With summer travel season just over the horizon, millions of Americans are poised to take off for family vacations. But before they reach their destinations, they'll likely endure security lines, ...

If you’re a white-knuckle flyer, this informative, comprehensive book on air travel is for you. Smith, an airplane pilot and travel writer, takes the mystery out of commercial aviation by giving the ...

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A pilot has shared valuable aircraft information which answers a whole host of nervous flyers' concerns from mobile phone signals to turbulence; engine failures and crash risks. Patrick Smith, who is ...

Prosecutors in France say the co-pilot of the Germanwings plane locked the pilot out of the cockpit. Cockpit doors were hardened to resist unauthorized entry after Sept. 11. We're also tracking the ...

In his new book, pilot and columnist Patrick Smith explains why you have to turn off your cellphone for takeoff and landing, and why your ideas... Prepare For Takeoff With 'Cockpit Confidential' With ...