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Salon.com
July 14, 2000
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Robbery at 30,000 feet Adventures in real-life airplane stickups. (And you thought hijacking hardly happened anymore.)   |
Salon.com
December 14, 2000
Elliott Neal Hester |
Common cattle Every now and then, flight attendants must fly with the unwashed masses. It sucks... |
Salon.com
June 16, 2000
Elliott Neal Hester |
Out of the Blue: The delinquent-flier upgrade Like high-altitude ninjas, they abandon the crowded coach cabin for an unoccupied seat in first class. |
Salon.com
September 22, 2000
Elliott Neal Hester |
Wham! Bam! Rocky times in the skies Turbulence strikes while I'm in the lavatory, and I become a virtual Peter Pan. |
Salon.com
August 11, 2000
Elliott Neal Hester |
Straitjacket for the skies To immobilize air ragers, airlines try on the handcuffs and straps of the "Body Restraint Package." |
Salon.com
October 20, 2000
Elliott Neal Hester |
When passengers rage She hated my guts and ached to put me in a headlock, but I swear I never meant to send her to Barbados... |
Salon.com
May 16, 2000
Elliott Neal Hester |
Eating on the fly Better than anyone, flight attendants know the nightmare that is airline food. |
Salon.com
September 8, 2000
Elliott Neal Hester |
The flight attendant from hell Finally, the time had come for me to face Big Bertha -- the airborne antichrist. |
Salon.com
August 2, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot Can it really get too hot to fly? And what was it like to be in the air on Sept. 11? |
Salon.com
June 30, 2000
Elliott Neal Hester |
The ferret in first class It's a zoo up there! You never know what hairy critter you might meet on your next flight. |
Salon.com
November 3, 2000
Elliott Neal Hester |
When pigs fly A smuggled swine raises a ruckus on a cross-country flight... |
Salon.com
October 25, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot Flying Beech 99's, ogling Gulf Air's stunning stewardesses and other career highlights. Plus: What are the scariest airports? |
Salon.com
July 31, 2000
Elliott Neal Hester |
Coping after the Concorde disaster Consoling odds: Your chances of dying in a domestic plane crash are still less than one in a million. |
Popular Mechanics
September 2007
David Noland |
10 Plane Crashes That Changed Aviation Here are eight crashes and two emergency landings whose influence is felt -- for the good -- each time you step on a plane. |
Salon.com
June 28, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot Do pilots sweat bullets during wind-whipped landings? And why are those darn windows so small? |
Salon.com
September 27, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot How could a pilot not be trained for fog landings? And how is "Jet Smarter" author Diana Fairechild like Ralph Nader with a tray of peanuts? |
Salon.com
April 11, 2002
P. Smith |
Back in the saddle These days, because I am an airline pilot, people want to know if I'm scared. Of course I'm scared. I would be nervous flying with a pilot who wasn't... |
Salon.com
October 11, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot Ugly airplanes... Pilot promotions... Why do seat backs have to be in their "full upright position" for takeoff and landing?... etc. |
Salon.com
April 24, 2001
Jeff Stein |
Treachery over the Andes The downing of a U.S. missionary plane over Peru raises questions about whether we can trust our drug-war allies -- and the families of soldiers who died in Colombia say the answer is no... |
Salon.com
July 12, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Up, locked, and loaded Should guns be allowed in the cockpit? Possibly, says Salon's aviation expert, but not at the expense of other solutions to air terror. |
Salon.com
September 20, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot What happens when you drop dry ice into an airplane toilet? And are regional pilots just rejects from the big airlines? |
AskMen.com
April 1, 2003
Harry Marks |
6 Ways To Make A Plane Ride More Enjoyable Whether you're taking a much-needed family vacation or heading to a business meeting, flying is still the fastest and safest way to go. And best of all, it doesn't have to eat away at your senses. |
Salon.com
November 22, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot The science of weighing airplanes. And, how many things can go wrong with a jet before it's not allowed to fly? |
Popular Mechanics
February 2010
Dan Koeppel |
