http://dir.salon.com/topics/air_disasters/?source=rss&aim=air_disasters en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 06 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT By Patrick Smith Fri, 06 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2007/04/06/askthepilot227/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2007/04/06/askthepilot227/index.html?source=rss A look back at the catastrophic chain of events that caused history's deadliest plane crash 30 years ago. By Patrick Smith Fri, 06 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2004/12/24/art/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2004/12/24/art/index.html?source=rss Where are all the artistic tributes to air disasters? Plus: Your in-flight cellphone questions answered. By Patrick Smith Fri, 06 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2002/10/03/askthepilot13/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2002/10/03/askthepilot13/index.html?source=rss By popular demand: The full, unexpurgated story of what happens when dry ice is mixed with blue toilet acid at 33,000 feet. By Patrick Smith Fri, 06 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2002/09/06/askthepilot9/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2002/09/06/askthepilot9/index.html?source=rss What are the 10 worst airline crashes of all time? By P. Smith Fri, 06 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/05/30/china_airlines_crash/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/05/30/china_airlines_crash/index.html?source=rss Who is to blame when a 22-year-old 747 falls from the sky? By P. Smith Fri, 06 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/03/28/heterodyne/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/03/28/heterodyne/index.html?source=rss Twenty-five years ago, the greatest disaster in airline history killed 538 people, in part because of a radio glitch that still hasn't been fixed. By P. Smith Fri, 06 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/11/16/turbulence/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/11/16/turbulence/index.html?source=rss Investigators are suggesting that Flight 587 may have become fatally entwined in the jet wake of another plane. Stranger things have happened. By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/11/13/flying_fear/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/11/13/flying_fear/index.html?source=rss With terrorist threats to the left and air disasters to the right, why would anyone pack up two kids to fly to New York for Thanksgiving? By Diane Seo Fri, 06 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/business/feature/2000/07/26/concordebiz/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/business/feature/2000/07/26/concordebiz/index.html?source=rss The Concorde's fatal crash over Paris could mark the end of supersonic travel. By Phaedra Hise Fri, 06 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/02/18/alaska/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/02/18/alaska/index.html?source=rss A lawsuit claims the Alaska Air pilots should have landed instead of trying to figure out what was wrong -- but the doomed men did the right thing. By Phaedra Hise Fri, 06 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/02/03/alaska/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/02/03/alaska/index.html?source=rss Pilots and mechanics admit privately that sometimes whether a part -- or a plane -- needs work is a matter of opinion and negotiation. By Michael Alvear Fri, 06 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/12/06/ntsb/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/12/06/ntsb/index.html?source=rss How accurate are airline crash investigations if the people conducting them have a financial stake in the outcome? By Fiona Morgan Fri, 06 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/19/egyptair/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/19/egyptair/index.html?source=rss U.S., Egyptian officials try to stop the finger-pointing about the Flight 990 crash. By Phaedra Hise Fri, 06 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/18/ntsb/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/18/ntsb/index.html?source=rss Inside the strange world of the NTSB. By Phaedra Hise Fri, 06 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/16/pilot/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/16/pilot/index.html?source=rss Those who fly planes want to know why the autopilot was disconnected, the engines were shut down and nobody contacted air-traffic controllers. By Alicia Montgomery, Fiona Morgan and Daryl Lindsey Fri, 06 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/16/egyptair/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/16/egyptair/index.html?source=rss As Egyptians protest the move toward a criminal probe, reports emerge that a crew member said a prayer and plunged the plane into the ocean. By Anthony York Fri, 06 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/16/website/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/16/website/index.html?source=rss Attorneys register EgyptAir domain names, seeking to comfort families, not attract clients. By Phaedra Hise Fri, 06 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/15/pilot/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/15/pilot/index.html?source=rss Those who fly planes want to know why the autopilot was disconnected, the engines were shut down and nobody contacted air-traffic controllers. By Fiona Morgan Fri, 06 Apr 2007 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/15/egypt_air/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/15/egypt_air/index.html?source=rss The National Transportation Safety Board is waiting on a final analysis of the cockpit voice recorder of Flight 990 before turning over the investigation to the FBI.