six and a half years, […] Brains Emily Crofton | May 2, 2020 0 Comments
JetBlue Founder Announces Salt Lake City, UT as Headquarters for New Airlines JetBlue Airlines founder David Neeleman has just chosen Salt Lake City, UT as the proposed headquarters for his new budget airlines.ย Breeze Aviation will have a corporate headquarters based out of Salt Lake City and aims to create up to 369 new jobs within the next 5 years, according to a press release distributed by the company. Breeze Aviation will […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 19, 2019 0 Comments