Airline Safety

Pilot Fatigue to Blame?

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living


Dr. Michael J. Breus

If you learned upon landing that your plane's pilots had overshot the airport by 150 miles because they fell asleep at the controls, what would you feel?

What We Can Learn From the Tragic Murder of Lily Burk

Robin Sax | Posted 09.06.2009 | Local


Robin Sax

Some parents have an easier time telling their kids to be politically correct than they do discussing their safety, but life isn't always pretty, so sit down and talk to your kids today.

Sale: Exit Row Seats $8.70 per Hour

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 08.23.2009 | Business


Blake Fleetwood

The airlines are getting very desperate ... charging more and more for things that used to be free.

Airline Safety Blacklist Called By EU

BBC News | Posted 07.31.2009 | World


The EU's transport chief has called for a worldwide blacklist of airlines deemed unsafe, as investigators probe the crash of a Yemeni airliner. ...

Jeff Skiles Interview: Airlines Hiring "Very Substandard" Pilots (VIDEO)

Posted 07.10.2009 | Home


In an interview with CBS' the "Early Show," Jeff Skiles, the co-pilot of US Airways Flight 1549, the flight which crash landed in the Hudson River in ...

The Next FEMA

Max Stier | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics


Max Stier

This was originally published as an exclusive commentary for Washington Monthly. Barack Obama must begin rebuilding federal agencies fast--or risk se...

George W. Bush Blew the Biggest British Terror Investigation Ever to Score Pre-Midterm Election Political Points... McCain '08!

Dan Brown | Posted 10.09.2008 | Politics


Dan Brown

I saw Ron Suskind give a talk tonight at Politics and Prose in Washington on his essential new book The Way of the World . I tore through this book i...

Southwest Flew Cracked Planes, Say FAA Inspectors

NYT Via CNBC | Mathew L. Wald | Posted 04.12.2008 | Business


The Federal Aviation Administration may know considerably less about the state of airline safety than it claims, a parade of witnesses and lawmakers s...

Four Airlines Under FAA Investigation

AP | DAN CATERINICCHIA, | Posted 04.10.2008 | Business


Four U.S. airlines are being investigated for failing to comply with federal aviation regulations. Federal Aviation Administration officials on Wedne...