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BusinessWeek
June 5, 2006
Christopher Palmeri |
Snarl In The Sky Private jet traffic is creating commercial flight delays, safety concerns, and calls for small planes to pay more into the system.   |
BusinessWeek
September 24, 2007 |
Readers' Runway Rage The response to a story on the demise of efficient and civilized air travel was voluminous and vehement. |
HBS Working Knowledge
August 31, 2011
Julia Hanna |
Improving Fairness in Flight Delays Airlines and the FAA don't like flight delays any more than passengers, but what's to be done? Researchers propose a "fairness" system that could save travelers time and service providers millions of dollars annually. |
National Defense
July 2007
Sandra I. Erwin |
Air Traffic Technology Drive Stalled by Colliding Agendas Burgeoning growth in commercial aviation and the increasing pressure on air traffic control is spurring debate on whether U.S. air travel can remain safe and secure. |
Popular Mechanics
August 2007
Barbara S. Peterson |
End of Flight Delays? FAA's GPS Fix Could Bust Sky Gridlock The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been quietly using Alaska as a testbed for technologies that could radically transform the nation's antiquated air traffic control (ATC) system from ground-based radar to space-based GPS. |
Wired
Andrew Blum |
Key to Eliminating U.S. Flight Delays? Redesign the Sky Over New York City More than 2 million flights pass over the city every year, most traveling to and from the metropolitan area's three busiest airports: John F. Kennedy, Newark, and LaGuardia. |
Popular Mechanics
November 21, 2007 |
Inside the FAA's Plan for Cellphones to Fix Holiday Air Travel The Federal Aviation Administration recently awarded a contract to ITT Corporation to lay the groundwork for NextGen, an overhaul of the country's overloaded air traffic control system from aging radar towers to GPS. |
Popular Mechanics
September 4, 2008
Barbara S. Peterson |
McCain and Palin Chart Separate Course From Obama on Aviation From jump starting an air traffic control bill to dealing with job cuts due to higher fuel costs, experts break down how Obama and McCain would try to modernize the FAA and get families home for the holidays on time. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Flight Delayed Again? The Hub's the Rub New research shows that most of the delays due to air-traffic congestion are evidence of trade-offs made by an air travel system in which passengers get something in return for congestion -- more frequent service to a greater number of destinations... |
Popular Mechanics
January 2008
Thomas Hayden |
10 Ways to Fix Air Travel Flying may be incredibly safe, but it's also unreliable, inefficient and stressful. Here's how to make the experience aloft easier on us and the planet. |
Mother Jones
Jan/Feb 2002
Barry Yeoman & Bill Hogan |
Airline Insecurity Federal regulators have known for years that the nation's system of airport security was "seriously flawed." But the FAA repeatedly placed politics and profits above the public's safety... |
Salon.com
August 9, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot When airplanes collide, who is responsible? Are we doing enough to prevent such disasters? |
BusinessWeek
January 27, 2011
John Hughes |
Stuck on the Tarmac: Satellite Navigation The FAA may soon ask outside companies to help speed up adoption of a next-generation satellite navigation system. |
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. |
Fast Company
May 2009
Greg Lindsay |
Honeywell's GPS-based Landing Tech Could Save Airlines Billions The first salvo against interminable flight delays is Honeywell's new GPS-based landing technology. It could also save billions for the airlines. |
Wired
March 2002
B.A. Warner |
Fast, Cheap & Out of Control How Europe's deregulated airlines are using cut-rate fares, Web engines, and small airfields to shake up the flying game... |
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? |
PC Magazine
December 9, 2003
Alan Cohen |
Checking the Flight Line RLM Software has an eclectic group of customers: airlines, airports, rental car companies, travel sites, and neurotic mothers. Indeed, anyone who has ever tracked an aircraft online -- checking its mile-by-mile journey from departure to arrival -- has probably used the company's technology. |
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
March 8, 2002
P. Smith |
How safe is your airplane? After the crash of American Airlines Flight 587, some pilots requested that all Airbus A300 planes be grounded. But they're still aloft... |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Air Travel Survival Guide Nothing's worse than needing a vacation from your vacation after dealing with travel difficulties. With the right combination of luck and skill, however, you can navigate yourself into a winning trip no matter what happens. |
Salon.com
July 28, 2000
Elliott Neal Hester |
Out of the Blue Lies in the sky: An inside look at United Airlines' abysmal service. |
IEEE Spectrum
December 2011
Philip E. Ross |
When Will We Have Unmanned Commercial Airliners? Unmanned planes dominate the battlefield, yet airliners still have pilot - -and copilots. |
