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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Why Is BP's Former Boss a U.K. Hero?
As new estimates for the oil leak double, Clive Irving asks: Why does Britain persist in... MORE
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Don't Underestimate Britain's New Coalition
While Americans might find the sudden Conservative-Liberal Democrat marriage unbelievable, the... MORE
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How to Survive a Plane Crash: Luck
The sole survivor of today’s plane crash in Libya, which killed 103, narrowly escaped thanks to... MORE
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Bad News for Fliers
The merger of Continental and United shows size matters.... MORE
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Flying Into the Threat
Airlines are now sending planes into the volcanic ash cloud, but aviation expert Clive Irving... MORE
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Where Will the Cloud Go?
As scientists race to figure out which way the volcano's ash cloud will shift, Clive Irving... MORE
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Volcanic Ash: The Extraordinary Air Travel Emergency
How did a volcanic eruption in Iceland grind air traffic to a halt across Europe—and could it... MORE
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President of Poland Killed
A plane carrying President Lech Kaczynski crashed in Russia Saturday, killing him, his wife, and... MORE
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Avoiding Close Calls in the Sky
A revolutionary air traffic control technology will give pilots an eagle's eye view of their plane... MORE
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The White House's TSA Failure
The president's second TSA nominee in a row withdrew Friday.... MORE
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The 800 Dangerous Airbus Planes in the Sky
New evidence from the crash investigation shows oil used during the manufacture of some Airbus... MORE
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Why Big Airlines Are a Big Pain
A new report on air traffic praises multinational airlines as the saviors of the industry.... MORE
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We Missed the Moment
In the rush to help Haiti, there was too much planning and too little action.... MORE
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The Bomb Threat Under the Seats
Obama's reaction to Flight 253 is just more knee-jerk thinking, writes aviation expert Clive... MORE
