US Air Force footage of the secret X-37B space plane landing at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on June 16, 2012 at 5:48 AM local time. The plane's mission has not been disclosed.
The reality of the slot swap, and US airline consolidation in general, is that major airline services are becoming more homogenous from the largest markets.
Columnist/Pilot Justin Schlechter shares a story of flight crew really earning their paychecks, as the the autumn nights over Alaska bring some challenges in their 747 at the end of a long Pacific hop.