It Luggage USA has introduced what it dubs the World's Lightest 2-Wheeled Carry-on, a 20-inch bag that weighs just 3.4 pounds ($70-100). Even some larger stripped-down bags now weigh as little as ...

His Travelpro Rollaboard luggage is among the fastest-selling products in the industry. “The luggage industry’s asleep, and we’re waking them up,” Plath said, with the assurance of a guy ...

Travelpro luggage began more than 35 years ago, when Northwest Airlines pilot Robert Plath invented the modern rollaboard suitcase, and air travel hasn’t been the same ever since.

Pilot-approved durability meets free luggage cubes. ... In 1987, Northwest Airlines 747 pilot Robert Plath sold his two wheeled Rollaboard design to fellow airline professionals so that today, ...

Pilot- and flight attendant-approved luggage from Samsonite, SwissGear, Travelpro, and more are on sale at Amazon. Shop the 13 best Amazon deals on carry-on bags, checked suitcases, travel ...

Inventor and Northwest Airlines pilot Bob Plath's eureka moment came as he waited at an airport security checkpoint behind passengers struggling to free their bungee-cord-attached bags from bulky ...

A quarter century after Northwest Airlines pilot Robert Plath revolutionized the travel industry by inventing upright luggage with wheels and an extending handle, a young Spaniard has come up with ...

The Rollaboard was invented in 1987 by Robert Plath, a Northwest Airlines 747 pilot and avid home workshop tinkerer, who affixed two wheels and a long handle to suitcases that rolled upright ...

“‘Rollaboard’ was trademarked by Robert Plath for his company Travelpro in 1991, though luggage appeared under the brand name “Roll-Aboard” as early as 1985.” ...

All luggage sets come with an FAA-certified and airline-approved rollaboard suitcase you can stow in an overhead compartment. The standard maximum height of rollaboard luggage is 20 inches.

Travelpro luggage began more than 35 years ago, when Northwest Airlines pilot Robert Plath invented the modern rollaboard suitcase, and air travel hasn’t been the same ever since.