Stefanie Waldek is a space, travel, and design journalist with expertise in aviation, meteorology, and polar regions. She was a former editor at Architectural Digest, TripAdvisor, and ArtNews.

Every year, thousands of kids and adults learn to fold and fly paper airplanes at both the National Mall building and the ...

Despite several aviation disasters across the U.S. in recent weeks and growing concerns about the safety of flying, an expert ...

Cruising altitude isn't a fixed number — many factors go into computing this for every flight — but there is a good reason why airplanes typically fly at 35,000 feet. Planes generally fly at ...