Houston Matters
An emergency landing because of an in-flight meal: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
Tag: flying
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2903: Hummingbirds
Posted on · Episode: 2903 Delicately Engineered Hummingbirds. Today, life as a blur.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2592: The Steep Ascent
Posted on · Episode: 2592 The Steep Ascent: Anne Morrow Lindbergh fascinatingly fuses fact and fiction. Today, fact and fiction meet.
Houston Matters
Another Houston Starbucks unionizes: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2489: Powering Aeroplanes
Posted on · Episode: 2489 Before we invent the aeroplane, let’s decide how to power it. Today, we wonder how to power our flying machines.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2474: Antoine de St. Exupéry
Posted on · Episode: 2474 Antoine de St. Exupéry, André Gide, and a new vocabulary for a new technology. Today, Antoine de St. Exupéry.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2465: A Fine Early Aeroplane Book
Posted on · Episode: 2465 Victor Lougheed’s extraordinary 1909 aeroplane book. Today, where were the first aeroplanes going?
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2413: Airplanes Without Tails
Posted on · Episode: 2413 Of hawks and flying wings: airplanes without tails. Today, airplanes without tails.
Transportation
A New Online Tool Could Help You Get Through Houston’s Airports Quicker
Posted on · A new system can guide you to your plane step-by-step and you don't even need a smartphone app to use it.
Transportation
How To Find Out How Long You’ll Have To Stand In Line At The Airport
Posted on · If you’re headed to the airport, will you have time to grab that extra cup of coffee before you board your flight? Sometimes you just don’t know until you see the line at the security checkpoint.
Transportation
Texas Could See Record-Breaking Travel This Holiday
Posted on · If you’re rushing to get to your destination by Christmas Eve, you’ll have plenty of company. Texas travel numbers could break records this holiday season.
Transportation
Houston’s Airport Director Expects Continued Growth, More International Passengers
Posted on · Despite downturns in the oil and gas industry, Houston Airport officials still expect lots of business in 2016. They're hoping new international routes will keep the momentum going.
Transportation
Southwest Begins International Flights From Hobby Airport
Posted on · Passengers can now catch flights to Latin America from Hobby Airport, as Southwest Airlines opens its new international concourse.
Transportation
New Ticketing Facilities Could Shorten Waits At Hobby Airport
Posted on · Southwest Airlines new ticketing area is now open at Hobby Airport. It's located in the Southwest international terminal, which will start serving flights to Latin America next month.
Full Show
Thanksgiving Travel and Cooking: Houston Matters for Monday, November 24, 2014
Posted on · Whether you celebrate Thanksgiving at home or plan to hit the road this week to visit family or friends, we have you covered on today’s Houston Matters: We discuss the rules of the road, developments at Houston's airports, and Houston chefs will offer advice for preparing Thanksgiving dinner. AAA Texas anticipates some 3.6 million Texans […]