http://dir.salon.com/topics/airports/?source=rss&aim=airports en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT By Patrick Smith Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/07/31/askthepilot329/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/07/31/askthepilot329/index.html?source=rss Airworthy planes, "dangerous" airports, and baby talk from the cockpit By Patrick Smith Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/05/22/askthepilot321/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/05/22/askthepilot321/index.html?source=rss Do pilots have a "romper room"? Do they fly the same routes over and over? Those questions and more By Cary Tennis Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/20/tirades/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/20/tirades/index.html?source=rss Airport foul-ups, traffic tie-ups, rude taxi drivers ... I've had it! By Patrick Smith Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/05/23/askthepilot278/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/05/23/askthepilot278/index.html?source=rss Once again, the same airline comes out on top in a survey of passenger satisfaction. What's Southwest's secret? By Patrick Smith Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/05/02/askthepilot275/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/05/02/askthepilot275/index.html?source=rss Dangerous airlines, deadly airports, foggy landings and other hazards of flying: Sorting out facts from fancy. By Patrick Smith Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/02/13/askthepilot309/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/02/13/askthepilot309/index.html?source=rss How to build the perfect airline terminal? Here are 15 steps in the right direction. By Patrick Smith Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/02/06/askthepilot308/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/02/06/askthepilot308/index.html?source=rss JetBlue is touting its fancy new terminal, but it just makes me wonder: Why can't Americans build better airports? By Patrick Smith Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/11/26/askthepilot300/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/11/26/askthepilot300/index.html?source=rss 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 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/11/07/askthepilot297/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/11/07/askthepilot297/index.html?source=rss 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 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/10/24/askthepilot295/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/10/24/askthepilot295/index.html?source=rss 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 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/09/26/askthepilot292/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/09/26/askthepilot292/index.html?source=rss Around the world in 41 hours and 17,000 miles. Plus: I want to live in Emirates first-class. By Patrick Smith Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/07/11/askthepilot283/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/07/11/askthepilot283/index.html?source=rss 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 Garrison Keillor Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 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 Garrison Keillor Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2008/04/16/northwest/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2008/04/16/northwest/index.html?source=rss 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 Patrick Smith Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/04/11/askthepilot272/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/04/11/askthepilot272/index.html?source=rss 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 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/03/28/askthepilot270/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/03/28/askthepilot270/index.html?source=rss When pilots carry guns. Plus: Airport security and yet more TSA brainteasers. By Patrick Smith Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/01/04/askthepilot259/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/01/04/askthepilot259/index.html?source=rss Are cellphones and laptops really dangerous to flight? By Patrick Smith Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2007/11/02/askthepilot252/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2007/11/02/askthepilot252/index.html?source=rss Has the U.S. met its match in airport-security craziness? Plus: NASA's pilot survey coverup. By Patrick Smith Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2007/10/26/askthepilot251/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2007/10/26/askthepilot251/index.html?source=rss 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 Carol Lloyd Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/18/underwire_bra/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/18/underwire_bra/index.html?source=rss Is underwire really a lethal weapon? Airport security apparently thinks so. By Patrick Smith Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 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 Catherine Price Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/08/28/craig_bathroom/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/08/28/craig_bathroom/index.html?source=rss 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 Patrick Smith Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 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, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 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, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:00 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"?