How NASA Astronauts Ring in the Holidays From Orbit
Since 1999, at least one American astronaut has celebrated the winter holiday season in space.
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Air New Zealand Surprises Passengers With In-Flight Holiday Celebration
Passengers ‘miss’ Christmas when their plane crosses the international date line, but the airline gives them a chance to celebrate from the sky.
On Christmas Eve, NASA’s Solar Probe ‘Touches the Sun’
Santa’s sleigh is powerful, but the space agency’s Parker spacecraft can withstand the sun’s blazing heat.
12 Days of an A&P Mechanic’s Christmas
Let’s wrap up 2023 with a new take on an old classic.
You Can Wing It with Aviation-Themed Ornaments
Making your tree look like a busy airport this holiday season isn’t as daunting as it might seem.
Christmas Epaulets Raise Funds for the Snowball Express, Other Charities
The holiday Christmas epaulet drive for the Gary Sinise Foundation’s Snowball Express and the Chetek-Weyerhauser Scholarship Foundation honors former Northwest Airlines captain and U.S. Army veteran JohnKnutson.
Giving Santa a Flight Review
A CFI recalls the time she had to provide an emergency flight review for the most famous of pilots in order to save Christmas.
How NORAD Tracks Santa’s Sleigh
The command keeps tabs on St. Nick’s Christmas Eve movements by using a webbed network of satellites, heat-seeking sensors and, of course, fighter jets.
Operation Christmas Drop Marks 70 Years Of Giving
Santa came early this year for dozens of island communities in the South Pacific, powered not by nine reindeer, but instead four Rolls-Royce turboprop power plants, each generating 4,700 horsepower. Last week, U.S. Air Force crew members concluded an annual weeklong airdrop of food, tools, fishing equipment, and clothing out the back of C-130 Hercules […]
