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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.   |
Popular Mechanics
December 2009
Jeff Wise |
The Tech That Makes New Airplanes and Runways Safer The plane, the runway, the airport, the technology are all examined here |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
April 2010
John McHale |
Future Looks Brighter for Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs) Despite their economic woes, EFB designers continue to add capability to their devices. |
Salon.com
August 9, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot When airplanes collide, who is responsible? Are we doing enough to prevent such disasters? |
The Motley Fool
January 18, 2005
Rich Duprey |
Superjumbo Plane Takes Flight Airbus' colossal A380 surpasses Boeing's 747 as the biggest plane. While demand for the plane might be high, airlines are cash-strapped, particularly those in the U.S., which have not ordered any of the planes. |
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. |
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? |
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... |
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... |
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. |
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 2003
John Galvin |
Always a Dull Moment The Virtual Air Traffic Simulation Network (Vatsim), provides simulated control of an airliner or control tower in a massively multiplayer online role-playing game that is as boring as the real thing. |
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? |
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... |
Popular Mechanics
February 17, 2010
Chris Sweeney |
The World's 18 Strangest Airports Locations around the world with less than ideal conditions for landing a plane. |
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? |
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. |
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? |
Fast Company
David Lumb |
iPad Glitch Grounds Dozens Of American Airlines Flights American Airlines began issuing iPads with a dedicated app to pilots and copilots back in 2013 to replace heavy paper manuals and flight plans. Yesterday, those iPads crashed. |
Salon.com
December 19, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot Were United's pilots to blame for the airline's failure? And: How worried should we be about the specter of shoulder-launched missiles taking down a domestic jet? |
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? |
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. |
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? |
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. |
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? |
Fast Company
May 2006
Josh Taylor |
Airlift, Plutocrat Style A company called US Helicopter has launched a shuttle service that takes you from downtown Manhattan to the American Airlines terminal at JFK airport in a heretofore unimaginable eight minutes. |
CIO
November 11, 2013
Matthew Finnegan |
Gatwick Airport to Move Major Central Databases to the Cloud Gatwick Airport is planning to become the first airport to move its central operational database into the cloud, as part of wider plans to consolidate its data center estate. |
Search Engine Watch
November 9, 2005
Gary Price |
Real-Time Flight Tracking Want to check on the status of a flight that's currently in the air? The major search engines and other specialized services offer real-time flight tracking services that show you the status of major airline flights. |
Salon.com
June 21, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Airplanes don't get no respect The glamour of the jet age is gone, and that's a shame. It's time to bring back the wonder. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2008
Dan Koeppel |
The Planespotters: Meet the Geeks Who Stalk America's Airports At any given time, at almost any airport in the world, you can find a small group of strangers intently observing and rapidly photographing the comings and goings at airports. |
| 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... |
Salon.com
May 30, 2002
P. Smith |
Crash culture Who is to blame when a 22-year-old 747 falls from the sky? |
PC Magazine
February 14, 2007
Anton Galang |
Connected Traveler: Minneapolis Minneapolis Let the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport reduce the stress of your next business trip to the Twin Cities. |
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
September 6, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot What are the 10 worst airline crashes of all time? |
BusinessWeek
September 10, 2007
Palmeri & Epstein |
Fear & Loathing At The Airport Long lines, late flights, near collisions - everyone is unhappy with the state of the U.S. air travel system. Unfortunately, no one, especially not the FAA, seems able to do anything about it |
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. |
The Motley Fool
February 10, 2009
Rich Duprey |
Who Loses When Execs Ditch Their Jets? As troubled corporations try to unload their fleets to stem the public relations headaches, the wreckage may lead to the discovery of still another crash: the manufacturers of business jets themselves. |
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. |
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. |
AskMen.com
Harry Marks |
Top 10: Airports A look at some of the world's most notable airports. |
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? |
BusinessWeek
March 3, 2011
Steve Rothwell |
Avoiding the Hell That Is Heathrow Faraway airfields tout their lack of crowds and easier transit options |
Popular Mechanics
September 2006
Eric Sofge |
Coming Soon: Boeing's Radical New 787 Dreamliner With the new 787, Boeing radically rethinks commercial aircraft design. |
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... |
Fast Company
September 2003
Alison Overholt |
What's Up With Those Orange Batons? One airport mystery explained. |
IDB America
February 2004
Daniel Drosdoff |
New airport to meet growing demand Faced with a projected increase in demand for air travel of 5 percent annually, Guyana has privatized a formerly government-run airport, and its new owners are planning to expand it. |
The Motley Fool
November 11, 2010
Rich Smith |
In Defense of Boeing Despite what you've heard, a catastrophic failure is not a catastrophe. |
Salon.com
October 18, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot The pilot seniority blues. And, what happens when avians and airliners collide? |
