Airports

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  • Ask the Pilot

    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

  • Ask the pilot

    From "deadheading" to "tarmac," Part 2 of our expert's handy glossary for the savvy passenger.
    By Patrick Smith May 11, 2007

  • Ask the pilot

    From giant pillows and computer-crushing seats to sudoku mania and quartz porcupines: Musings on the state of air travel.
    By Patrick Smith April 13, 2007

  • "Airport"

    Infographic-created short for portable device film festival.
    By David Puner March 6, 2007

  • Guns on a plane

    The way to stop terrorists on planes is to encourage passengers to bring loaded firearms aboard. Where's the NRA when you need 'em?
    By Garrison Keillor September 13, 2006

  • A book is the best monument

    The victims of 9/11 deserve better than another staid memorial. To honor them properly, we need words.
    By Garrison Keillor May 31, 2006

  • Ask the pilot

    What's more enjoyable than flying? A ride on a Turkish bus, of course.
    By Patrick Smith April 21, 2006

  • Ask the pilot

    What's the matter with airports? A tour of the loudest, weirdest and ugliest problems on the concourse.
    By Patrick Smith April 7, 2006

  • Ask the pilot

    No time to shine the Bentley -- the real truth about a pilot's life.
    By Patrick Smith March 24, 2006

  • Ask the pilot

    The pilot goes home again and uncovers the deeper meaning of airports.
    By Patrick Smith March 17, 2006

  • Ask the pilot

    Ah, the airline amenities of yesteryear. Where did they go?
    By Patrick Smith March 10, 2006

  • Ask the pilot

    Peak oil threatens the airline industry, but Ryanair's CEO says tickets should be free.
    By Patrick Smith March 3, 2006

  • Ask the pilot

    What's the problem with U.S. airlines? The low-price paradox.
    By Patrick Smith February 24, 2006

  • Ask the pilot

    Singing the airplane pilot workingman blues.
    By Patrick Smith February 17, 2006

  • Ask the pilot

    I took some pictures at the airport -- and fell into the clutches of bureaucrats mouthing the cheap prose of patriotic convenience.
    By Patrick Smith February 10, 2006

  • Ask the pilot

    While U.S. airlines stumble, the rest of the world sprints.
    By Patrick Smith February 3, 2006

  • Ask the pilot

    Getting the silent treatment from airlines. Why are they so bad at customer relations?
    By Patrick Smith January 27, 2006

  • Ask the pilot

    What's that Great Dane doing beneath my Airbus? And other questions only the pilot can answer.
    By Patrick Smith January 20, 2006

  • Ask the pilot

    Live on network TV: Yet another insignificant flight incident!
    By Patrick Smith January 13, 2006

  • Ask the pilot

    A catalog of horrors: Wings falling off, gashed fuselages, and sensationalist bloggers.
    By Patrick Smith January 6, 2006

  • China and Elvis -- at home in the Memphis airport

    The FedEx/Northwest Airlines hub makes it easy to be a tourist from Asia.
    By Andrew Leonard December 19, 2005

  • Ask the pilot

    Setting the record straight on security. Plus: Annie Jacobsen lives!
    By Patrick Smith December 16, 2005

  • The war on terror: Miami

    The shooting of Rigoberto Alpizar wasn't just a horrible mistake. It was also a major setback for sane airport security.
    By Patrick Smith December 9, 2005

  • Ask the pilot

    All hail the 747, about to be born anew. And don't you dare call it humpbacked!
    By Patrick Smith December 2, 2005

  • Ask the pilot

    Mobbing the friendly skies: More of you are traveling this weekend, at low cost, than ever before.
    By Patrick Smith November 23, 2005
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