Photo: National Geographic

It’s easy to get frustrated by the hassle of air travel – all those lines and taking off your shoes and what not. Yet even today, the idea of flying thousands of miles in just a few hours remains awe-inspiring. This week, we talk about how commercial flights have made the world smaller with the director of Living in the Age of Airplanes, which plays at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science through Labor Day.

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