National Defense
May 2012
Stew Magnuson |
Regulatory, Technological Hurdles Stand In Way of Domestic Drone Mandate If Congress gets its way, by Sept. 30, 2015, unmanned aerial vehicles will be seamlessly flying in national airspace alongside passenger jets, military aircraft and single-prop general aviation Pipers. |
The Motley Fool
August 25, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
This Good News Is No Big Deal New rules governing airlines took effect earlier this week, but they won't have a huge impact on flying. |
Aviation History
C.V. Glines |
The Guggenheims: Aviation Visionaries Everyone flying today is a beneficiary of this father-son team's vision and largesse. |
BusinessWeek
July 30, 2007
Stanley Holmes |
Danger In The Repair Shop FAA inspectors are warning about the risks of outsourcing airplane maintenance. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2007
J.R. Wilson |
Manned and Unmanned Aircraft to Share Controlled and Commercial Airspace Governments, organizations, and industries throughout the world are trying to find ways of developing electronic and electro-optical technologies to enable unmanned aerial vehicles to operate together safely. |
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
September 12, 2001
Phaedra Hise |
Flying with phantoms A pilot waves goodbye to the World Trade Center... |
Fast Company
April 2000
Amy Wilson |
Will These New Airlines Take Off? A roundup of four potential highfliers. |
National Defense
August 2009
Stew Magnuson |
No Further Funding for DHS Shoulder-Fired Missile Program The Obama administration in its 2010 budget has not requested further funding to test a controversial program to protect commercial aircraft from shoulder-fired missiles. |
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." |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Are Government Bailouts Bad Business? While American economists and airline experts concede that the terrorist attacks of Sept 11, 2001, pose a unique case, there is little enthusiasm for government bailouts in general... |
The Motley Fool
February 15, 2007
Tim Beyers |
Quick Take: Another Reason Not to Invest in Airlines How many millions did JetBlue lose yesterday? Investors, weather affects all airlines and -- low-cost or not -- every airline makes customer service gaffes that cost millions. |
Reason
January 2005
Matt Welch |
Fly the Frugal Skies How low-cost airlines have transformed Europe---and what it means for America. |
Salon.com
September 13, 2001
Damien Cave & Katharine Mieszkowski |
The unfriendly skies Airports are reopening, but will anyone get on board after the worst air disaster ever? |
Salon.com
January 15, 2002
P. Smith |
The inherent danger of flying Shoe bombs and suicidal 15-year-olds are heightening fears about airline security. But aside from creating more chaos at airports, what can we do? |
The Motley Fool
February 25, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
How to Deal With Sky-High Airfares The economic recovery has made many people breathe a big sigh of relief. But an improving economy has brought what some would call an unintended consequence: higher airfares. |
Salon.com
March 28, 2002
P. Smith |
Air travel's communications killer Twenty-five years ago, the greatest disaster in airline history killed 538 people, in part because of a radio glitch that still hasn't been fixed... |
National Defense
August 2010
Sandra I. Erwin |
Non-Military Market for Unpiloted Aircraft Will Remain Sluggish The unmanned-aviation industry will be anxiously awaiting the release of new U.S. government regulations that may provide clues to whether unpiloted aircraft will receive flight rights in the national airspace. |
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? |
The Motley Fool
September 26, 2011
Robert Eberhard |
Can American Eagle Get Off the Ground? The proposed spinoff of American Eagle could rely on the future success of AMR. |
Inc.
November 2003
Robert X. Cringely |
Flight Club Forget the company car. Getting around is faster -- and less expensive than you may think -- in a private 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? |
BusinessWeek
October 22, 2009
Mehul Srivastava |
India's Jet Setters Now Prefer Coach Airlines, struggling with overcapacity, are cutting posh meals and taking out business-class seats |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2008 |
Wiring a Problem for All Aging Aircraft, Not Just MD-80s Cynthia Furse, a professor of electromagnetics at the University of Utah, is interviewed about the hidden hazards of airplane wiring. |
BusinessWeek
September 6, 2004
Manjeet Kripalani |
Air Travel Comes To India's Masses Lots of discount air carriers are springing up in India, roiling the industry. |
National Defense
October 2009
Stew Magnuson |
FAA Still Working on Rules for Domestic Pilotless Aircraft Use The Federal Aviation Administration fears that a drones will collide with commercial aircraft. |
Search Engine Watch
August 2, 2006
Chris Sherman |
Search Tools for Air Travelers If you're planning to fly somewhere, these sites can enhance and supplement your experiences with online travel search engines. |
