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China tests new version of world's largest amphibious aircraft as US interest in sea-going planes grows
Few militaries still use amphibious aircraft, but the US is reexamining that capability as it shift…
Christopher Woody
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I commute between Boston and New York City up to three times a week on a seaplane. Here's why it beats taking the train or flying commercial.
Rob Biederman commutes from Boston to New York City via Tailwind Air, a seaplane shuttle between Ma…
Hannah Towey
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The US Air Force's special operators are hustling to turn their biggest planes into flying boats
Aircraft that can operate on land and sea create "even more complex dilemmas" for rivals, a US Air …
Christopher Woody
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New York and Boston are finally getting a seaplane link with 75 minute flights and fares starting at $395 one way - and it may give Acela a run for its money
Flyers can show up just 10 minutes before a flight's departure, enabling downtown-to-downtown trips…
Thomas Pallini
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The US ditched its last flying boats 38 years ago, but they could still help fill the gaps against China in the Pacific
The US military has long seen seaplanes as antiquated, but competition with China across the Pacifi…
Benjamin Brimelow
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SpiceJet to resume seaplane services from December 27
Airline major SpiceJet on Friday said that its seaplane operations will restart from December 27 af…
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I flew on Tailwind Air, the seaplane airline that flies between New York and Boston - I'd choose it over Acela in a heartbeat
Flying on a Tailwind Air seaplane.Thomas Pallini/Insider
Thomas Pallini
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India is moving 500 endangered crocodiles to launch a seaplane service near the Statue of Unity: Report
The forest authorities have been able to evacuate nearly 15 crocodiles but are unsure where to r…
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I flew in a seaplane for the first time, and I'd say it's easily the most fun way to fly
I recently had the chance to spend five nights in the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island, a unique luxu…
David Slotnick
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After Monorail, Mumbai Gets Commercial Seaplane Service; Now Fly To Aamby Valley Under 30 Minutes
In June last year, Kerala launched the country’s first tourist seaplane service that connects the d…
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The 'Uber of seaplanes' is taking elite New Yorkers to the beach
But for upper crust Manhattanites (okay, and Park Slope dwellers as well), transportation stresses …
Eames Yates
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This is what it's like to fly a personal seaplane around New York City
Unfortunately for me, acrophobia is also a major part of life. Simply put, I don't like heights. Al…
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I overcome a major fear in my life with a flight on this awesome personal seaplane
Unfortunately for me, acrophobia is also a major part of life. Simply put, I don't like heights. Al…
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Want To Vacation Abroad? These 12 Places Are Creating The Buzz These Holidays
For Indians, overseas travel no
longer means the ritual rush through Bangkok or Singapore – the
glo…
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A flight on this personal seaplane helped me overcome a major fear in my life
The company made a couple of its planes and pilots available for demo flights over the Hudson …
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We took flight in a personal seaplane that is straight out of a James Bond film
The Icon A5, an amphibious personal aircraft is blazing trails in the new FAA category of "sport fl…
Justin Gmoser
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There's No Better Way To Get To The Hamptons Than In A Seaplane [PHOTOS]
Fly The Whale, one of several companies that offers seaplane service in the New York area, charges …