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Popular Mechanics
August 27, 2009
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15 Brilliant, Bad and Downright Strange Plans to Save Airlines Possible ideas to make plane trips more profitable and efficient. |
BusinessWeek
November 10, 2003
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Mega Plane Airbus is building the biggest airliner ever, and more than 100 A380s have been ordered by the airlines. A brilliant leap -- or great folly? |
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. |
Salon.com
June 9, 2000
Mark Hunter |
Europe's monster plane It's 40 feet shorter than a football field: Meet Airbus' huge new A3XX, which could change the future of aviation. |
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. |
Salon.com
August 9, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot When airplanes collide, who is responsible? Are we doing enough to prevent such disasters? |
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. |
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
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. |
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
May 30, 2002
P. Smith |
Crash culture Who is to blame when a 22-year-old 747 falls from the sky? |
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 |
Popular Mechanics
December 2006
Barbara S. Peterson |
Jumbo Trouble The Airbus A380 was supposed to be the future of aviation. Will it ever get off the ground? |
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... |
Popular Mechanics
February 3, 2005 |
9/11: Debunking The Myths We examine the evidence and consults the experts to refute the most persistent conspiracy theories of September 11. |
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
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... |
BusinessWeek
April 19, 2004
Jonathan Wheatley |
Brazil's Embraer Hits The Stratosphere Its new class of planes are a big hit with companies from US Airways to Alitalia |
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... |
Popular Mechanics
November 2006
Arianne Cohen |
Tech Watch: One Wrong Turn How did Comair 5191 wind up taking off from the wrong runway? The country's antiquated system for airport navigation doesn't utilize available safety equipment. |
BusinessWeek
May 2, 2005
Kripalani et al. |
Dogfight Over India Airbus and Boeing are going all out to win billions in plane orders from India's booming airlines. Even startups are being taken far more seriously these days. |
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.) |
Popular Mechanics
August 2008
Joe Pappalardo |
New Area 51: Mojave's Desert Outpost Holds Space Flight's Future With mysterious test flights, secret prototypes and next-gen spacecraft, this remote California airfield has become the hotbed of rebel aerospace. |
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
December 28, 2009
Michael Belfiore |
The Top 9 Airplane Tech Advances of the Last 10 Years The past decade has seen enhancements in everything from cargo planes to hypersonics. |
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? |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Stormy Skies, and a Silver Lining, for Boeing A look at Boeing's history, strategy, and progress. |
Reason
February 2004
James Bovard |
"Dominate. Intimidate. Control." The sorry record of the Transportation Security Administration |
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? |
Aviation History
June 5, 2004
C.V. Glines |
The DC-3 Turns 60 The Douglas Aircraft Company's Grand Old Lady of the Skies still plies the airways it pioneered as the first practical airliner. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2006
Jeff Wise |
Flying Off The Drawing Board New technology is poised to transform aviation, finally making Personal Air Vehicles possible. |
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? |
Aviation History
January 12, 2005
Gerald A. Schiller |
Squadron of Death: Flying and Dying for Hollywood A daring group of former barnstormers introduced American film fans to flying thrills and chills in the 1920s. |
Fast Company
September 2003
Alison Overholt |
What's Up With Those Orange Batons? One airport mystery explained. |
BusinessWeek
March 27, 2006
Lorraine Woellert |
Hesitation At Homeland Security A high-tech missile defense for passenger jets now exists, but plans to install it don't. |
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. |
Wired
July 2001
Carl Hoffman |
The X Wars Boeing and Lockheed are battling head-to-head to build the strike fighter of the future, a sleek, smart aircraft that will carry tomorrow's Air Force, Navy, and Marines -- if it can fight its way out of the Pentagon... |
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
November 16, 2001
P. Smith |
Turbulence can kill Investigators are suggesting that Flight 587 may have become fatally entwined in the jet wake of another plane. Stranger things have happened... |
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
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. |
BusinessWeek
March 3, 2011
Steve Rothwell |
Avoiding the Hell That Is Heathrow Faraway airfields tout their lack of crowds and easier transit options |
BusinessWeek
November 24, 2010
Bruce Einhorn |
China Takes Aim at Boeing and Airbus With the C919, the Chinese are taking on Western aircraft makers with the help of Western suppliers such as GE and Honeywell. |
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 11, 2001 |
Chaos erupts Correspondents in New York and Washington report from the streets on the September 11 terrorist attack... |
The Motley Fool
May 17, 2004
Brian Gorman |
Boeing's Challenge Boeing's focus on the 7E7 is the right path for now, but the firm will have to confront the challenge from Airbus' A380. |
The Motley Fool
July 8, 2011
Shubh Datta |
Can American Airlines Afford $15 Billion Worth of New Planes? American Airlines parent AMR Corp looks to spend close to $15 billion in adding 250 new aircraft to its fleet. |
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? |
