Business has never been better for the fearless pilot who takes back millionaires' expensive toys.
By Marc Weingarten Jun 6, 2009
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From swine flu to malaria, how jetliners can spread disease. Plus: Is the air on planes really as dirty as we think?
By Patrick Smith
May 8, 2009
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Is it wrong for airlines to charge obese passengers more? Broadsheet writers debate United Airlines' new policy.
By Sarah Hepola
April 20, 2009
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My job prospects were diminishing, the economy was convulsing, but I said "screw it" -- and took a vacation I couldn't afford.
By Robert Lanham
April 13, 2009
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Airport foul-ups, traffic tie-ups, rude taxi drivers ... I've had it!
By Cary Tennis
January 20, 2009
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How did a suicidal passenger get the door of a pressurized plane open? Plus: Can't any pilot fly most planes? And: The autopilot was on during landing?
By Patrick Smith
May 1, 2009
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Did a stupid, inexplicable mistake cause the crash near Buffalo, N.Y.? Plus: The weird hell of working for a regional airline.
By Patrick Smith
April 3, 2009
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If you're a pilot, no matter how much skill you have, or how many lives you've heroically saved, the only thing that matters is seniority.
By Patrick Smith
March 20, 2009
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Will the airlines' current financial troubles affect safety? "Sully" Sullenberger thinks so, but I'm not so sure.
By Patrick Smith
March 6, 2009
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How to build the perfect airline terminal? Here are 15 steps in the right direction.
By Patrick Smith
February 13, 2009
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JetBlue is touting its fancy new terminal, but it just makes me wonder: Why can't Americans build better airports?
By Patrick Smith
February 6, 2009
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Bailout nation: Will the airlines follow Detroit to the government trough?
By Patrick Smith
December 19, 2008
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Can commercial jets fly upside down? Has terrorism forced a change in transoceanic flight paths? And other probing questions for our expert.
By Patrick Smith
December 12, 2008
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We're about to elect a new president. Will he have the will to take on the serious issues affecting air travel?
By Patrick Smith
October 31, 2008
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The American non-traveler: What's the price of staying put? Plus: When airline pilots have the opportunity to roam widely, but choose not to.
By Patrick Smith
October 24, 2008
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Around the world in 41 hours and 17,000 miles. Plus: I want to live in Emirates first-class.
By Patrick Smith
September 26, 2008
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The gut-churning trials and tribulations of making the grade with an airline.
By Patrick Smith
September 5, 2008
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Who cares what planes look like? I do! Why do they have to look so ugly and boring?
By Patrick Smith
August 29, 2008
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The safe landing of the damaged Qantas 747 was no miracle. Plus: If a plane loses pressure, will your eyes pop out?
By Patrick Smith
August 1, 2008
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Seat ploppers, tray slammers, lousy airport terminal design and other pet peeves. Plus: Will U.S. airlines hit Cuban tarmac thanks to Obama?
By Patrick Smith
July 25, 2008
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Propped up by a culture of fear, TSA has become a bureaucracy with too much power and little accountability. Where will the lunacy stop?
By Patrick Smith
July 11, 2008
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Flying isn't much fun, but for now people keep doing it anyway. What can the airlines do to keep their customers happy?
By Patrick Smith
June 27, 2008
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I'm planning my summer vacation. Is it more ecological to fly or drive?
By Pablo Päster
June 9, 2008
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Continental joins the airline bloodbath. There's no silver lining for air travelers in this bout of turbulence
By Andrew Leonard
June 5, 2008
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I drank some wine, took my pills, boarded the plane and woke up on a gurney!
By Cary Tennis
June 5, 2008
The Learjet repo man
Ask the pilot 
Big fat controversy
Giving the recession the finger
I'm losing it in public
Ask the pilot
Ask Pablo
Say goodbye to that SUV in the sky
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