Tag: Air Travel

Airports board gets two new members

Airports board gets two new members

Liz Essley · January 2, 2013 5:00 am

Mom: Boy didn’t steal plane in fatal Alabama crash

Mom: Boy didn’t steal plane in fatal Alabama crash

Phillip Rawls · January 2, 2013 5:00 am

FILE - This Dec. 21, 2012 file photo shows travelers walking to a ticketing desk at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. For many passengers, air travel is only about finding the cheapest fare. But as airlines offer a proliferating list of add-on services, from early boarding to premium seating and baggage fees, the ability to comparison-shop for the lowest total fare is eroding. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Fees undermine fliers’ ability to compare fares

Joan Lowy · December 26, 2012 5:00 am

This 2006 photo provided by Boeing Co. shows early dielectric substitution testing using potatoes in a Boeing Test & Evaluation laboratory in Arizona. Boeing has developed an advanced method to test wireless signals in airplane cabins, making it possible for passengers to enjoy more reliable connectivity when using networked personal electronic devices in the air. Employing an odd mix of the low-tech and the high-tech, Boeing loaded a plane with sacks of potatoes as part of testing it did to eliminate weak spots in in-flight wireless signals. Engineers determined radio waves bounce off the spuds much the same way they do with human bodies. Thus, the aircraft makerâs researchers were able to spare people from having to sit motionless for many hours while data was collected. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Boeing Co.)

Boeing engineers use spuds to improve in-air Wi-Fi

Jason Keyser · December 22, 2012 5:00 am

2 crashed plane’s black boxes recovered in Iran

2 crashed plane’s black boxes recovered in Iran

The Examiner · July 15, 2009 4:00 am

No indication plane crash in Hudson River was terrorism

No indication plane crash in Hudson River was terrorism

The Examiner · January 15, 2009 5:00 am

What is a transponder?

What is a transponder?

The Examiner · January 14, 2009 5:00 am

Gliding toward disaster: Tragedies and near-misses continue as FAA delays

Gliding toward disaster: Tragedies and near-misses continue as FAA delays

Barbara Hollingsworth · January 14, 2009 5:00 am

Bureaucracy on the ground could kill you in the air

Bureaucracy on the ground could kill you in the air

Examiner Editorial · January 14, 2009 5:00 am

Gliding toward disaster: A timeline of key events

Gliding toward disaster: A timeline of key events

The Examiner · January 14, 2009 5:00 am

Visual flight rules are not enough

Visual flight rules are not enough

The Examiner · January 14, 2009 5:00 am

Warnings began years ago

Warnings began years ago

The Examiner · January 14, 2009 5:00 am