Sometimes the urge to fly strikes when I least expect it. It’s always there, mind you, but sometimes it lies dormant while my attention is elsewhere, only to suddenly resurface. Take yesterday morning ...

Luxury seaplanes, also known as flying boats, were a popular mode of travel in the 1930s. They offered all the accouterments of sailing on a beautifully appointed ocean liner, like private sleeping ...

Boeing is well known for both its passenger jets (such as the 757, which pilots love) and military aircraft. So it's interesting that the first plane it ever built was a seaplane called the Model 1 ...