How to Fall 35,000 Feet -- And Survive Stories of people who survived crashes and sky diving accidents. |
Salon.com
July 26, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot Do seat cushions actually save lives? And why don't U.S. airlines fly to Africa? |
Salon.com
August 30, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot Airline security. Where are all the female pilots? And how do airliners find the runway in the fog? |
Salon.com
September 6, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot What are the 10 worst airline crashes of all time? |
Popular Mechanics
January 2006
Jim Gorman |
'We don't have any engines' Two joyriding pilots took a jet to its 41,000-ft. ceiling -- and paid for the stunt with their lives. PM investigates the crash of Flight 3701. |
Popular Mechanics
August 27, 2009
Chris Sweeney |
15 Brilliant, Bad and Downright Strange Plans to Save Airlines Possible ideas to make plane trips more profitable and efficient. |
Salon.com
July 18, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot Do airlines cut down the flow of oxygen in the cabin to save fuel? Can wind shear rip off a plane's wing? |
Salon.com
July 28, 2000
Elliott Neal Hester |
Out of the Blue Lies in the sky: An inside look at United Airlines' abysmal service. |
Salon.com
August 23, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot How hard is it fly an airliner? And why can't I keep my tray table down during takeoff? |
InsideFlyer
December 2004 |
101 Spot-On Tips for Making the Most of Miles, Points and Travel Tips from road warriors. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2009
Jeff Wise |
How Plane Crash Forensics Lead to Safer Aviation After each plane crash, investigators study the wreckage, analyze flight data and examine clues regarding flight conditions. Once they have determined a cause, they often help create recommendations that prevent the problem from recurring. |
Salon.com
July 28, 2000
Stephen Yafa |
Unfriendly skies Passengers who try to fly on United are ending up as casualties of a labor war between the airline's management and its "employee owners." |
IEEE Spectrum
August 2008
Tekla S. Perry |
Airlines: Got Fuel? Airlines are now putting the minimum amount of fuel in planes necessary to reach their destination, but are they underestimating the amount they need? |
Salon.com
May 31, 2000
J A. Getzlaff |
Sexual harassment in the skies Frustrated passenger groped flight attendants |
InsideFlyer
June 2003 |
You Said It Reader emails: Smile Though Your Airline is Breaking... Big Man, Little Man... To Tell the Truth... etc. |
BusinessWeek
May 28, 2007
Roben Farzad |
Extreme Investing: Inside Colombia An improbable journey from crime capital to investment hot spot. Can this boom in Colombia last? |
World War II
June 2005
Walter Hassell |
USS Lexington: Walter Hassell Recalls the Torpedo Attack That Ended Lady Lex Unlike the flight crews, who had performed so well and valiantly, the ground crew and ship's company had been but spectators in the war. All this was to change. |
AskMen.com
Mark Jenkins |
Resolve & Avoid Air Travel Problems Despite your best plans, problems can arise with airline travel that will throw off your schedule and cause you a wide variety of frustration. |
National Defense
August 2007
Dave Chesebrough |
Association Leaders Experience Life Aboard the 'Big E' A recent visit to the USS Enterprise became an unforgettable experience for the presidents of the National Training and Simulation Association and the Association for Enterprise Integration. |
Salon.com
November 27, 2001
Peter J. Ognibene |
Memo to airports: Hire Big Brother Rigorous preflight screening of air travelers is the best way to prevent future terrorist attacks... |
InsideFlyer
January 2010 |
The Star MegaDo Nearly 25 frequent flyers took to the skies for the Star Alliance MegaDo. |
CRM
January 2013
Marshall Lager |
Flying Colors? Consider what your flight attendants can control before giving them attitude. Airline travel makes me think about customer experience. |
CIO
March 1, 2004 |
Turn Off That Phone! - Airline Safety Flight navigation disrupted. Instrument readings corrupted. Cockpit radio communications confused. All because some people didn't turn off their mobile phones. |
| AskMen.com |
Too Far Outside The Box A South Florida woman has been charged with calling in a bomb threat to keep her boss from missing a flight. |
Fast Company
April 2000
Heath Row |
Roadrules - Rule No. 18 Attend to your flight attendants. |
