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InsideFlyer
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December 2003
Christopher McGinnis |
Spacing Out How to avoid the big squeeze on your next business flight -- avoid those dud seats. |
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. |
U.S. CPSC
May 24, 2002 |
Spin Master Toys Recall of Firestormer and Skyblazer Toy Planes The plastic air intake chamber of the air-powered toy planes can burst, throwing plastic pieces, posing a laceration, bruise and abrasion hazard to consumers. |
Fast Company
September 2003
Alison Overholt |
What's Up With Those Orange Batons? One airport mystery explained. |
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. |
Inc.
September 2003
Anton Piech |
Jet Stream E-mail Frequent fliers can now hope to e-mail at 35,000 feet. |
This Old House
Clayton DeKorne |
Choosing & Using Hand Planes Few tools are better for smoothing and shaping wood. |
Fast Company
January 2002
Charles Fishman |
Nonstop Flight America's B-52 bomber doesn't need a fresh start. It is a marvel of patience and persistence -- and it may fly for 40 years more. In a world gripped by recession and war, it may be a symbol of the future... |
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? |
The Motley Fool
May 6, 2005
Brian Gorman |
Embraer Thinks Small The Brazilian aerospace company is making a foray into tiny jets. |
The Motley Fool
July 6, 2005
Chuck Saletta |
Great Brands Are Tough to Beat Airlines lack brand loyalty, and their dreadful finances bear that out. Value investors avoid companies like these. |
The Motley Fool
October 8, 2010
Rich Smith |
A Bonanza for Boeing Forget the 787. Boeing's 737 is the real growth story. |
Salon.com
September 12, 2001
Phaedra Hise |
Flying with phantoms A pilot waves goodbye to the World Trade Center... |
InsideFlyer
February 2009 |
Delta's In-Flight WiFi Delta plans to roll out WiFi access across its entire fleet this year. |
Salon.com
October 18, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot The pilot seniority blues. And, what happens when avians and airliners collide? |
BusinessWeek
August 9, 2004
Stanley Holmes |
A Plane That Could Change The Game Boeing's 7E7 will slash costs for carriers and take half the time to build. |
The Motley Fool
May 1, 2007
Richard Gibbons |
Terrible Businesses In investing, achieving profits is only half the game. The other half is minimizing losses, and thinking like a business owner can help you avoid poor stocks, too. |
Salon.com
October 6, 2000
Elliott Neal Hester |
Look out below! Luckless birds, wayward engine pieces and frozen aircraft stowaways are plummeting from the sky... |
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 Motley Fool
August 4, 2010
Andrew Bond |
Bearish on the Airlines Pricing may be the biggest issue that airlines face in their battle with one another. |
Salon.com
October 16, 2001
Dennis Riches |
Get rid of first class! Putting an end to preferential treatment for the jet set will help thwart hijackers and save the environment... |
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? |
BusinessWeek
May 8, 2006
Dean Foust |
AMR: Making Every Gallon Count American Airline's all-out fuel-efficiency drive may help put it back in the black. |
The Motley Fool
October 11, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
JetBlue's New Look JetBlue expands its service with new 100-seater planes. The airline, with debt to equity at a jaw-dropping 252%, has little wiggle room to attract customers with the new planes. |
BusinessWeek
November 10, 2003
Carol Matlack |
A Great Divide Between Comfort And Cattle Class? What the first-class and coach cabins will be like aboard the new Airbus A380 |
The Motley Fool
March 10, 2005
Brian Gorman |
Delta Grounds Paid Food Delta's paid food service probably won't be missed. Price, not amenities like food, free or otherwise, will continue to be the overwhelming factor when it comes to ticket-buying decisions. |
Popular Mechanics
August 2007
Jeff Wise |
Fly Your Own Plane for $30,000: Backyard Aircraft Flight Test Two-seaters represent the most affordable way for recreational pilots to get airborne and take a friend along. To tap into this market, plane makers have come up with cool machines that cost about the same as a base-model SUV. |
