Air Nostrum

FABRIZIO SPICUGLIA hops onboard Spanish carrier Air Nostrum , which operates as a franchise of Iberia .

Queens on Vacation

ADRIAN NOWAKOWSKI travels in the old-time splendor of a Lufthansa Boeing 747-400 from Palma de Mallorca to Frankfort , an unusual short-haul assignment for a jumbo jet .

Florence Airport

Florence Airport is the gateway to the beauty and cultural riches of Tuscany . SIMONE CHELLINI shows us around .

Tales From the Ramp

NICO ADKINS tells us what it takes to keep planes in shape during turnaround — the ground time between passenger disembarkation and the next flight .

Interview with Ronald Morasco

ANDREAS SPAETH sits down with the man who was general manager of 747 maintenance at Pan Am in the momentous days when the jumbo jet first went into service .

Mackey Airlines

DAVID H . STRINGER delves into the history and operations of Mackey Airlines , a plucky regional carrier in Florida and the Bahamas in the mid-20th century .

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