Outsourcing Airplane Repair

Flight delays are a common experience for travelers, but when James Steele, an award winning investigative journalist, experienced an extended delay due to serious mechanical problems, he began to wonder where planes go to get repaired. In his latest article, "A Wing and a Prayer," he explains how airlines have begun to outsource maintenance to El Salvador, Mexico, and China with potentially dangerous consequences. The article appears in the December issue of Vanity Fair.