Air Safety

How a Bad Business Decision May Have Made Boeing’s 737 Max Vulnerable to Crashes

Jeff Wise

March 11, 2019 10:28 PM

Drones Are the New Flying Saucers

Faine Greenwood

Jan 16, 2019 12:18 PM

Unpaid TSA Screeners Just Might Be What Breaks the Government Shutdown

Henry Grabar

Jan 14, 2019 6:55 PM

What the Miracle on the Hudson Teaches Us About Responding to Emergencies

Steve Casner

Jan 14, 2019 9:00 AM

Lion Air Plane That Crashed with 189 Passengers Aboard Had Technical Problem on Previous Flight

Molly Olmstead

Oct 29, 2018 1:01 PM

Wondering Whether or Not You Should Kill Your Friends? Consult the United States Navy’s 1943 Training Film “Don’t Kill Your Friends!”

Matthew Dessem

Aug 15, 2018 12:20 AM

Report: Dozens of American Travelers Are Surveilled Each Day Through Secretive TSA Program

Molly Olmstead

July 30, 2018 10:07 AM

Co-Pilot Partially Sucked Out of Plane in Sudden Depressurization Episode

Molly Olmstead

May 15, 2018 10:22 AM

What We’ve Learned Since Tuesday About the Deadly Southwest Airlines Flight

Ben Mathis-Lilley

April 19, 2018 12:53 PM

Climate Change Will Make Our Airplane Overbooking Problems Even Worse

Ashley Braun

July 14, 2017 11:19 AM

Court Decides That the FAA Can Enforce Its Aircraft Regulations for Drones

Lily Hay Newman

Nov 18, 2014 7:38 PM

SFO Crash: It Is Never OK to Grab Your Carry-On Before an Emergency Exit, and Other Notes From a Pilot

Patrick Smith

July 08, 2013 3:03 PM

Stop Whining About Air Travel: It’s Safer, Cheaper, and Better Than Ever

Matthew Yglesias

April 16, 2013 2:56 PM

Can Turbulence Cause a Plane Crash?

Brian Palmer

June 14, 2012 6:13 PM

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