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Ask the pilot: With oil prices soaring, airlines are struggling as never before. What's in store for fliers?; By Patrick Smith May 16, 2008
Ask the pilot: What's behind the recent rise in runway near misses?; By Patrick Smith May 9, 2008
Ask the pilot: Dangerous airlines, deadly airports, foggy landings and other hazards of flying: Sorting out facts from fancy.; By Patrick Smith May 2, 2008
Ask the pilot: Here's one way to exploit people's fear of flying: Tell them airlines are saving money by skimping on fuel.; By Patrick Smith Apr 25, 2008
Ask the pilot: The bone-bending, ergonomic hell of economy class. Six easy ideas for making flying more comfortable.; By Patrick Smith Apr 18, 2008
Those Delta blues: In my youth, I longed to fly away to the edge of the world and I knew Northwest would take me there. Now it's being devoured by Delta.; By Garrison Keillor Apr 16, 2008
Ask the pilot: As hundreds of planes are grounded, the FAA faces an identity crisis. Plus: What does a rash of airline bankruptcies mean for the future?; By Patrick Smith Apr 11, 2008
Ask the pilot: From cockpit check to walkaround to stocking the galley: The Zen of preparing the "Monster" to fly.; By Patrick Smith Apr 4, 2008
Ask the pilot: When pilots carry guns. Plus: Airport security and yet more TSA brainteasers.; By Patrick Smith Mar 28, 2008
Ask the pilot: The rich, colorful, checkered history of flying in Latin America. Plus: In which cities is it best to just fly in and get the hell out?; By Patrick Smith Mar 14, 2008
Ask the pilot: Much of what frustrates us about flying doesn't take place during flight at all. It's getting on and off that's really irritating.; By Patrick Smith Mar 7, 2008
Ask the pilot: One airline is taking climate change very seriously. Will others follow suit? Plus: What to do with all that on-board trash?; By Patrick Smith Feb 29, 2008
Ask the pilot: Are the airlines being bashed unfairly for their eco-unfriendliness? What's their real impact on the environment?; By Patrick Smith Feb 22, 2008
Ask the pilot: Who benefits when airlines merge? Who gets hit the hardest?; By Patrick Smith Feb 15, 2008
Ask the pilot: If I've flown into the Port-au-Prince airport, does that mean I've been to Haiti? What, exactly, constitutes a trip to another country?; By Patrick Smith Jan 18, 2008
Ask the pilot: The Six Continent Club, lithium batteries, more defunct airlines: The pilot takes on a grab bag of topics.; By Patrick Smith Jan 11, 2008
Ask the pilot: Are cellphones and laptops really dangerous to flight?; By Patrick Smith Jan 4, 2008
Ask the pilot: Can someone with no flight training safely land an airliner? Plus: Pilotless planes, overpaid pilots and other aviation myths.; By Patrick Smith Dec 21, 2007
Ask the pilot: Do pilots jettison fuel before landing? Plus: JetBlue's troublesome nonstops, and the scoop on in-flight "shortcuts."; By Patrick Smith Dec 14, 2007
Girlies for a good cause: An Irish airline creates controversy with a cheesy calendar featuring stewardesses. Can't it be more imaginative than that?; Carol Lloyd Dec 13, 2007
Ask the pilot: Not buying it when the pilot tells you weather is holding up your flight? iPhone to the rescue!; By Patrick Smith Nov 16, 2007
Ask the pilot: Do airplanes make you fart more? What happened to the dog hair on my suitcase? The pilot lets us in on readers' probing questions.; By Patrick Smith Oct 26, 2007
Ask the pilot: Airport congestion and flight delays are making travelers insane. A look at what will and won't solve the problem.; By Patrick Smith Oct 5, 2007
Flight suits: Should airlines be able to decide whether passengers' outfits are too provocative for flying?; Catherine Price Sep 14, 2007
Ask the pilot: From Clickair to CrazyJet, a meditation on the troubled state of airline names.; By Patrick Smith Sep 14, 2007

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