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AskMen.com
Harry Marks |
Top 10: Airports A look at some of the world's most notable airports.   |
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 |
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. |
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. |
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. |
National Defense
November 2005
Grace Jean |
First New U.S. Airport Built Since 9/11 Gets Off the Ground The new facility will replace Florida's Panama City-Bay County International Airport and is being designed to incorporate advanced security features and technologies seamlessly into the infrastructure. |
BusinessWeek
March 3, 2011
Steve Rothwell |
Avoiding the Hell That Is Heathrow Faraway airfields tout their lack of crowds and easier transit options |
Reason
Aug/Sep 2009
Katherine Mangu-Ward |
Runaway Runway Representative John Murtha wanted an airport, and he knew he could get one. It's like he's a billionaire, except it's not his money. |
Salon.com
August 9, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot When airplanes collide, who is responsible? Are we doing enough to prevent such disasters? |
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. |
BusinessWeek
December 27, 2004
Simon Cartledge |
High Times For Hong Kong's Airport A public offering could help it fend off competition from mainland rivals. |
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
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? |
Wired
Erin Biba |
Project Runway: Testing How Tarmac Handles Jet-Plane Traffic To ensure airport tarmacs can take the abuse of planes taking off and landing, the Federal Aviation Administration continues to fund research at the National Airport Pavement Test Facility. |
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. |
Fast Company
July 2006
Greg Lindsay |
Rise of the Aerotropolis As competition shrinks the globe, the world is building giant airport-cities. They look monstrous to American eyes - and that could be a problem. |
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. |
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... |
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? |
Aviation History
September 2006
John W. Whitman |
Japan's Fatally Flawed Air Forces in World War II Japan entered World War II with two well-trained air organizations, but no long-range plan on how to keep them flying. |
Wired
February 2001 |
Verge A floating airport may be coming soon to Japan... |
AskMen.com
Norman Brown |
Top 10: Crazy Construction Projects This installment of the Top 10 features all sorts of construction projects -- not just skyscrapers -- that are either in the process of being completed or for which the plans have been finalized. |
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... |
IDB America
May/Jun 2000 |
A better way to fly Jamaica passed another milestone in its ongoing effort to spur tourism and foreign investment with the completion of major runway upgrades at Norman Manley International Airport last March.... |
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. |
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 |
IndustryWeek
June 23, 2010 |
First Up -- Clear Skies, Fouled Waters The waters of the Gulf have changed, but not BP's approach to safety. |
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
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
June 28, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot Do pilots sweat bullets during wind-whipped landings? And why are those darn windows so small? |
Outside
September 2005
Brad Wetzler |
Get Your Props Widen the horizons of adventure by taking the controls and becoming a pilot |
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. |
The Motley Fool
March 7, 2008
Saibal Saha |
China's Olympian Infrastructure Plans Huge projects stretching far beyond 2008 beckon companies from around the world. |
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. |
Salon.com
September 6, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot What are the 10 worst airline crashes of all time? |
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. |
The Motley Fool
May 24, 2007
Seth Jayson |
Planes and Trains, Together at Last The Mexican airport operator's railway plan makes a lot of sense to investors. Let's hope Cancun's regional politicians think so, too. |
Salon.com
September 12, 2001
Phaedra Hise |
Flying with phantoms A pilot waves goodbye to the World Trade Center... |
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? |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2008
Michael Dumiak |
Magnetic Field Sensors Could Help Halt Runway Crashes European engineers harness Earth's magnetic field to improve airport safety. |
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? |
Car and Driver
April 2005
John Pearley Huffman |
Oshkosh H-series High-Speed Snow Blower The high-speed version throws as much as 5000 tons of snow an hour as far as 200 feet while ripping through the bad weather at speeds up to 35 mph. |
Entrepreneur
June 2004
Chris McGinnis |
Train Storming Want to avoid steep cab fares and/or traffic delays from the airport to the city? Rapid transit systems are adding stops inside airports, making the trip a cinch. |
The Motley Fool
August 2, 2010
Alex Pape |
Stock Cheat Sheet: Auckland International Airport Your first step toward becoming an expert. |
Entrepreneur
March 2007
Julie Moline |
First Resort? Airport hotels are luring road warriors in droves. |
Popular Mechanics
March 11, 2008
Jennifer Bogo |
Report Sees Dire Future for Warming's Impact on U.S. Transport Changing water levels and warmer temperatures will necessitate major adaptations from transportation officials if the United States wants to protect its systems of travel by air, land and sea. |
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. |
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
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. |
