Clive Irving is senior consulting editor at Condé Nast Traveler, specializing in aviation; and the author of Wide-Body: The Triumph of the 747 (Morrow).
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Air France Flight 447 Crash: Timeline of the Disaster
The mystery of what took down Air France Flight 447 over the Atlantic, killing all 228 on board,... MORE
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Will Flight Recorder Solve Air France Flight 447 Mystery?
The discovery of a flight recorder from Air France Flight 447 could finally explain why the Airbus... MORE
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NATO's Targeted Attack on Gaddafi's Son
The type of NATO airstrike that took out Saif Gaddafi requires precise knowledge of the target's... MORE
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Southwest Tried to Delay Safety Inspections
Before a Southwest plane lost part of its roof Friday, the airline attempted to delay FAA-mandated... MORE
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Why Planes Fall Apart
A Southwest flight from Phoenix to Sacramento was forced to make an emergency landing Friday when a... MORE
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The U.K. Phone-Hacking Bungle
Bugging by Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World tabloid even reached a former deputy prime minister.... MORE
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Rupert Murdoch's BSkyB Bid Is His Latest Move for Control
The News Corp.... MORE
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2010's Unsafe Skies
Nearly 800 people died in 16 plane crashes in 2010.... MORE
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The Secret Behind the Travel Mayhem
Why is five inches of snow shutting down London’s Heathrow airport?... MORE
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European Travel Breakdown
Blizzards have frozen Europe’s planes, trains, and automobiles, stranding thousands during the... MORE
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Forty-Five Minutes of Chaos in the Sky
Flying shrapnel, fuel leaks, and an exploded engine nearly crashed the Qantas Airbus 380 in... MORE
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Should We Be Scared of the Superjumbo Jet?
Qantas and Singapore Airlines have grounded the double-decker Airbus 380s after an engine explosion... MORE
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Al Qaeda's Doomsday Plan
The Yemen-based terrorists are aiming to blow up a plane over a major city—and they’re using our... MORE
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The Parcel Bombers' Direct Hit
The Yemeni cargo plane terror plot may have been foiled, but by using a detonator linked to a... MORE
