http://dir.salon.com/topics/airplanes/?source=rss&aim=airplanes en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT By Patrick Smith Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/06/13/askthepilot281/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/06/13/askthepilot281/index.html?source=rss The smell of smoke in the cockpit, and it's back to Boston for a planeload of fixated Japanese tourists. By Pablo Päster Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/ask_pablo/2008/06/09/ask_pablo_summer_travel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/ask_pablo/2008/06/09/ask_pablo_summer_travel/index.html?source=rss I'm planning my summer vacation. Is it more ecological to fly or drive? By Patrick Smith Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/06/06/askthepilot280/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/06/06/askthepilot280/index.html?source=rss 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 Garrison Keillor Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2008/04/30/airport_security/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2008/04/30/airport_security/index.html?source=rss 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 Patrick Smith Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/04/04/askthepilot271/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/04/04/askthepilot271/index.html?source=rss From cockpit check to walkaround to stocking the galley: The Zen of preparing the "Monster" to fly. By Patrick Smith Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/01/18/askthepilot261/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/01/18/askthepilot261/index.html?source=rss 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? Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/11/16/ebbert/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/11/16/ebbert/index.html?source=rss Kyla Ebbert, famously told to cover herself on an airplane, poses for Playboy. By Patrick Smith Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2007/11/09/askthepilot253/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2007/11/09/askthepilot253/index.html?source=rss Oversized and overhyped, the world's biggest plane is here. Is the Airbus A380 the "most hideous airliner ever conceived"? By Patrick Smith Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2007/10/19/askthepilot250/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2007/10/19/askthepilot250/index.html?source=rss The worst thing about hotel rooms? It's not the ugly carpeting. Plus: Why don't planes carry parachutes for passengers? By Patrick Smith Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2007/10/05/askthepilot248/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2007/10/05/askthepilot248/index.html?source=rss Airport congestion and flight delays are making travelers insane. A look at what will and won't solve the problem. By Patrick Smith Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2007/08/10/askthepilot240/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2007/08/10/askthepilot240/index.html?source=rss What have we come to when foreign airlines tout around-the-world travel that avoids the U.S.? Plus: Make your own airline route maps. And: Wizz Air? By Patrick Smith Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2007/07/13/askthepilot238/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2007/07/13/askthepilot238/index.html?source=rss As delays hit record levels, a closer look at how airline scheduling practices are killing travel. By Patrick Smith Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2007/06/01/askthepilot234/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2007/06/01/askthepilot234/index.html?source=rss What happens when you have more -- but smaller -- planes, flying to more cities, more often? Can you say "gridlock"? By Patrick Smith Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2007/04/13/askthepilot228/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2007/04/13/askthepilot228/index.html?source=rss From giant pillows and computer-crushing seats to sudoku mania and quartz porcupines: Musings on the state of air travel. By Patrick Smith Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2007/03/09/askthepilot224/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2007/03/09/askthepilot224/index.html?source=rss Remember the sense of awe you used to feel on an airplane ride? Where did it go? Plus: The lowdown on that "filthy" and "germ-laden" cabin air. By Patrick Smith Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2007/02/16/askthepilot221/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2007/02/16/askthepilot221/index.html?source=rss How safe are those old Russian jets Cubana flies? Why don't people clap on landing anymore? Plus: Stowaways, oxygen deprivation and more! By David Puner Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/animals/2007/01/18/flying_dog/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/animals/2007/01/18/flying_dog/index.html?source=rss It's official: Man's best friend will tag along for anything. Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/11/28/children/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/11/28/children/index.html?source=rss All in the name of protecting children from sexual assaults. By Patrick Smith Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2006/04/21/askthepilot182/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2006/04/21/askthepilot182/index.html?source=rss What's more enjoyable than flying? A ride on a Turkish bus, of course. By Patrick Smith Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2006/03/24/askthepilot179/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2006/03/24/askthepilot179/index.html?source=rss No time to shine the Bentley -- the real truth about a pilot's life. By Patrick Smith Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2006/03/17/askthpilot178/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2006/03/17/askthpilot178/index.html?source=rss The pilot goes home again and uncovers the deeper meaning of airports. By Patrick Smith Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2006/03/10/askthepilot177/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2006/03/10/askthepilot177/index.html?source=rss Ah, the airline amenities of yesteryear. Where did they go? By Patrick Smith Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2006/03/03/askthepilot176/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2006/03/03/askthepilot176/index.html?source=rss Peak oil threatens the airline industry, but Ryanair's CEO says tickets should be free. By Patrick Smith Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2006/02/24/askthepilot175/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2006/02/24/askthepilot175/index.html?source=rss What's the problem with U.S. airlines? The low-price paradox. By Patrick Smith Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2006/02/17/askthepilot174/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2006/02/17/askthepilot174/index.html?source=rss Singing the airplane pilot workingman blues.