Salon.com
May 16, 2000
Elliott Neal Hester |
Eating on the fly Better than anyone, flight attendants know the nightmare that is airline food. |
Fast Company
April 2004
Seth Godin |
If It's Urgent, Ignore It Smart organizations ignore the urgent and focus on the important. |
InsideFlyer
April 2009 |
And the Winner Is ... How could "Airplane!" not win as the funniest travel-related movie? |
Fast Company
January 2005
Haley & Clayton |
Mystery In The Air Are you reading this on a plane? You may want to skip the item about how clean that airline blanket really is. |
The Motley Fool
August 11, 2010
Chuck Saletta |
You Can Still Make a Small Fortune The airline industry faces powerful customers and suppliers, barriers to exit, and woeful dynamics that encourage overexpansion. That makes investing in airlines a minefield -- unless you happen to be looking for a stock to short. |
Job Journal
January 21, 2007
Bob Rosner |
Working Wounded: A retrospective on some of the quirkier stories of 2006. |
The Motley Fool
July 6, 2011
Alex Pape |
I Couldn't Pull the Trigger on These Stocks These three stocks remain on my watch list. |
Fast Company
April 2000
Amy Wilson |
Will These New Airlines Take Off? A roundup of four potential highfliers. |
Fast Company
November 2003
Scott Kirsner |
Some Magnificent Men and Their Flying Machines They won't end up in every garage, but a new generation of low-cost "personal" jets could really take off. Tiny Adam Aircraft is racing to be first on the runway. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2004
Neal Barrett |
Plane Truth A simple method for building three basic hand planes. |
BusinessWeek
June 21, 2004
Otis Port |
Private Space Travel: We May Have Liftoff If all goes well on June 21, the world's first private space plane will have shot 62 miles up into space before gliding back to land at the Mojave airport north of Los Angeles, launching a new revolution in space tourism. |
This Old House
Jennifer Stimpson |
10 Uses for Plastic Wrap Sure, it keeps food fresh, but plastic wrap is a handy multitasker outside the kitchen, too. |
Fast Company
September 2006
Susan Stellin |
A First-Class Production Business class is the new first, as startup airlines and old stalwarts try to woo you with fresh seats and services. |
The Motley Fool
December 15, 2004
Lawrence Meyers |
The Unholy Airline Trinity Northwest, Continental, and Delta have a frequent flyer alliance. Too bad they're so stingy with their rewards. |
The Motley Fool
December 23, 2010
Rich Smith |
No More Free Money for Boeing Boeing needs to get the Dreamliner lead out to take advantage of this subsidy situation. |
The Motley Fool
November 16, 2006
John Dutemple |
A Modest Proposal for Airlines An open letter to all airline CEOs. As the major airlines plan to consolidate once again, here are suggestions on how to run them right. |
BusinessWeek
June 28, 2004
Carol Matlack |
Airbus' Megaplane Has A Weight Problem The giant A380 must keep pounds down to meet fuel-efficiency targets, making it hard to outfit |
InsideFlyer
July 2006 |
Letters Comfort on long flights surpasses some etiquette choices... Travelers are miffed by the decrease in amenities offered by airlines... Reward the Freddies winners... Budget car rental gets a negative vote... etc. |
Salon.com
May 30, 2002
P. Smith |
Crash culture Who is to blame when a 22-year-old 747 falls from the sky? |
Fast Company
David Lumb |
In-Air Wi-Fi Apparently Makes Planes Hackable A new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office for the Federal Aviation Administration describes the fearsome scenario of a hacker breaking into a plane's avionics through in-flight Wi-Fi. |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2006 |
Health Tips for Air Travel How can I be more comfortable during plane travel?... What can I do to stop my ears from hurting?... What about taking my medicines?... etc. |
BusinessWeek
June 5, 2006
Christopher Palmeri |
How Safe Are the Chartered Skies? It may seem as if more rented planes are crashing, but in fact they've gotten safer. An expert tells how to choose a charter aircraft outfit. |
