Editor, Real Assets Adviser magazine, novelist, and host of the podcast Novelist Spotlight, available on all major podcast platforms
ANALYSIS: Long-distance flight advanced rapidly between the 1930s and early 1960s, shaving off the number of hours in the sky by half. But over the past 60 years, the duration of such flights has remained roughly the same. Meanwhile, the ecosystem of air travel has grown more elaborate, often leaving passengers squirming in their seats on the tarmac before or after flight. Coast-to-coast air travel is in a rut — but there are still efforts to improve this mode of transit.