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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
January 18, 2008
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The Six Continent Club, lithium batteries, more defunct airlines: The pilot takes on a grab bag of topics.
By Patrick Smith
January 11, 2008
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Are cellphones and laptops really dangerous to flight?
By Patrick Smith
January 4, 2008
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Can someone with no flight training safely land an airliner? Plus: Pilotless planes, overpaid pilots and other aviation myths.
By Patrick Smith
December 21, 2007
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Do pilots jettison fuel before landing? Plus: JetBlue's troublesome nonstops, and the scoop on in-flight "shortcuts."
By Patrick Smith
December 14, 2007
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An Irish airline creates controversy with a cheesy calendar featuring stewardesses. Can't it be more imaginative than that?
By Carol Lloyd
December 13, 2007
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Not buying it when the pilot tells you weather is holding up your flight? iPhone to the rescue!
By Patrick Smith
November 16, 2007
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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
October 26, 2007
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Airport congestion and flight delays are making travelers insane. A look at what will and won't solve the problem.
By Patrick Smith
October 5, 2007
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Should airlines be able to decide whether passengers' outfits are too provocative for flying?
By Catherine Price
September 14, 2007
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From Clickair to CrazyJet, a meditation on the
troubled state of airline names.
By Patrick Smith
September 14, 2007
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Tired of long delays? Look at the bright side of flying: It's cheaper and more accessible than ever.
By Patrick Smith
August 17, 2007
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A bizarre Viagra ad, good news for aspiring female airline executives and a smack-down of "The Secret Lives of Women."
By Catherine Price
August 14, 2007
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He was standing in the aisle and I was sitting in my seat. I felt curiously paralyzed.
By Cary Tennis
July 26, 2007
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Air travel is the latest guilt trip for the environmentally conscious consumer. Here's how flying contributes to global warming and what is being done to cool the jets.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
July 18, 2007
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As delays hit record levels, a closer look at how airline scheduling practices are killing travel.
By Patrick Smith
July 13, 2007
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Woman kicked off flight after refusing to medicate her child into silence.
By Carol Lloyd
July 12, 2007
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Why are pilots and flight attendants paraded through metal detectors, but not cleaners and caterers? Plus: Phantom hijackers revisited, and ominous news for your summer travel plans.
By Patrick Smith
June 8, 2007
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What happens when you have more -- but smaller -- planes, flying to more cities, more often? Can you say "gridlock"?
By Patrick Smith
June 1, 2007
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From "deadheading" to "tarmac," Part 2 of our expert's handy glossary for the savvy passenger.
By Patrick Smith
May 11, 2007
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From "cross-check" to "wind shear": A glossary of airline-speak for the curious passenger.
By Patrick Smith
May 4, 2007
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After a nightmare flight from New York to London, I was thrown into a Victorian hellhole of a prison alongside drug smugglers and rapists. This is my story.
By Peter Kurth
May 1, 2007
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The strange underworld of airliner porn, and the geeks who make it happen.
By Patrick Smith
April 27, 2007
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Note to self: Never, ever underestimate the public's hatred for the airlines!
By Patrick Smith
March 2, 2007
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How safe are those old Russian jets Cubana flies? Why don't people clap on landing anymore? Plus: Stowaways, oxygen deprivation and more!
By Patrick Smith
February 16, 2007
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