The Philippine Mars took one last stop at its former base, NAS Alameda. After a short stay, the flying boat took off for its ...

Explore the ambitious and ultimately doomed era of giant flying boats. In the 1930s, flying boats were the epitome of luxury and long-distance travel. By the 1950s, Saunders-Roe's Princess aimed to ...

Imagine travelling from Chennai to Kolkata in just three hours for only Rs 600—cheaper than an AC three-tier train ticket.

After months of trying, days of flight and a lifetime of service, the Philippine Mars touched down on Lake Pleasant on Monday. The Philippine Mars is ...

Ferry riders and other people out on their morning commute or dog walk were treated to the spectacle of the Philippine Mars, a World War II-era flying boat anchored in the lagoon, just a couple ...

The Philippine Mars has completed its final journey to the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona after a two-month ...

Among the favorite ex-military warbirds in their arsenal were PBY Catalina amphibious flying boats, PB4-Y2 Privateer patrol bombers, and even Grumman Tigercat fighters and Douglas DC-6 airliners.

Scheduled flights really began to grow in length with the advent of the flying boats, which allowed commercial flights to start spanning the oceans. By 1934, Pan American Airways (Pan Am) was using ...

As the jet impacted the surface, a massive plume of smoke and water shot into the air before disappearing off the shore near ...

An economist can go on a winter break to Hawaii, but they can’t shut their brain off. So here are some observations from an ...

The spate of recent aviation disasters and close calls have people worried about the safety of flying.