Posts by Max

December 8, 2014 -- Ever wonder how many people are flying in an airplane right now, at this very minute? There are about 100,000 aircraft that take off and land every day. At any given time, there are between 8,000 and 13,000 aircraft in the sky. If they have an…

May 26, 2014 -- It is always wonderful to have a chance to kick back and enjoy hot dogs and a cold beer with friends and family. As you enjoy the day, take a moment to think of, and thank, those families who have lost their loved ones defending our…

May 9, 2014 -- Yesterday, Richard Branson discussed his plans to develop a plane that can fly from NYC to Tokyo in one hour. Okay, he didn't spell out when he is going to do this, but he wants to make it a reality in his lifetime. At 63, he…

April 15, 2014 -- I just got back from the three-day Global Aerospace Conference in Abu Dhabi. What an amazing city, with tremendous capital resources and huge ambitions. Everywhere you look, there are massive development projects under construction; major roadways with five or six lanes criss-cross the city, and three…

November 12, 2013 -- Elon Musk was at the New York Times Dealbook conference earlier today, where he discussed his interest in supersonic travel. "I do think there's an interesting opportunity to create a supersonic, electric, vertical-takeoff-and-landing jet," Musk said. "It seems unlikely to come from Boeing (BA) or Airbus, given…

July 2013: Over the past 20 years, there have been a number of companies that have worked on supersonic commercial aircraft. Many large organizations (like Boeing, Lockheed Martin, NASA, JAXA, etc.) have been doing basic research with the hope of building a jet in 30-50 years (2050 or so). I…

March 2013: The Concorde, one of only two supersonic commercial jets in service to date, was retired in late 2003 - after flying for 27 years. Following a farewell tour around North America and the United Kingdom, British Airways and Air France retired all 20 Concordes that were built, of…

Mar 2013: As kids, we all had crazy dreams of being firemen, astronauts, movie stars, presidents, quarterbacks, rock stars, or some other seemingly outlandish vision. Our parents and teachers supported our dreams while we were kids. They told us that anything we dreamed of doing was possible - we just…

February 2013: The Wright brothers' first flight, just over 100 years ago, was less than the length of a football field. Since then, aviation has come a long, long way. Planes can now fly from NYC to Tokyo in just 13 hours at 500+ miles per hour. The largest plane,…