"An exploratory journey through the airport."--

Seventeen-year-old Hadley and Oliver fall in love on the flight from New York to London, but after a passionate kiss, they lose track of each other at the airport until fate brings them back together on a very momentous day.

When thirty-eight jetliners bound for the United States were forced to land in Gander, Newfoundland, on September 11, 2001, due to the closing of United States airspace, the citizens of this small community and surrounding towns were called upon to care for the thousands of distraught travelers.

A tale spanning 150 years and two continents reimagines the peace efforts of democracy champion Frederick Douglass, Senator George Mitchell and World War I airmen John Alcock and Teddy Brown through the experiences of four generations of women from a matriarchal clan.

A flight to Paris filled with teens competing for a cash prize turns deadly.

From the departure gate to the baggage claim, Bear Cub experiences their first time on a plane.

Using a fictionalized approach, readers follow one family's journey from the airport to the air, learning new words and fun facts with each turn of the page. Colorful illustrations and accessible text show readers how much fun it is to fly in an airplane. A picture glossary helps strengthen vocabulary skills and encourages deeper learning development.

Caillou goes on vacation with his family and flies for the first time

A woman strikes up a conversation with the man sitting next to her on a plane after some turbulence. He returns home to tragic news that has also impacted another stranger, a shaken pilot on his way to another continent who seeks comfort from a journalist he meets that night. Her life shifts subtly as well, before she heads to the airport on an assignment that will shift more lives in turn. In this wondrous, profoundly moving novel, Szalay's diverse...

Account of the author and his son exploring small town America in a vintage biplane during the summer of 1991.