Barbara Peterson appears in the following:
Airlines Required to Refund Fees for Delayed Bags
Thursday, October 20, 2016
After Delta: Understanding The Computers That Run Our Biggest Airlines
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Debris May Offer Clues to Missing Flight MH370
Thursday, July 30, 2015
Germanwings Co-Pilot Deliberately Crashed Plane
Thursday, March 26, 2015
AirAsia Flight 8501 Vanished Over Ocean
Monday, December 29, 2014
Who's to Blame for the Torture of Reclining Airline Seats
Wednesday, September 03, 2014
Flight Plans Over Conflict Zones
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
It's been a busy week in the world of aviation - MH17 shot down in Ukraine and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) banning US-airlines from flying to Tel Aviv for 24 hours. Barbara Peterson, senior aviation correspondent for Conde Nast Traveler and Jacques Astre, an airline transport pilot with over 30 years experience as an aviation safety inspector with the FAA, talk about how flight plans deal with conflict zones.
How Does a Plane Go Missing?
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
FCC May Lift Cell Phone Airplane Ban
Monday, November 25, 2013
Looking at What Went Wrong on Asiana Flight 214
Monday, July 08, 2013
Why a Falling Euro Might Not Make for a Cheaper Vacation
Friday, June 08, 2012
American Airlines Seeks to Lay Off 13,000
Thursday, February 02, 2012
On Wednesday, American Airlines declared that it would lay off 13,000 workers or 15 percent of its workforce. The company is attempting to emerge from bankruptcy, which it filed last November. Along with the layoffs, the company is seeking to cut employee pensions and some health benefits. AA CEO Tom Horton called the decisions "painful" but said in the end, the moves would preserve tens of thousands of jobs that would have otherwise been lost.
New York City Airports Ready to Resume Operations after Hurricane Irene
Monday, August 29, 2011
Hurricane Irene made landfall in New York Sunday morning, downgraded to a tropical storm after hitting the Outer Banks of North Carolina, Philadelphia, and New Jersey particularly hard over the weekend. Last night, the storm reached New England, triggering floods in Vermont. At least 16 deaths have been reported as a result of the storm. This morning, after being grounded through the weekend for Hurricane Irene, airlines at New York City's three major airports are readying their planes and crews for departures.
The Unfriendly Skies
Monday, April 18, 2011
Barbara Peterson, Conde Nast Traveler’s Senior Aviation Correspondent, discusses the trend of air traffic controllers falling asleep, problems with plane maintenance and planes losing their cabin roofs, rising airplane prices, last-minute canceled flights, and other aviation matters. She’ll also be answering questions from callers! If you have a question about air travel, call us at 646-829-3985!
Are Air Traffic Controllers Overworked?
Thursday, April 14, 2011
After another incident of an air traffic controller falling asleep while on the job alone, the FAA announced yesterday that it will now post an extra staffer on overnight shifts in 27 control towers across the country. The incident in Nevada early Wednesday morning is the sixth time this year an air traffic controller has fallen asleep while working alone during a night shift.
Reassessing Airline Maintenance
Tuesday, April 05, 2011
A Sacramento bound Southwest Airlines flight declared an in flight emergency on Friday when five feet of paneling ripped out of the 737's ceiling. Flight 812 made a rapid descent from its cruising altitude of 36,000 feet down to 11,000 feet and later landed safely at Yuma Marine Corps Air Station.
In the recent past, airlines have been caught being lax in their adherence to maintenance inspections. In 2008, the FAA levied a $7.5 million penalty against Southwest for its failure to do mandatory inspections for fuselage fatigue on some of its planes. Southwest wasn't the only airline.
Airlines Struggle to Mop Up Blizzard's Delays
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
We’ve been reporting on the devastating East Coast snowstorms all week, hearing your stories and seeing your photos. Today we take a look at how the blizzard has affected post-holiday travel. Yesterday, hundreds of passengers bound for Vancouver sat on the tarmac at JFK Airport in New York for over 11 hours — and that’s not the only horror story circulating between airline terminals.
How Seriously Should We Take Airport Security Boycotts?
Monday, November 22, 2010
Many air travelers, both passengers and pilots, have expressed their frustration with the full body scanners and enhanced pat-downs enacted by the Transportation Security Administration earlier this month. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano say our privacy is a small sacrifice for our safety, but many people don't think this is a tradeoff they want to accept.