The scolds in Congress pushing for legislation banning nonessential gadgets from the cockpit are on the wrong track
By Patrick Smith Nov 5, 2009
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Is it just me, or is the world seriously not living up to its potential?
By Cary Tennis
November 5, 2009
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Do two distracted Northwest pilots portend a frightening breakdown in air safety? No. Plus: A personal note
By Patrick Smith
October 29, 2009
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View the landing of a Boeing 767, from the cockpit. Behold the glory of approach lights at dawn. Plus: A tutorial
By Patrick Smith
October 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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Why do people keep insisting that pilots manipulate the air supply in planes? It ain't true, folks
By Patrick Smith
September 25, 2009
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Is it morbid to want to see them all? Plus: Pirates, the TV blues, and a plug for airport food
By Patrick Smith
September 18, 2009
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We're still looking for pointy objects when we should be looking for bombs. Time for a leaner, meaner operation
By Patrick Smith
September 11, 2009
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I report straight to the top, but now some hot shot has moved in
By Cary Tennis
September 2, 2009
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The TSA wastes a lot of time and money on an inefficient fight against the wrong enemy
By Patrick Smith
August 28, 2009
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A look back at some of the worst airline-related terrorism of the '70s, '80s and '90s
By Patrick Smith
August 28, 2009
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A look at pilot fatigue, hiring standards and the strange practice of "commuting"
By Patrick Smith
August 21, 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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A YouTube star becomes a cosmetics queen
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
August 6, 2009
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I was shocked and appalled at the ugliness of the image: Should I tell my boss?
By Cary Tennis
August 3, 2009
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Airworthy planes, "dangerous" airports, and baby talk from the cockpit
By Patrick Smith
July 31, 2009
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Already in 2009, 11 major accidents involving commercial jets. We're in trouble, right?
By Patrick Smith
July 24, 2009
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The Chamber of Commerce endorses the judge, another sign she might not be so liberal in at least one area
By Gabriel Winant
July 23, 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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Two Airbus crashes in two months: Should we worry? Plus: Welcome to the Six Continent Club!
By Patrick Smith
July 10, 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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Are passengers at risk? Plus: Plenty of flotsam and jetsam, but no real answers in Air France crash
By Patrick Smith
June 18, 2009
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Can a nation of dudes whose sexual self-image was built on macho Jeeps survive the rise of the Little Mouse?
By Gary Kamiya
June 11, 2009
The real distractions for pilots
Proof: The Jerk-Weasel constant exists!
Boredom and fatigue at 35,000 feet
Watch the pilot!
Ask the pilot
All your questions about in-flight horrors
Airplanes, oxygen and the media
The somber beauty of air crash memorials
Are we safer than we were eight years ago?
How we're blowing airline security
Timeline: The golden age of air crimes
How new legislation will affect air safety
Airtime
The Julia Child of eyeliner
Information: The good, the bad and the ugly
Crash
Will Sotomayor add to SCOTUS' pro-business supermajority?
Why are airline passengers such slobs?
Is the Airbus a lemon?
Some stories just won't fly
When a pilot dies mid-flight
The Fiat-ization of the American male
How the World Works