Flight Blog » Safety http://www.flight-club.org/blog Chat About Air Travel, business flight tips, and social networks Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:20:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Looks like they’ll have to start teaching airplane pilots to not send text messages while landing a plane… http://www.flight-club.org/blog/2010/06/looks-like-theyll-have-to-start-teaching-airplane-pilots-to-not-send-text-messages-while-landing-a-plane/ http://www.flight-club.org/blog/2010/06/looks-like-theyll-have-to-start-teaching-airplane-pilots-to-not-send-text-messages-while-landing-a-plane/#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:13:38 +0000 Joe Murphy http://www.flight-club.org/blog/?p=261 http://www.flight-club.org/blog/2010/06/looks-like-theyll-have-to-start-teaching-airplane-pilots-to-not-send-text-messages-while-landing-a-plane/feed/ 0 Get paid for sleeping — work for Frontier Airlines http://www.flight-club.org/blog/2007/11/get-paid-for-sleeping-work-for-frontier-airlines/ http://www.flight-club.org/blog/2007/11/get-paid-for-sleeping-work-for-frontier-airlines/#comments Sat, 03 Nov 2007 02:17:51 +0000 Joe Murphy http://www.flight-club.org/blog/?p=146 http://www.flight-club.org/blog/2007/11/get-paid-for-sleeping-work-for-frontier-airlines/feed/ 1 Gettin’ crazy in the skies. No, seriously going nutso. http://www.flight-club.org/blog/2007/04/gettin-crazy-in-the-skies-no-seriously-going-nutso/ http://www.flight-club.org/blog/2007/04/gettin-crazy-in-the-skies-no-seriously-going-nutso/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:39:25 +0000 Joe Murphy http://www.flight-club.org/blog/?p=118 http://www.flight-club.org/blog/2007/04/gettin-crazy-in-the-skies-no-seriously-going-nutso/feed/ 0 Cargo Planes: Not such a safe way to fly http://www.flight-club.org/blog/2006/10/cargo-planes-not-such-a-safe-way-to-fly/ http://www.flight-club.org/blog/2006/10/cargo-planes-not-such-a-safe-way-to-fly/#comments Mon, 02 Oct 2006 14:04:41 +0000 Joe Murphy http://www.flight-club.org/blog/?p=93 http://www.flight-club.org/blog/2006/10/cargo-planes-not-such-a-safe-way-to-fly/feed/ 0 Toy Transformer Robots: Safe. (aka the TSA’s Permitted and Prohibited Items list) http://www.flight-club.org/blog/2006/09/toy-transformer-robots-safe-aka-the-tsas-permitted-and-prohibited-items-list/ http://www.flight-club.org/blog/2006/09/toy-transformer-robots-safe-aka-the-tsas-permitted-and-prohibited-items-list/#comments Mon, 18 Sep 2006 15:04:51 +0000 Joe Murphy http://www.flight-club.org/blog/?p=102 » View the TSA's full list of banned stuff here.]]> http://www.flight-club.org/blog/2006/09/toy-transformer-robots-safe-aka-the-tsas-permitted-and-prohibited-items-list/feed/ 0 Pets on Planes: It’s actually really, really safe (update) http://www.flight-club.org/blog/2006/08/pets-on-planes-its-actually-really-really-safe-update/ http://www.flight-club.org/blog/2006/08/pets-on-planes-its-actually-really-really-safe-update/#comments Tue, 29 Aug 2006 12:29:22 +0000 Joe Murphy http://www.flight-club.org/blog/?p=94 the excellent journalism blog, The Scoop (blog post link):
Paula Lavigne of the Dallas Morning News used federal data to show that “despite previous estimates from animal rights groups that thousands of animals were killed, injured or lost on commercial airlines each year, only 56 incidents were reported nationwide in the past year, the first that official statistics were kept.” Most of the incidents involved dogs, with cats, birds and a rat making up the rest. A 2003 article by the Humane Society estimated that up to 5,000 pets a year were lost, injured or killed during air travel.
» Read the Dallas Morning News' article: Airline statistics show less risk to animals than groups estimated ]]> http://www.flight-club.org/blog/2006/08/pets-on-planes-its-actually-really-really-safe-update/feed/ 2 Is flying still the safest way to travel? http://www.flight-club.org/blog/2005/09/is-flying-still-the-safest-way-to-travel/ http://www.flight-club.org/blog/2005/09/is-flying-still-the-safest-way-to-travel/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2005 20:28:53 +0000 Joe Murphy http://www.flight-club.org/blog/2005/09/is-flying-still-the-safest-way-to-travel/ Read the article]]> http://www.flight-club.org/blog/2005/09/is-flying-still-the-safest-way-to-travel/feed/ 3 The Lighter Ban Logic: To make us safer we have to be less safe http://www.flight-club.org/blog/2005/07/the-lighter-ban-logic-to-make-us-safer-we-have-to-be-less-safe/ http://www.flight-club.org/blog/2005/07/the-lighter-ban-logic-to-make-us-safer-we-have-to-be-less-safe/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2005 19:08:59 +0000 Joe Murphy http://www.flight-club.org/blog/2005/07/the-lighter-ban-logic-to-make-us-safer-we-have-to-be-less-safe/ Poynter)
KITV News in Honolulu says airport security screeners are seizing so many butane lighters that collecting the confiscated lighters has become a storage and safety problem. Screeners seize 30 to 40 pounds of the lighters each day and have collected 1,700 pounds of butane lighters since April 14. The airport has confiscated so many lighters that the Transportation Department now wants the lighters moved offsite from the airport because they are a safety hazard.
» Read the news article]]> http://www.flight-club.org/blog/2005/07/the-lighter-ban-logic-to-make-us-safer-we-have-to-be-less-safe/feed/ 0 Good idea for airport security checkpoints http://www.flight-club.org/blog/2005/03/good-idea-for-airport-security-checkpoints/ http://www.flight-club.org/blog/2005/03/good-idea-for-airport-security-checkpoints/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2005 03:17:00 +0000 Joe Murphy http://www.flight-club.org/blog/?p=7 http://www.flight-club.org/blog/2005/03/good-idea-for-airport-security-checkpoints/feed/ 1