Articles tagged “safety”

The TSA shouldn't be a model for anything but a PR disaster.

The coffee filters apparently weren't built to be used at high altitudes, but rather than fix the problem permanently, the FAA leaves it up to attendant’s common sense to not get burned.

The majority of the airlines on this list were founded more recently than the U.S. airlines that were excluded, suggesting newer aircraft could contribute to the higher safety rating.

Flight attendants prepare for unruly passengers in a variety of ways, from knowing where the tape is stored to where a big passenger who can help you is sitting, but that doesn't make their job any easier.

With all the ways out there to criticize Ryanair, it's unfortunate that the Times picked up on the one offense the low-cost carrier wasn't guilty of making.

Haiti’s nascent tourism hopes were dashed last week since other countries often follow advisories put out by the U.S. government. We’ll wait to see if Haiti’s objections have any impact on the advisory.

The recent death of four civilians at a protest in late December likely prompted the strongly worded advisory, although few Americans besides government personnel should still be in Libya at this point.

Experts believe the sudden drop in accidents is more of an anomaly than a trend, especially in the developing world where nearly half of the accidents in 2012 occurred despite only flying a fraction of total flights.

Critics of the controversial scanners say that the study won’t find any new information since the TSA has hidden the risk all along. The roll out of new millimeter-wave machines suggest their theories could be correct.

The creation of a specialized police force is common practice in destinations where the community relies on tourism for their livelihood and one negative incident could impact the entire industry.