air travel

Wednesday August 31, 2011

Physicists Test For Most Efficient Way To Board A Plane

It's an age old question: What's the easiest way to board a plane? In this 1933 picture, passengers wait to board a new passenger service between London and Paris. Davies/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

Physicists Test For Most Efficient Way To Board A Plane

August 31, 2011 • And they find it's not the way most airlines have been doing it nor the way you would have guessed.

Tuesday July 5, 2011

Blog Of The Nation

Only One Way In, And One Way Out

July 5, 2011 • If you're trapped in an airport, trying to do math to see if there's a chance you'll make your connecting flight will not help. Such thoughts will not help the plane land or make the volcano stop spewing ash. After a crazy trip, here are Priska Neely's tips.

Monday July 4, 2011

Blog Of The Nation

July 4th: What's On Today's Show

July 4, 2011 • Today's Independence Day Talk of the Nation: what the Constitution means in modern times, saying goodbye to the space shuttle, Jim Axelrod on his book, In The Long Run, and what motivates people to visit airport chapels.

Thursday June 2, 2011

The Two-Way

From Blowing Air To Singing In His Ear; Responses To A Rude Recliner

June 2, 2011 • We asked for suggestions on what to do when you're in an airplane and the person in front of you reclines hard and fast into your space. There were many tips.

Wednesday June 1, 2011

One Reclined Seat Leads To Jet Turning Around, Fighters Being Scrambled

Tight quarters: Aboard a United Airlines Embraer-145, 50-passenger jet. (June 1, 2008 file photo taken at Dulles International Airport.) Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

One Reclined Seat Leads To Jet Turning Around, Fighters Being Scrambled

June 1, 2011 • If you fly a lot you've had this happen. Seconds after the jet's in the air, the person in front of you reclines his seat. On a flight from Washington to Ghana, that circumstance started a dispute that led to some major consequences.

Monday May 9, 2011

The Two-Way

Three Security Incidents On Passenger Jets Sunday

May 9, 2011 • On one flight, a man "began yelling and pounding on the cockpit door." In another, a man tried to open a door. In the third, a passenger says, a note with the word "bomb" was found.

Thursday February 3, 2011

Meet John and Julie: Holograms Beamed Into The Manchester Airport

Julie Capper stands with her hologram at Manchester International Airport. Julie and her hologram work in the same area — which has created some confusion. Courtesy of Manchester International Airport hide caption

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The Two-Way

Meet John and Julie: Holograms Beamed Into The Manchester Airport

February 3, 2011 • Last week, Manchester International Airport started using two holograms of real employees to remind travelers to ditch their liquids. According to Russell Craig, the airport spokesman, it has shown "incredible results" — and has created some confusion.

Meet John and Julie: Holograms Beamed Into The Manchester Airport

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