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 to build the perfect airline terminal? Here are 15 steps in the right direction.
By Patrick Smith
February 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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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
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Dangerous airlines, deadly airports, foggy landings and other hazards of flying: Sorting out facts from fancy.
By Patrick Smith
May 2, 2008
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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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Leave the claw hammer at home, don't hog the overhead bins, keep cellphone chatter to a minimum and other tips to help smooth out your holiday travel experience.
By Patrick Smith
November 26, 2008
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To President-elect Obama: From air traffic control to security, here are six things we should do to improve the state of our skies.
By Patrick Smith
November 7, 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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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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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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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
April 16, 2008
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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
April 11, 2008
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When pilots carry guns. Plus: Airport security and yet more TSA brainteasers.
By Patrick Smith
March 28, 2008
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Are cellphones and laptops really dangerous to flight?
By Patrick Smith
January 4, 2008
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Has the U.S. met its match in airport-security craziness? Plus: NASA's pilot survey coverup.
By Patrick Smith
November 2, 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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Is underwire really a lethal weapon? Airport security apparently thinks so.
By Carol Lloyd
October 18, 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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U.S. Sen. Larry Craig was arrested in June for trying to initiate "lewd conduct" with an undercover police officer in an airport bathroom.
By Catherine Price
August 28, 2007
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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
August 10, 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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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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A filthy lobby, sullen-faced employees, no place to sit, and a vague sense of danger all add up to the World's Worst Airport.
By Patrick Smith
May 25, 2007
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