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  • Sleeping Air Traffic Controllers Prompts FAA Action

    ISSUE 47•15 | 04.15.11 | American Voices

    After several recent cases of air traffic controllers falling asleep on the job—including one incident that delayed the landing of a medical flight—the Federal Aviation Administration announced it was adding more overnight controllers at 27 towers. What do you think? more»

  • Record Flight Delays

    ISSUE 43•34 | 08.22.07 | Infographic

    This summer has been one of the worst in recent years for flight delays, particularly for passengers stuck on the runway. Here are some of the... more»

  • Airline Passenger Has TB

    ISSUE 43•23 | 06.04.07 | American Voices

    An Atlanta lawyer recently flew two transatlantic flights after being diagnosed with a rare and dangerous strain of tuberculosis. What do you... more»

  • Airline Industry

    ISSUE 42•48 | 12.05.06 | Slideshow

  • Airport Security Pig Finds Concealed Truffles

    ISSUE 42•43 | 10.25.06 | News in Photos

  • Flustered Bush Misses Air Force One Flight

    ISSUE 42•40 | 10.03.06 | News

    CAMP SPRINGS, MD—"They just lost their best customer," said the president, who added that he would start looking into other carriers. more»

  • New Air-Travel Guidelines

    ISSUE 42•39 | 09.29.06 | American Voices

    U.S. airlines are now allowing small quantities of fluids onto airplanes. What do you think? more»

  • Airport Security Oversights

    ISSUE 42•36 | 09.06.06 | Infographic

    A Connecticut man was recently arrested for carrying a stick of dynamite in his checked luggage on a flight back from Brazil. Here are some other... more»

  • New Terror Plot Stopped

    ISSUE 42•32 | 08.11.06 | American Voices

    The country's aviation system is on high orange alert after officials broke up an al Qaeda plot to blow set off homemade bombs on flights from London... more»

  • New Boeing Jetliner

    ISSUE 42•31 | 08.02.06 | Infographic

  • Baggage-Handling Mix-Up Sends Dirty Bomb To St. Louis

    ISSUE 42•26 | 06.26.06 | News

    NEW YORK—Frustrated Al Qaeda operative Abu Basir Yousef promised that this flight would be "the last of his life." more»

  • Sole Survivor Of Plane Crash Suffering From Survivor's Pride

    ISSUE 42•19 | 05.11.06 | Radio News

  • Air India Now Offers Business Caste Seating

    ISSUE 42•15 | 04.12.06 | News in Brief

    MUMBAI—Air India, the subcontinent's largest airline, announced it will offer upgraded Business Caste seating on all flights starting in July.... more»

  • Area Man Reassured If Plane Goes Down Tim Conway Will Die Too

    ISSUE 41•49 | 12.07.05 | Radio News

  • 133 Dead As Delta Cancels Flight In Midair

    ISSUE 41•46 | 11.16.05 | News

    CINCINNATI—Delta Airlines issued a statement apologizing to those inconvenienced by the tragic cancellation. more»

  • Airline Bankruptcy

    ISSUE 41•38 | 09.21.05 | American Voices

    With Northwest and Delta airlines filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, more than half of U.S flights will be made by bankrupt carriers. What do you think? more»

  • New Strain Of Jet Lag Devastates Airline Industry

    ISSUE 41•34 | 08.24.05 | News

    ATLANTA—The embattled airline industry is in the midst of a new crisis: a powerful strain of jet lag resistant to regular remedies like catnaps. more»

  • July 4, 1937

    ISSUE 41•27 | 07.06.05 | History

    Amelia Earhart Missing; Famed Aviatrix 'Probably Just Shopping,' Search Teams Say more»

  • What's Going On 30,000 Feet Above Us?

    ISSUE 41•17 | 04.27.05 | Statshot

  • The In-Flight Cell-Phone Ban

    ISSUE 41•06 | 02.09.05 | American Voices

    The FCC is currently reviewing its ban on the use of cell phones during flights, but many passengers say they like the restriction. What do you think? more»

  • Man In International Airport Only Speaks Business

    ISSUE 40•31 | 08.04.04 | News in Brief

    CHICAGO—John Brinker, a New York technological consultant trapped in the O'Hare International Airport for two hours Monday, struggled to communicate with fellow travelers, none of whom spoke business. "Should Mynex reach efficient levels, their high-volume production of microanalyzers will offset tariff and transportation costs and place Sysmet in a competitive position against local producers and distributors," Brinker said to a vacationing English speaker from Boise, ID who shrugged apologetically. "A 25 percent growth rate is the motivation for manufacturing in the NICs." Brinker was later seen blinking uncomprehendingly at a bus-stop sign while awaiting his company limousine. more»

