View the landing of a Boeing 767, from the cockpit. Behold the glory of approach lights at dawn. Plus: A tutorial
By Patrick Smith Oct 16, 2009
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What is proper etiquette during an emergency evacuation? Plus: Confused pilots and angry readers
By Patrick Smith
October 9, 2009
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Plus: What happened to "The Simpsons"? And REM? The weird phenomenon of pop-culture tailspin
By Patrick Smith
October 2, 2009
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In 1988, Annie Lareau escaped death while her friends did not. Can she find compassion for the man responsible?
By Liz Prato
August 25, 2009
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Severe turbulence, a midair collision and the latest stuck-on-a-plane horror story
By Patrick Smith
August 14, 2009
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Plus, a crash in Iran spotlights the safety of Russian-built planes, and the latest misinformation from the press
By Patrick Smith
July 17, 2009
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I'd love to move on from the Air France crash, but the media insist on getting things wrong again
By Patrick Smith
June 26, 2009
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Flight 447 shouldn't have gone down, but it did. Were normally non-dangerous phenomena the culprits?
By Patrick Smith
June 2, 2009
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Do pilots have a "romper room"? Do they fly the same routes over and over? Those questions and more
By Patrick Smith
May 22, 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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The Buffalo crash revisited. Plus: Landing in the water, idolizing Sully and selling books.
By Patrick Smith
April 10, 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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Planes crash. The media descends. But why can't reporters get their facts straight? Plus: Kudos to an outstanding exception.
By Patrick Smith
March 27, 2009
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It would be easy to miss those seven simple words next to the flush button in the airliner bathroom. Pay attention, or ruin your life!
By Garrison Keillor
December 17, 2008
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Malcolm Gladwell claims cultural issues can play a big role in plane crashes. The pilot begs to differ.
By Patrick Smith
December 5, 2008
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The smell of smoke in the cockpit, and it's back to Boston for a planeload of fixated Japanese tourists.
By Patrick Smith
June 13, 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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When a routine flight is plunged into weirdness after the crew smells smoke, how to deal with a possible emergency -- and a plane full of foreign tourists.
By Patrick Smith
June 6, 2008
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As we inched through the airport security line, I seemed to be the only one grinding my teeth. Would anyone have defended me if I'd spoken up to the shirts?
By Garrison Keillor
April 30, 2008
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From cockpit check to walkaround to stocking the galley: The Zen of preparing the "Monster" to fly.
By Patrick Smith
April 4, 2008
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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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Kyla Ebbert, famously told to cover herself on an airplane, poses for Playboy.
By Tracy Clark-Flory
November 16, 2007
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Oversized and overhyped, the world's biggest plane is here. Is the Airbus A380 the "most hideous airliner ever conceived"?
By Patrick Smith
November 9, 2007
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The worst thing about hotel rooms? It's not the ugly carpeting. Plus: Why don't planes carry parachutes for passengers?
By Patrick Smith
October 19, 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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