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On AlterNet: flying

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "flying"

Are Some Airlines Just Too Dangerous to Fly?

Are Some Airlines Just Too Dangerous to Fly?

Richard Korman, Miller-McCune.com. November 4, 2009.
A new study calls for standardizing aircraft maintenance across the globe, but until then, the answer just might be yes.

How Angelina, Bono, Gisele and Madonna Are Destroying the Planet

How Angelina, Bono, Gisele and Madonna Are Destroying the Planet

Vanessa Richmond, The Tyee. July 17, 2009.
The carbon emissions of Bono's band's world tour are equivalent to the waste created by 6,500 average British or Irish people in an entire year.

What Are the Chances I'll Die on My Next Plane Trip?

What Are the Chances I'll Die on My Next Plane Trip?

Ben Sherwood, Huffington Post. February 27, 2009.
Five commercial airliners have crashed or crash-landed in just 10 weeks. But, statistically speaking, you shouldn't be worried.

Freedom and Feminism in Jennifer Fox's

Freedom and Feminism in Jennifer Fox's "Flying"

Britt Wahlin, AlterNet. June 11, 2008.
Filmmaker Jennifer Fox turned her camera on women around the world and came back with a radicalized view of feminism and freedom.