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This past Sunday alone, 3,400 flights across seven airports were canceled.

Air travel scares lots of people for lots of reasons and raises many questions even for calm travelers. Here are three of the most interesting.

Many airports have names that commemorate that of a former president. But there's quite a bit that goes into getting that name in the first place.

In the early days of engine building, a pre-Wankel rotary engine powered thousands of aircraft. One of several problems: It spewed castor oil on its pilots.

The FAA is clearly furious at the way the military is using lasers right now.