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Ask the pilot: Seat ploppers, tray slammers, lousy airport terminal design and other pet peeves. Plus: Will U.S. airlines hit Cuban tarmac thanks to Obama?; By Patrick Smith Jul 25, 2008
Ask the pilot: 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 Jul 11, 2008
Ask the pilot: Flying isn't much fun, but for now people keep doing it anyway. What can the airlines do to keep their customers happy?; By Patrick Smith Jun 27, 2008
Ask the pilot: The smell of smoke in the cockpit, and it's back to Boston for a planeload of fixated Japanese tourists.; By Patrick Smith Jun 13, 2008
Ask the pilot: 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 Patrick Smith Jun 6, 2008
Ask the pilot: Has American stepped over the line with its baggage fee? Plus: What customers seem to value above all in choosing an airline.; By Patrick Smith May 30, 2008
Ask the pilot: 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
Ask the pilot: With oil prices soaring, airlines are struggling as never before. What's in store for fliers?; By Patrick Smith May 16, 2008
Ask the pilot: What's behind the recent rise in runway near misses?; By Patrick Smith May 9, 2008
Ask the pilot: Dangerous airlines, deadly airports, foggy landings and other hazards of flying: Sorting out facts from fancy.; By Patrick Smith May 2, 2008
Ask the pilot: Here's one way to exploit people's fear of flying: Tell them airlines are saving money by skimping on fuel.; By Patrick Smith Apr 25, 2008
Ask the pilot: The bone-bending, ergonomic hell of economy class. Six easy ideas for making flying more comfortable.; By Patrick Smith Apr 18, 2008
Ask the pilot: 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 Apr 11, 2008
Ask the pilot: From cockpit check to walkaround to stocking the galley: The Zen of preparing the "Monster" to fly.; By Patrick Smith Apr 4, 2008
Ask the pilot: When pilots carry guns. Plus: Airport security and yet more TSA brainteasers.; By Patrick Smith Mar 28, 2008
Ask the pilot: Did Southwest put its passengers in danger when it recently ran afoul of the FAA?; By Patrick Smith Mar 21, 2008
Ask the pilot: The rich, colorful, checkered history of flying in Latin America. Plus: In which cities is it best to just fly in and get the hell out?; By Patrick Smith Mar 14, 2008
Ask the pilot: Much of what frustrates us about flying doesn't take place during flight at all. It's getting on and off that's really irritating.; By Patrick Smith Mar 7, 2008
Ask the pilot: One airline is taking climate change very seriously. Will others follow suit? Plus: What to do with all that on-board trash?; By Patrick Smith Feb 29, 2008
Ask the pilot: Are the airlines being bashed unfairly for their eco-unfriendliness? What's their real impact on the environment?; By Patrick Smith Feb 22, 2008
Ask the pilot: Who benefits when airlines merge? Who gets hit the hardest?; By Patrick Smith Feb 15, 2008
Ask the pilot: You call this traveling? Twenty-one days, 15 countries, 45,000 miles -- without setting foot outdoors.; By Patrick Smith Feb 8, 2008
Ask the pilot: Pilots fear bombs and ground collisions, sure, but what are the other scenarios that fill them with dread?; By Patrick Smith Jan 25, 2008
Ask the pilot: 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?; By Patrick Smith Jan 18, 2008
Ask the pilot: The Six Continent Club, lithium batteries, more defunct airlines: The pilot takes on a grab bag of topics.; By Patrick Smith Jan 11, 2008

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