  • New Co-Op Airline Offers Cheaper Fares If You Help Fly The Plane

    ISSUE 40•06 | 02.12.04 | News in Brief

    SAN FRANCISCO—GreenWay Airlines, a new low-cost, cooperative airline, offers inexpensive fares to passengers who assist with the flight, an airline spokesman said Monday. "Unlike pricey corporate airlines, GreenWay is run by and for the people," said Brad Olson, a member of the GreenWay elected board. "But, in order to keep our ticket prices low, everyone who wants to fly with us needs to pitch in and help us navigate and maintain the aircraft. All positions, from baggage handler to pilot, will be filled by volunteers who sign up for four-hour shifts." GreenWay will begin taking reservations for daily flights between San Francisco and Austin, TX, as soon as someone can figure out how to use the booking software. more»

  • Woman Judges Cities Solely By Their Airports

    ISSUE 39•44 | 11.12.03 | News in Brief

    SAN MARCOS, CA—Just back from a business trip to the Midwest, Sonic Drive-In managerial trainer Joan Rupert expressed distaste for yet another city, basing her evaluation solely on the quality of its airport. "I hate Chicago," Rupert said Monday. "It's too spread-out, and there's no good shopping in any of the terminals. But I do have to admit that they have tons of super bars and restaurants. Where else but O'Hare can you buy a real Chicago hot dog?" Rupert said the only city worse than Chicago is Minneapolis, which is "always under construction." more»

  • Frequent Flyer Knows Out-Of-The-Way Airport Bar That's Never Crowded

    ISSUE 38•47 | 12.18.02 | News

    ATLANTA—Savvy, experienced business traveler Donald Meyers, 46, knows a great out-of-the-way bar at O'Hare Airport's "B" terminal that's never crowded, the frequent flyer said Monday during a layover in Atlanta. Meyers, a project manager for Motorola who is on the road an average of 150 days a year, discovered the Windy City Pub during a three-hour layover at O'Hare in May 2001. He said the bar is one of his top 10 frequent-flying treats. more»

  • It's Good, Hutchins, But Is It Delta In-Flight Magazine Good?

    ISSUE 48•15 ISSUE 38•27 | 07.31.02 | Commentary

    I won't mince words with you, Hutchins. Your "St. Louis: Red, White & Blues!" article is good. Damn good. I'm reminded of a young me so many years ago, pecking out an inspired look at Scotland's 10 best golf courses. Yes, I know your article would more than pass muster at most magazines. But this isn't most magazines. This is Delta Sky, the best in-flight magazine there is. So the question remains: Your article is good, but is it Delta Sky good? more»

  • Struggling Airline Helped By Friendly Giant

    ISSUE 38•19 | 05.22.02 | News in Brief

    FORT WORTH, TX— Hit hard by the recession and the aftermath of Sept. 11, American Airlines has received some much-needed assistance from a friendly giant named Urno. "Urno has been of enormous help to us, mostly by picking up planes and running them to their destinations to cut fuel expenses," American Airlines president Donald Carty said Monday. "He also helps wash our dirty planes by dipping them into lakes and rivers." Carty said he has strongly discouraged Urno from swatting rival airlines' planes out of the sky, but "sometimes, he just won't listen." more»

  • How Are We Getting Drug On The Plane?

    ISSUE 38•12 | 04.03.02 | Statshot

  • Best-Laid Plans Of Mice And Men Faulted In 747 Crash

    ISSUE 37•15 | 04.25.01 | News

    WASHINGTON, DC—The National Transportation Safety Board cited "fate's cruel hand" as the cause of a 747 crash. more»

  • Sole Survivor Of Air Crash Has Asia's 'Sole Survivor' Stuck In Head

    ISSUE 36•04 | 02.09.00 | News in Brief

    PORT HUENEME, CA–Ronald DeGaetano, sole survivor of the Jan. 31 Alaska Airlines crash that claimed 88 lives, has had the 1982 Asia song "Sole Survivor" stuck in his head ever since. "Goddamn it, I can't get that stupid thing out of my head," DeGaetano said. "After the plane went down, I was floating out there in the Pacific, thinking about how I was the sole survivor, and for some reason, that song popped into my head. Now I can't get it out, and it's driving me friggin' nuts." DeGaetano said that if he does not shake the song soon, he is going to "start wishing I hadn't been the sole survivor." more»

  • Plane Delay Leaves Hundreds Whiny

    ISSUE 35•04 | 02.03.99 | News in Brief

    ATLANTA—A flight-routing error at Hartsfield International Airport delayed the departure of Delta Airlines Flight 387 nearly 40 minutes, leaving over 200 travelers whiny and dozens more pissy. "This sucks," whined Janet Hoesch of Huntington Beach, CA. "What are we supposed to do, just sit here?" Free meal vouchers redeemable at any of the airport's 23 restaurants eased the whining only slightly. "Oh, great, 10 bucks worth of food," bitched Jim Heinrich, one of countless passengers left unappeased by the vouchers. "If they can't get us there on time, they should refund the whole ticket price." more»

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U.S. Cuts Aid To Pakistan

“Why should everyone in Pakistan have to suffer for one doctor’s foolish decision to rid the nation of a mass murderer?”

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