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Ask the pilot: Around the world in 41 hours and 17,000 miles. Plus: I want to live in Emirates first-class.; By Patrick Smith Sep 26, 2008
Ask the pilot: The gut-churning trials and tribulations of making the grade with an airline.; By Patrick Smith Sep 5, 2008
Ask the pilot: Who cares what planes look like? I do! Why do they have to look so ugly and boring?; By Patrick Smith Aug 29, 2008
Ask the Pilot: 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 Aug 1, 2008
Ask the pilot: 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 Jul 25, 2008
Ask the pilot: 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 Jul 11, 2008
Ask the pilot: 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 Jun 27, 2008
Ask Pablo: I'm planning my summer vacation. Is it more ecological to fly or drive?; By Pablo Päster Jun 9, 2008
Say goodbye to that SUV in the sky: Continental joins the airline bloodbath. There's no silver lining for air travelers in this bout of turbulence; Andrew Leonard Jun 5, 2008
My business trip ended with me in four-point restraints!: I drank some wine, took my pills, boarded the plane and woke up on a gurney!; By Cary Tennis Jun 5, 2008
Ask the pilot: Has American stepped over the line with its baggage fee? Plus: What customers seem to value above all in choosing an airline.; By Patrick Smith May 30, 2008
Ask the pilot: Once again, the same airline comes out on top in a survey of passenger satisfaction. What's Southwest's secret?; By Patrick Smith May 23, 2008
American Airlines' plan to save the planet: How charging fees for checked baggage will stop climate change.; Andrew Leonard May 21, 2008
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

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