As an airliner prepares to land, a bird takes off at the Gravelly Point park near Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Va. on December 23, 2018. (Photo by Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post)

A Southwest Airlines jet takes off from Reagan National Airport with a thunderhead to the east on June 20, 2017 in Alexandria, VA. (Photo by Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post)

American singer Michael Jackson (1958–2009) arrives at Heathrow Airport with his manager Frank DiLeo, on his Bad World Tour, 11th July 1988. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images)

The space shuttle Endeavour is transported to the California Science Center in Exposition Park from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian)

A Lockheed Super Constellation “Super Connie” lands during the Air14 airshow at the airport in Payerne August 30, 2014. The Swiss Air Force celebrates their 100th anniversary with the biggest airshow in Europe this year. (Photo by Ruben Sprich/Reuters)

A Brussels Airlines aircraft prepares for landing in Cointrin airport during sunrise over the Mont Blanc in Geneva December 1, 2011. (Photo by Denis Balibouse/Reuters)

A dragon dance performer greets a traveler from China at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines on January 24, 2023. (Photo by Lisa Marie David/Reuters)

A woman holding a dog walks out of a plane during a press event introducing Bark Air, an airline for dogs, at Republic Airport in East Farmingdale, New York on May 21, 2024. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)