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Salon.com
June 16, 2000
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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
July 14, 2000
Elliott Neal Hester |
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... |
Popular Mechanics
August 7, 2009
Michael Belfiore |
The Truth About Airplane Turbulence If you're like some of the 26 injured passengers on Continental Airlines Flight 128 last Monday (or the two people on Delta Airlines Flight 2871 last Tuesday) and you're not buckled in during turbulence, you could meet the ceiling with unpleasant results. |
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
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
May 30, 2000
Elliott Neal Hester |
Just another flight to Cali Mini-dramas unfold on a Colombian odyssey. First of two parts. |
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
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
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
February 20, 2002
Amy Standen |
Too Bizzaro for words Richard Bizzaro could serve 20 years for disrupting a recent Delta flight. Was he actually acting out the heroic impulses we're supposed to be cultivating? |
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
July 28, 2000
Elliott Neal Hester |
Out of the Blue Lies in the sky: An inside look at United Airlines' abysmal service. |
Inc.
March 2004
Norm Brodsky |
Street Smarts: Learning From JetBlue One day flying JetBlue, I found myself being served by David Neeleman, the airline's founder. When was the last time you met your customers and asked how you could better serve them? |
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
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. |
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? |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2004 |
Seat Belt Use During Pregnancy An overview on the importance of proper seat belt use in proctecting the wellfare of the unborn child. |
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 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
May 31, 2000
J A. Getzlaff |
Sexual harassment in the skies Frustrated passenger groped flight attendants |
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? |
The Family Room
Kristi Grigsby |
Buckle Up! The Importance of Child Safety Seats Here's some research on the facts and laws regarding child car safety seats, including tips for selecting and installing a seat, when to use what kind of seat, and when your child no longer needs to use a safety seat... |
Salon.com
October 3, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot By popular demand: The full, unexpurgated story of what happens when dry ice is mixed with blue toilet acid at 33,000 feet. |
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? |
AboutSafety
December 22, 2000 |
How To Protect Workers From Crash Risk Workers are more likely to die from traffic related motor vehicle crashes than from any other hazard on the job including workplace violence and machine related injuries, according to NIOSH of the US. |
Entrepreneur
December 2003
Christopher McGinnis |
Spacing Out How to avoid the big squeeze on your next business flight -- avoid those dud seats. |
BusinessWeek
March 7, 2005
Chester Dawson |
Plain Truth About Plane Seats Web sites such as SeatGuru.com can show fine details of the seating plans for your aircraft. |
The Motley Fool
April 1, 2008
Tim Beyers |
United Should Be Flying Higher United misses out on a chance to pad its profits by at least $90 during flights. |
CRM
August 2010
Lior Arussy |
When Customer Experience Matters Most An eruption of volcanic ash leads to an eruption of service mistakes. |
Reason
November 2005
Jacob Sullum |
Freedom Riders How motorcyclists in America won the right to feel the wind in their hair -- and why drivers still have to buckle up. |
Fast Company
April 2000
Heath Row |
Roadrules - Rule No. 18 Attend to your flight attendants. |
AskMen.com
Karin Eldor |
6 Cool Belts & FAQ Belts simply don't get enough street cred. Yes, they're used in order to hold your pants up, but they do serve another purpose by adding a whole other dimension to your look. |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2002
Frances Biagioli |
Proper Use of Child Safety Seats Motor vehicle crashes continue to be the leading cause of death in children one to 14 years of age. Used correctly, child safety seats significantly reduce child morbidity and mortality... |
American Family Physician
August 1, 2005 |
Car Safety for Your Child A care-giver's guide to proper car safety seat use. |
American Family Physician
August 1, 2005
Frances Biagioli |
Child Safety Seat Counseling: Three Keys to Safety It is important for physicians caring for children to know what child safety seats are available and which types of seats are safest. |
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? |
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. |
Salon.com
September 13, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot Can an airliner get a speeding ticket? And, isn't it a bad thing when an engine bursts into flame? |
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. |
IEEE Spectrum
September 2008
Robert N. Charette |
The Psychology of Comfortable Air Travel How to create an award-winning in-flight experience |
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." |
Salon.com
December 6, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot The Pilot returns from Mali wondering why the service on U.S. airlines is so bad and recommending the JetBlue way. |
PC Magazine
November 28, 2007
Sascha Segan |
A PC at Every Airline Seat The Talk option on Virgin America's Red entertainment systems enables not only a whole-plane chat room, but also "social TV" that lets you kibitz in a chat feed on top of live TV programs. |
AskMen.com
Jacob Franek |
Airplane Air As if the fear of terrorism, turbulence or mechanical failure were not enough, airplane passengers still have to contend with the fear of microbial invasion. |
Fast Company
Rebecca Greenfield |
Can An App Cure Your Fear Of Flying? The biggest asset of these apps is having something else to focus on while flying. Then again, when the woman sitting next to me offered to share her bottle of wine, I didn't say no. |
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. |
American Family Physician
December 1, 2006 |
Preventing Injuries in School-age Children and Teenagers The most common injuries in school-age children and how to prevent them. |
Salon.com
October 6, 2000
Don George |
British Airways stretches out Sleeper seats in business class -- bed and breakfast, the expensive way... |
