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The New Cockpit Threat

The New Cockpit Threat

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Forget Canada geese. Pilots have a new menace: boredom. Clive Irving on why today's automated cockpits could cause more incidents like the Northwest flight that overshot its target by 120 miles.

11:38 PM | Oct 22, 2009
How Flight 447 Fell Intact From the Sky

How Flight 447 Fell Intact From the Sky

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It was no belly-landing, writes aviation expert Clive Irving. Rather, the jet dropped from the stormy sky and ripped into the water with great violence-but the question remains: Why?

3:17 PM | Jul 2, 2009
Changing Planes Can Kill You

Changing Planes Can Kill You

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In the wake of the Yemen crash, Clive Irving says, don't be fooled: If you are making a long-distance flight on a reputable carrier but are connecting to a smaller airline, check that airline.

9:12 AM | Jul 1, 2009
Airlines You Should Avoid

Airlines You Should Avoid

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With yet another plane crash on Monday in what is turning out to be a bad year for air accidents, aviation expert Clive Irving says the E.U.'s "black list" of airlines should be given more credence.

12:01 PM | Jun 30, 2009
Ground These Planes

Ground These Planes!

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Airbus must take extra precaution and fix the A330's faulty instruments-which could have caused Flight 447's crash-in order to prevent another catastrophe.

3:04 PM | Jun 27, 2009
Picking Up Pieces From a Midair Explosion

Picking Up Pieces From a Midair Explosion

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From popped rivets to a shredded oxygen mask: The Daily Beast's aviation expert decodes new evidence in the ongoing investigation of Air France Flight 447's mysterious crash.

2:51 PM | Jun 14, 2009
Flight 447s Deadly Scenario

Flight 447's Deadly Scenario

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The pilots of the Air France jetliner had only seconds to grasp the grim fate of faulty speed readings, writes aviation expert Clive Irving. And it was already too late.

2:02 PM | Jun 11, 2009
Who Was Flying Flight 447

Who Was Flying Flight 447?

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During its final minutes, while the jet was flying through a horrendous storm, the crew was content with the autopilot in control. The Daily Beast's aviation expert Clive Irving reports on the fatal error.

10:06 AM | Jun 5, 2009
Last Words of Flight 447 From a Robot

Last Words of Flight 447: From a Robot

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What happened, says Clive Irving, was so sudden and so traumatic that the crew was disabled, perhaps unconscious from G-forces, leaving the computer to send a final burst of data.

6:27 AM | Jun 3, 2009
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